A weekend away to snowy Oslo for the Christmas markets and museums with Andrew and Sam.
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Nige is one of the co-founders of The Billingham Blog and works as a freelance management consultant. He loves to fly in his spare time!
By Nige
on December 6, 2024
at 11:52 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
Photos from Day 28, which included my trip to Heathrow and my flights to and from Sofia.
By Nige
on December 6, 2024
at 11:06 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
It was a different despatch team to the normal crew, but they were happy to let me through the glass door. I was on my own for the Lap 7 B2B. Billy-no-mates!
By Nige
on December 6, 2024
at 8:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
T3 wasn't too busy. Fast track Security wasn't busy either, so I was soon wandering over to the Cathay Pacific lounge.
By Nige
on December 6, 2024
at 10:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow
My final laps on this mega TP run to Sofia. I'm actually looking forward to my BA chicken balti with beetroot rice and lamb shoulder on the way home.
By Nige
on November 30, 2024
at 10:15 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
Photos from Day 22, including my flights to and from Sofia and the drive home from Heathrow.
By Nige
on November 30, 2024
at 6:28 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow | Trips
After getting through passport control, I jogged down the escalator, through customs, down the steps, through the Arrivals corridor, and down to the T2/T3 tube station.
By Nige
on November 30, 2024
at 3:31 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
I queued up at the glass door with the guys, and the Despatcher Two came to let us through. We hung around at the front of the priority boarding queue until we were invited to reboard.
By Nige
on November 30, 2024
at 10:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
I finally got into bed at 11pm last night, so I had almost five hours of kip planned. I set two alarms: my watch for 3:45am and my phone for 3:46am. My phone woke me up. Not quite as much of a start as the last time, but a start nonetheless.
By Nige
on November 29, 2024
at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
Photos from Day 21 when I drove to Heathrow, flew to and from Sofia, then stayed over at the Hilton Garden Inn at Hatton Cross.
By Nige
on November 29, 2024
at 8:26 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips
I met my favourite despatcher at the top of the airbridge next to the glass door. She must have seen lots of passengers waiting in the same place over the previous 6 months or so, hoping to be allowed through into the gate area.
