· BA has dropped its Gatwick-Plymouth and Bristol-Newquay services. The CitiExpress subsidiary will no longer fly from Bristol to Newcastle, leaving a gap that Easyjet could fill.

· One-way fares on the new Stansted-Oslo route operated by the Norwegian low-cost carrier Norwegian.no start at £27 and go up to £135. But the website frequently lapses into Norwegian, and the plane departs (from June 4) only five times a week.

· Tweezers, nail clippers and disposable razors used to be confiscated regularly from passengers' baggage, but the US Department of Transport and BA now allow those that are less than two inches long. Bringing any sort of bottle on board can also be risky: Ryanair has confiscated champagne bottles, claiming the miniatures the airline sells on board are made of specially reinforced glass.

· Skytrax (www.airlinequality.com) compares seat pitches and recommends the best seats to ask for on all the major carriers. If your company won't pay for business class on transatlantic flights, American Airlines and Thai Airways are generally the most spacious. Meanwhile, Boston Logan airport has just opened its new USD321m international departure hall.

· Time Out New York recommends business hotels and rooms for less than US$150 a night, all bookable online.

· The self-ironing 100% cotton shirt has arrived. It's £85, comes in seven styles and 65 colours at Eton shirts