The Federal Aviation Administration in America hopes to have Chicago’s fire-damaged air traffic control centre repaired and returned to full service by Monday 13th October. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled since a fire broke out early last Friday morning in the centre in Aurora, Illinois. Other control centres have handled many of Chicago’s flights […]
First the good news: Air France’s main pilots’ union has announced the end of a crippling two-week strike, held over the airline’s plans for a low-cost subsidiary. The SNPL’s spokesman told AFP that pilots were ending their protest – which has cost Air France more than 200 million euros ($A270.49 million) – so that negotiations […]
Air France’s pilots have voted to continue their industrial action yet again, the strike will now run until 30 September. A commercial policy is in place to assist passengers whose flight’s have been affected and does permit re-booking and refunds. We (GTM) will monitor all of our customer’s flights and advise them the moment we receive […]
The union representing Air France’s pilots has said that they may now continue their strike into a second week. The head of the SNPL union said today that the result of the latest ballot will be known this Saturday. In light of the continued uncertainty surrounding the strike, and if you are flying with Air France, please […]
Lufthansa’s pilots have now called off their planned strike of today, Tuesday 16th September, that would have affected long-haul flights out of Frankfurt. Normal service resumed!
Unfortunately there are two planned strikes taking place this week, please see the details below. Firstly, Air France has said that it has been forced to scrap more than half of its scheduled flights starting today, Monday 15th September, for one week. Its pilots are striking over the French flag carrier’s plans to develop its […]
On Wednesday 17th of this week Singapore Airlines will begin operating to and from Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 2, the Queen’s Terminal. The first flight departing from T2 will be the SQ317 departing at 1130. Passengers who are travelling in Suites, First or Business Class, or who hold Star Alliance GOLD status can proceed to a […]
Passengers flying into, or out of, London Heathrow Airport (Terminals 1, 2 and 3) may experience delays this Friday, 12th September, because of a planned ground workers strike by members of the Unite Union. Talks between Unite, the country’s largest union, which represents more than 500 ground handlers, and the management of ASIG broke down on […]
We are pleased to announce that all of Global Travel Management’s customers are eligible for free Wifi at every Hilton hotel in London. Hilton have 36 properties in London, with many ideally located at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted & Luton; furthermore, other properties can also be found at Euston and Paddington stations. More centrally located hotels […]
The Foreign Office has warned holidaymakers to be aware of foreign laws and customs to avoid problems on holiday; the advice applies equally to business travellers too. Every year British nationals get caught out by local laws, the following important changes have been made in 2014, these include: Parents travelling to South Africa with children under […]
