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British Airways – First A380 Enters Service.

British Airways’ first A380 flew its first official longhaul service today with its inaugural flight to Los Angeles. Five A380 services a week will now operate between London Heathrow and Los Angeles, increasing to a double daily service from 10 April 2014. From 22 October, daily A380 services will start between London Heathrow and Hong Kong. Johannesburg […]

Chinese Embassy Closure.

The Chinese Embassy in London will be closed from Tuesday 1st October to Thursday 3rd October inclusive. Please bear this in mind if you are soon to apply for a visa.

Mumbai Runway Closure.

Flights in and out of Mumbai airport could be delayed this winter, as the airport’s main runway will be shut for eight hours a day, except Sundays, for eight months starting from 28th October 2013. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has said that the runway will be shut from 9am to 5pm for construction […]

SAS Credits Offer.

Scandinavian Airlines Sytem (SAS) is offering companies the opportunity to earn SAS Credits this autumn. Sign up between now and 31st October 2013 and provided that at least one return trip is made in any class of travel and your company will get up to 4% of the net ticket price back as a SAS Credit. One SAS […]

British Airways – Upgrade To First Offer.

British Airways’ upgrade to First promotion is back again. Book from today until 24th September and take advantage of much lower eligible Club World fares, which also include a complimentary upgrade to First. The offer continues until 12th November but at higher fares only. All travel must be completed by 19th November 2013.

France – General Strike 10 September.

This afternoon it has been reported that the national general strike by public sector workers in France is going ahead tomorrow. It is now understood that air travel will be impacted, however, to what degree is as yet unknown. Eurocontrol reports that air traffic routes may be reduced by 20 percent depending on staffing, but that […]

British Airways Starts New Service To Austin, Texas.

British Airways is to be the only airline to offer direct flights from London to Austin, Texas from next year. Starting early March 2014, initially with five flights a week, before moving to a daily service on 3 May, the airline’s brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with its three-cabin layout, will serve the route to […]

We go live on Facebook & Twitter, TODAY!

Today, Monday 2nd September 2013, Global Travel Management goes live with our Facebook and Twitter social media sites. Packed full of information, our goal is to keep our clients updated with travel related news and features, along with a little light hearted content to keep you all interested; so look out for some staff profiling, […]

Your chance to try a short-haul flight on an A380…

British Airways is currently flying its new Airbus A380 aircraft between London Heathrow and Frankfurt on selected flights. The aircraft’s official inaugural flight is on Tuesday 24th September between London Heathrow and LAX. In the meantime, grab your chance of flying on the A380 in Europe. Please call us for further information.

BA & Jet Blue Announce Tie-Up.

British Airways has signed an interline deal with US budget carrier Jet Blue, covering a number of its routes in the United States. The agreement includes the two carriers’ flights from JFK, Boston, Washington DC and Orlando and covers 18 daily transatlantic BA flights, plus more than 50 JetBlue US routes. The deal is not […]