British Airways has today, Monday 19th December 2016, announced that it will operate a full schedule on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, despite being notified by the Unite union that members of its Mixed Fleet cabin crew, based at Heathrow Airport, have called a strike action on the 25th & 26th of December. British Airways has […]
In 1997, Frank Pawley and a business partner set up Global Travel Management, a travel management company, based in Surrey, England. The plan was to create and build a company that could fix the three issues which face any traditional travel management company. First, with declining – and disappearing – commissions paid by travel suppliers, travel management […]
Lufthansa and German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit have agreed to mediated talks to resolve a row over contracts dating back to 2012, the two parties said on Friday. Lufthansa has been embroiled in a series of separate disputes with its pilots and cabin crew staff over pay and conditions as management seeks to […]
easyJet has introduced further enhancements to the fares it offers business travellers who book via a Travel Management Company (TMC). When reservations are made via a Global Distribution System (GDS) new benefits have been added which are not available to passengers who book via easyJet’s web site. For example, easyJet can now identify those passengers who […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation & the Canadian equivalent, the TCCA, have issued an emergency order banning all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices from air transportation to, from, or within the United States and Canada; this includes flights from the UK. Other countries banning the transportation of these devices are: Hong Kong & Mexico. […]
Staring from Monday 27th March 2017, British Airways will start flying from London Heathrow to New Orleans (MSY). The Louisiana city, known as ‘The Big Easy’, will be served four times a week from London Heathrow Terminal 5. The new service will also be the first direct flight between Europe and New Orleans. The service […]
From 30th October 2016 the minimum check-in time for British Airways long-haul flights at London Heathrow Airport will be 60 minutes prior to departure. Check-in for short-haul flights will remain unchanged at 45 minutes.
On 18 October 2016 the main runway at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will close for 4 hours. The secondary runway is expected to remain open. Then from 31st October to 28th November both runways will close every Monday and Thursday between noon and 5pm. All flights scheduled during these times are likely to be […]
British Airways announced last week that it has formed a new partnership with Marks & Spencer, which will see an ‘M&S on board’ menu introduced on all short haul flights to and from London Heathrow and London Gatwick from 11 January 2017. The new, seasonally inspired menu will feature M&S favourites and will replace the […]
Following the official recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phones, the US Department for Transportation has banned the use of these phones if you are flying to or from the United States. The advice for customers travelling to/from the United States is as follows: • If you own a Samsung Galaxy Note7, you must not […]
