Entries by Dave

Hans across the water…

Hans Airways has performed its formal ‘route proving flight’ over the North Atlantic for the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) aboard its newly re-registered Airbus A330-200, G-KJAS. The proving flight on 31 August was a special occasion for Global Travel Management, as Director Natalie Pawley was among the guests on board, brother of the flight’s […]

British Airways September Sale

British Airways and British Airways Holidays have launched their September sale, with reductions made across a range of flights and holidays all the way into the summer of 2023. Running until 20 September 2022, the sale offers discounts on travel across the globe, from Europe city-breaks to far-flung Caribbean getaways and 2022 winter sun trips […]

Emirates invests more than $2bn on ‘customer experience’

Emirates is investing more than $2billion to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit more than 120 aircraft with the latest interiors, plus an array of other service improvements across all cabins, starting in 2022. The President of Emirates Airlines, Sir Tim Clark, said, Emirates is flying against the grain and […]

July sees improving passenger experience at Heathrow following cap on departing numbers

Heathrow has issued an update on passenger experiences through the airport during July 2022. Following the introduction of a daily passenger cap, the airport has produced a five bullet point statement, detailing the growth in passenger numbers and explaining the measures in place to produce further improvement in the passenger experience. The Heathrow statement reads […]

Statement on the future of Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority have issued the following statement regarding Doncaster Airport. Doncaster Sheffield Airport owners, The Peel Group has confirmed in a meeting with senior officers from both Doncaster Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and Doncaster Chamber of Commerce – that they will look at all options […]

DVT-busting product released to GTM customers

Global Travel Management has teamed up with Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Paul Westerman to make the RBR Legflow available at a discounted price to GTM’s subscribers. The RBR legflow™ is a small medical device that sits on the floor under foot, incorporating two separate round domes with patented nodules®, each large enough to accommodate the user’s […]

GTM strengthens board

Global Travel Management has announced the appointment of its first Marketing Director.    Mark Wilson has joined the board to steer and oversee all marketing campaigns and external communications for the award-winning travel management company.    Speaking ahead of the appointment, Scott Pawley, GTM’s Managing Director said,   We have known Mark for a number of years and I am […]

Panorama episode “Airport Chaos: What’s Gone Wrong?”

Global Travel Management Managing Director Scott Pawley has written to the Producer’s of BBC’s Panorama in response to this week’s episode, Airport Chaos: What’s Gone Wrong? 19 July 2022 Airport Chaos: What’s Gone Wrong? Dear Panorama   This week’s edition of Panorama was an interesting, although sadly unbalanced report on the temporary issues facing the aviation […]

High-speed mobile internet to be made available to customers of all four mobile networks on London Underground

Access to high-speed mobile connectivity on the Tube has taken another major step forward, with Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 joining BAI Communications’ (BAI) network. Customers of all four mobile network operators – Three, EE, Vodafone and Virgin Media O2- will be able to access high-speed 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity across the Tube, including […]

Heathrow Airport sees 40 years’ worth of growth in four months

In a sign of the recovery of UK aviation, nearly 6 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in June, totalling 25 million passengers in the first six months of the year. The unprecedented growth in passenger numbers over the last four months matches what took place over the last 40 years. Heathrow re-started recruiting in November […]