Emirates Airlines to Start Using A380 for Manchester Route
Posted on: March 31st, 2010 Posted by Marianna Lee
According to reports, starting from September 1st Emirates will serve Manchester Airport with an Airbus A380. The B777 which is currently used for flights EK017 and EK018 will be replaced by the superjumbo jet. It will arrive into Manchester daily at 11:45am before departing again at 1:30pm. Emirates went on to say that Manchester will [...]
Unite Union Pledges £700,000 to Support British Airways Staff
Posted on: March 30th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
Unite union, the union behind the walkout of British Airways’ workers, has announced it will raise £700,000 to support the striking cabin crew. Unite said that the funds will come for a proposed unprecedented 2 percent levy on members, which has been approved by the general executive. The money will go toward strike pay and [...]
British Airways Still Going Strong Despite Second Strike
Posted on: March 29th, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper
According to reports from British Airways, the airline has still been going strong despite the second round of strikes from the cabin crew. The cabin crew, which is being represented by the Unite union, have been striking over cost cuts and changes to working conditions. British Airways said that a number of the cabin crew [...]
Haven Holidays Pushes For Staycations This Easter
Posted on: March 26th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell
One of the largest UK caravan holiday operators, Haven Holidays, has come up with a new offer to try and get families to stay within the country this Easter season. Haven Holidays is hoping that this new offer will get Brits to opt for the “staycation” this year. This is a term that is used [...]
British Airways Striking Cabin Crew Members Stripped of Travel Perks
Posted on: March 25th, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell
According to reports, British Airways has removed travel perks from any cabin crew member that chose to take part in the strike. Unfortunately for these cabin crew members, this 90 percent discount on flights is only a perk and not a contracted item. The airline has stripped these perks as another strike looms in the [...]
British Airways Announces More Canceled Flights Despite Strike Being Over
Posted on: March 24th, 2010 Posted by Michael Bond
Although the three day strike has already come to an end, British Airways has already had to canceled 43 more flights from Heathrow just yesterday. More than 100 inbound flights were also canceled, because the airline had no crew available to bring the aircraft back. Other Airports, including Manchester Airport, were also hit hard. This [...]
British Airways Strike Completes Third Strike Day
Posted on: March 23rd, 2010 Posted by Marianna Lee
The cabin crew for British Airways entered into their third and final strike day on March 22nd. The end of this strike affected business travelers for the first time as they returned to work after the weekend. However, another strike is just over the horizon. Travel management companies have said that the disruption to travelers’ [...]
Thomas Cook Sets Sights on Becoming Big Online Travel Agency
Posted on: March 22nd, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
The well known travel agency Thomas Cook has been growing over the years. However, this is not enough for them. Now the company has its sights on becoming the third biggest online travel agency in all of Europe. Apparently Thomas Cook has identified online travel as a major growth area. Thus, the company plans to [...]
DiscountVouchers.co.uk Helps Sport Relief By Way of Facebook Campaign
Posted on: March 19th, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper
DiscountVouchers.co.uk, a very well known money saving website, will now be donating 10p, up to a max of £50,000, to the Sport Relief charity for every new fan that signs up to the DiscountVouchers.co.uk Facebook page. However, in order for the sign up to count towards the charity people have to sign up by midnight [...]
Hawaii Travelers to Pay More For Car Rentals
Posted on: March 18th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell
According to new reports, lawmakers are poised by the end of the legislative session in April to approve a bill to increase the facility charge to all customers who pay for a car rental in Hawaii. As of right now, the bill will see a 400 percent mark up on this fee. Supports say that [...]

