Store up your miles to jet off on holiday July 8, 2010 CREDIT cards can offer a whole range of rewards, from shopping vouchers to money off your bills. For City workers who are frequently jetting off on business, there are great opportunities to store up airmiles to be redeemed on flights for your next holiday. Here are three of the best at offering air travel rewards. [...]
Walsh: BA will fly all planes July 7, 2010 WILLIE WALSH, British Airways (BA) chief executive, has vowed the airline will not lose money if there is a third strike by cabin crew after guaranteeing that 100 per cent of flights will be in operation. “If in case of a strike 100 per cent of flights will, as we believe, be guaranteed, British Airways [...]
BA guarantees all flights even in face of strike July 7, 2010 BRITISH Airways will be able to guarantee all of its flights should there be any new strike action, the company’s chief executive Willie Walsh has promised. “If in case of a strike 100 per cent of flights will, as we believe, be guaranteed, British (Airways) will not only not lose money it will end up [...]
Unite to ballot BA crew on a fresh offer to avert strikes July 6, 2010 BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) cabin crew are to be balloted by trade union Unite on a recent offer from the airline that could put an end to the lengthy dispute. The union handed out a ballot yesterday to the crew it represents on the latest package proposed by BA management, which includes two years of guaranteed [...]
EasyJet says it is back on track after battling volcano July 6, 2010 Incoming easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall was greeted by a 9.4 per cent year-on-year increase in passengers on the budget airline. The figures represent the largest monthly increase since before flights were interrupted by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. The airline carried 4.54m passenger in June, up from 4.15m a year ago, while its load [...]
Ryanair won’t be put off by court block July 6, 2010 RYANAIR yesterday said an EU court decision upholding a takeover block would not stop them from bidding for Aer Lingus again in the future. The airline also welcomed the decision to allow it to retain its 29.8 per cent share in Aer Lingus. The EU Commission, the body that looks after European competition, ruled in [...]
BP’s mishandling of crisis adds to its troubles July 6, 2010 BRANDINDEX WE return to the woeful tale of the BP brand. How has it fared – and how has it affected other British brands? Graph one shows the BrandIndex daily tracking data for BP in America, compared to Exxon Mobil. It shows us that it was the particular company, not the industry in general, that [...]
Unite strike causes BA traffic to drop July 5, 2010 STRIKE action by Unite, the union representing British Airways (BA) cabin crew, saw passenger traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometers reduced by 11.1 per cent last month. As a result of the nine-day strike period in June, BA on average filled only 77.5 per cent of its planes, while passenger capacity fell 8.6 per cent [...]
BA passenger numbers plummet in June July 5, 2010 BRITISH Airways carried 11.1 per cent fewer passengers in June year-on-year reflecting the impact of strike action by cabin crew. BA, which is engaged in a long-running dispute with cabin crew members over pay and conditions, carried 2.57m passengers last month, down from the 2.93m it flew in June 2009, while its load factor – [...]
THE TIPSTER July 4, 2010 GOLD took a spectacular tumble at the end of last week, falling to as low as $1,196 at one point on Thursday. There were rumours that the fall was caused by some funds liquidating long gold positions to fund margin calls in other products such as equities; and the dollar took a hammering. The $1,196 [...]