19 SEPTEMBER 2022
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- ON THE SOAPBOX: Richard Cawthorne *
- LETTER OF THE WEEK:
- Addis airside hotel
- Air Canada goes electric
- British Airways Club Suites
- Cruise Week Postponed
- ExCeL London for WTM
- Farnborough semi-private flights *
- French ATC problems
- German peace
- Heathrow & the Queen's funeral
- Hoxton Hotel
- IATA World Cargo London
- Loyalty Summit
- Marriott World HQ
- New Zealand
- Orient Express
- Qatar lounge Heathrow
- Rwandair and oneworld
- Travel News Update by BTN
- World Aviation Festival
- ON TOUR: Ambassador Ambience
- ON TOUR EXTRA: Around the British Isles
- AND FINALLY: The Queen and air travel. *
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Cruise Week Postponed
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) tells us that in observance of the period of national mourning, it is felt appropriate to postpone Cruise Week activity by one week.
Travel News Update by BTN
On Tuesday 1 November the first issue of Travel News Update (TNU) will be published.
ON THE SOAPBOX: Richard Cawthorne *
Richard Cawthorne was Editor of Business Travel News from 2015 until February 2020.
Addis airside hotel
Ethiopian Airlines last week opened Addis Ababa Bole International In-Terminal Hotel.
Air Canada goes electric
Montreal-based Air Canada has signed a purchase agreement for 30 electric-hybrid aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace of Sweden.
British Airways Club Suites
Head for Points (HfP), soon to become the owner of Business Travel News (BTN), has published a very comprehensive suite guide.
ExCeL London for WTM
The very affable Simon Calder, Travel Editor at The Independent and TV vacation pundit, is a key speaker at World Travel Market London 2022 where he will try to look into the future regarding the holiday market.
Farnborough semi-private flights *
Semi-private jet service Aero has announced its UK winter routes to some of the most in-demand destinations across Europe and North America.
French ATC problems
Ryanair cancelled 420 flights, easyJet cut 76, British Airways cancelled 22, while Air France ran only 45% of its short-haul flights.
German peace
Lufthansa has concluded a deal with its pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), which includes a “peace obligation” not to hold any strikes for more than nine months.
Heathrow & the Queen's funeral
In conjunction with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic plus the airline community at Heathrow, there is an operational change of aircraft movements today (Monday 19 September) in respect of the Queen’s funeral.
Hoxton Hotel
With Christmas quickly coming up a new hotel is to open close by the Westfield Shopping complex and Shepherd’s Bush Market.
IATA World Cargo London
Open to all interested parties the 2022 IATA World Cargo Symposium will take place at ExCeL London 27-29 September and follows the successful Dublin event last October.
Loyalty Summit
Head for Points (HfP), the future new owner of Business Travel News (BTN), is the Official Media Partner for the fourth London ‘Loyalty Summit’, lead sponsor The Wall Street Journal.
Marriott World HQ
Today (19 September) sees the grand opening of Marriott’s new World Headquarters at Bethesda, Maryland, just northwest of Washington, DC.
New Zealand
With the curtailment of the Air New Zealand flights from London to Auckland via Las Angeles abandoned before the pandemic the airline is now suggesting connecting via the United States using Star Alliance partners and alternative airlines.
Orient Express
Fancy a really stylish trip to Florence, Paris, Venice and Vienna?
Qatar lounge Heathrow
Heathrow Terminal 4 has officially opened a second Qatar Airways lounge.
Rwandair and oneworld
Head for Points (HfP) reports Rwandair is likely to be making an application to join the oneworld airline alliance.
World Aviation Festival
Now moved from ExCeL London the World Aviation Festival opens shortly in Amsterdam.
ON TOUR EXTRA: Around the British Isles
Ambience is the lead ship for a new British cruise line Ambassador, best described as an up-market reincarnation of CMV, one of the first holiday company casualties of Covid-19 in July 2020.
AND FINALLY: The Queen and air travel. *
It’s not known when the Queen first flew.