Heathrow Airport to unveil plans to deliver expansion “more responsibly and affordably” December 14, 2017 Heathrow has today announced it will unveil plans to deliver airport expansion “more responsibly and affordably”, with the launch of its planning consultation into its long-awaited new runway next month. The airport’s consultation, which is a separate one to the government’s on its airports national policy statement, will cover aspects such as airport design and [...]
London Stansted’s owner has just launched a startup to improve its tech credentials using Amazon and Asos for inspiration December 7, 2017 London Stansted’s owner has today announced plans to improve customer experience and fight off competition from a rising wave of travel startups – by launching what will effectively serve as its own startup. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has launched its own technology and e-commerce arm, which it said will enable the airport group to respond [...]
Joe & Seph’s founder Adam Sopher on how he turned his dad’s popcorn into a gourmet delicacy November 1, 2017 Adam Sopher, director at Joe & Seph’s, on how his family business turned popcorn into a gourmet delicacy. “My dad is called Joseph and he made popcorn for us when we were kids as a hobby. In October 2010, we took it to the BBC Food Show and we got our first listing in Selfridges [...]
Setting out on a two-day city break in India to see how many temples, tours and thalis I could fit in in a week February 8, 2019 The buzzing financial capital of Maharashtra as well as the heart of the Bollywood film industry, Mumbai is home to 24m people. It’s hard to get your head around but, like any big city worth its salt, Mumbai is a mass of contradictions and conflicting realities, the city of dreams that India’s most wealthy citizens [...]
Qatar Airways just bumped up its stake in British Airways and Aer Lingus owner IAG August 1, 2016 Qatar Airways said this morning it had bumped its stake in the owner of British Airways up to 20 per cent. The company, which announced last month it had bought a 15.67 per cent stake in the airline, said it now owns 20.01 per cent of International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns Aer Lingus [...]
EasyJet plans Brexit shareholder shake-up that could force UK nationals to sell their shares November 21, 2017 EasyJet has set out plans that could force UK shareholders to sell their stakes after Brexit, as it looks to get ready for Britain’s departure from the bloc and comply with foreign ownership rules. Under EU law, the airline needs to ensure majority control and ownership by EU nationals for when Britain leaves the bloc, [...]
Transport secretary Chris Grayling says ‘rapid progress’ is being made on post-Brexit aviation arrangements with third countries US and Canada October 30, 2017 Transport secretary Chris Grayling said today “rapid progress” was being made on securing fresh arrangements with third countries such as the US and Canada. He also stressed that it was “inconceivable” that planes will stop flying when Britain leave the European Union in 2019. “It’s not going to happen,” Grayling added. Speaking at the Airport [...]
Ryanair flight cancellation troubles to cost airline up to €25m as boss Michael O’Leary bemoans ‘mess of our own making’ September 19, 2017 Ryanair is set to foot a €25m (£22m) bill following a wave of flight cancellations set to take place over the next six weeks. The airline said over the weekend that it will cancel 40 to 50 flights every day until the end of October after “messing up” its pilots’ holidays, the fallout from which [...]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Shoot Them: We went on safari with Kenya’s top photographer February 2, 2018 Normally at hotels I’m rather picky about who joins me for breakfast, but this time I made an exception. Or as much of an exception you can claim to make when a herd of wild Rothchild’s giraffes wander over uninvited to pop their necks through the lodge’s windows in search of a bite to eat. [...]
Ryanair’s already precarious reputation may be grounded by its spate of cancellations September 20, 2017 As Ryanair – and its passengers – begin to count the cost of its decision to cancel 40 to 50 flights every day for the next six weeks, YouGov BrandIndex data suggest that the saga is already denting the airline’s long-term efforts to improve its public perception. The brand blames poor planning of pilots’ holidays [...]