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A warm welcome to our latest Newsletter - with all the votes counted and a new Government formed, we now have clarity in terms of the immediate political landscape. Going forward we are positive about doing more business with our Customers, some of whom have been holding back on investment decisions and associated travel activity, due to the uncertainty caused by the Election. In keeping with the Parliamentary theme, anyone looking for a unique and historic venue for their Meeting, Incentive, Conference or Event (MICE) might be interested to know that we can now source and hire rooms in the Palace of Westminster no less. The room options are stunning, as is the view from the Terrace Pavilion! What a difference a year makes, with oil prices roughly 50% lower than a year ago we would certainly like to see the airlines do more to reduce their fuel surcharges generally. This will translate into lower total journey costs for our Customers, which we feel is justified, particularly as some airlines are not hedged against fuel costs, whilst others have fuel hedges that are washing out. We will continue to lobby the airlines on your behalf. Our Focal Point section covers some of the excellent technology solutions and options available to our Customers. Please take a moment to browse through and speak with you Account Director if there are any areas you would like to discuss further. There is also an iPad to be won! Shirley Joseph is also rightly featured in our Connect With section. As a Senior Business Travel Consultant I can personally recommend both her excellent set of business travel skills, along with her jerk chicken which is to die for. As always, thank you for your continued support, onwards and upwards. Richard Turpin – Sales Director
Additional daily service for Glasgow British Airways is introducing an extra morning flight London Heathrow to Glasgow for Summer 2015, increasing the total frequency to 68 flights per week. The tickets are available for sale for travel from 2nd May 2015.
New Shorthaul route from London Heathrow to Krakow From 1st May 2015 British Airways will commence 4 x weekly roundtrips to Krakow from London Heathrow T5. The flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
More choice from American Airlines 2015 sees the American Airlines global network expanding with the introduction of a new service from Birmingham direct to New York JFK in May, making Birmingham the fifth UK airport in their network and the fifteenth route between the UK and the US. As well as its growing network, American Airlines customers can look forward to an increase in direct daily services between Heathrow and Los Angeles International, with an additional flight being added in March. Last but not least, May 2015 sees a new service between Frankfurt and Miami International, giving travellers an even greater choice when they fly out of Germany.
Introducing Philadelphia - The home of Independence Virgin Atlantic are really excited to announce that together with their partners at Delta Air Lines they will be expanding their service between the UK and US. The new nonstop, daily service from London Heathrow to Philadelphia will start on the 8 April 2015.
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