Car hire on the increase in Spain
July 1st, 2009 : Written by Harry Waldman
www.hertz.com If you’re heading to Spain in the next few months and plan to rent a car, make sure you book in advance. This summer, finding car hire in popular areas might be more difficult than usual. Victoria Rent a Car have been telling their customers that car hire might be in short supply in [...]
Four major airlines still ignoring law on insurance
June 30th, 2009 : Written by Harry Waldman
A report out recently by Which? Holiday a consumer magazine has revealed that four airlines are not following an EU ruling made last November that clearly states that airlines can no longer add extras on automatically for things like insurance. Checks were made on 11 airlines based in Europe and when researchers used the airlines [...]
BA top brass still receiving free flights
June 29th, 2009 : Written by Alistair Bond
www.britishairways.com Unions again went mad as free travel was offered to eight non-executive directors their spouses and any children they have below 24 years old. The only fee the travellers are expected to pay is the tax and fees, BA will cover the rest. The company which recently announced a loss of over
Passengers injured as plane hits turbulence
June 26th, 2009 : Written by Ruby Oberman
www.qantas.com The Qantas Airways plane was en-route to Perth in Australia from Hong Kong when it ran into bad turbulence over Borneo Malaysia. Passengers on the long haul flight described the panic as it struck when lights went out and people not wearing their seatbelts had been thrown around the cabin. “It appeared like we’d [...]
Avis re-opens its doors in Barrow
June 25th, 2009 : Written by Jack Dagner
www.avis.co.uk Thanks to BAE Systems Avis are opening up their branch in Barrow around a year after it was shut down. Avis have struck a deal with BAE worth

