Posted by Adam Dobson
A British Airways Boeing 777 has managed to take off from the wrong runway, sparking a demand by air accident investigators that the airline review the way pilots conduct their airfield inspections. According to a report by the Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) the incident, which took place at an airfield on the Caribbean Island [...]
Posted by Adam Dobson
A call for the end of discriminatory taxes on rental vehicles has been supported by a body looking after the interests of car manufacturers in the US. The American Automotive Policy Council has announced that it fully supports a cessation of additional charges levied by state governments against customers of car rental firms.
The AAPC is [...]
Posted by Andy Harris
The U.S. reaction to the attempt by a Nigerian man to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet travelling from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day could result in delays at U.K. airports for many months to come. Just hours after the man was taken into custody on the tarmac the U.S. authorities demanded that all [...]
Posted by Katy Davies
In a bid to help customer’s beat the winter blues Europcar has announced its New Year half-price sale. The half price deals will be available at many Europcar locations across the U.K. including airports and will cover a range of vehicles. The sale is aimed at giving customers who are counting the pennies after the [...]
Posted by Adam Dobson
The U.K.’s Commons Transport Committee has said that they will support a new runway at Heathrow but would like assurances that a high-speed rail network will be in place to link it with the countries other airports by the time it is finished. MPs also voiced their concerns about the lack of a firm timescale [...]
Posted by Adam Dobson
For the sixth consecutive year Enterprise Rent A Car has topped the J.D. Power and Associates Rental Car Satisfaction Study. Every year J.D. Power assesses customer satisfaction across North America’s car hire companies and publishes the results. For 2009 it found that Enterprise was the most highly regarded by customers with National Car Rental coming [...]
Posted by Andy Harris
While many airlines are being forced to reduce their services and pare down the routes they offer, prominent airline Ryanair is still able to offer its customers plenty of choice.
In fact, the airline has just announced a new daily route, which will allow passengers to travel smoothly and efficiently between London Gatwick Airport and Stockholm [...]
Posted by Helen Painting
Ever noticed that you tend to argue a lot more with friends and family when at the airport? According to a recent poll by travelsupermarket.com, the airport is the most likely place to argue with loved ones, accounting for 55 per cent of the poll.
Delays, queues and lost baggage all make tempers sore sky high, [...]
Posted by Helen Painting
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Visitors to Hawaii will have no problem getting around. Several of the state’s airports have just added the booths of two leading car hire companies; Alamo Rent A Car and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Both of these companies are owned and operated by the Taylor family of St. Louis. The companies are gracing local airports such as Honolulu [...]

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