News in Brief from Oneworld Alliance, US Airways, Delta, Rezidor and Global Hotel Alliance
26 Oct 2009 at 14:30 — Sara Turner
Heywood in court next month
Ian Heywood, the UK airline executive held in Qatar since May1, is to appear in court next month, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said.
A spokesman said it had no details of the charge or charges My Heywood, 47, would face on October 5.
Mr Heywood was working out his notice at Qatar Airways where he was vp global sales and distribution before joining bmi when he was arrested on May 1.
He was released on bial on May 28 but not allowed to leave the Gulf state.
24 Sep 2008 at 18:24 — Stanley Slaughter
Airlines raise fuel surcharges
Three more European carriers this week announced increases in their fuel surcharge.
Lufthansa said the surcharge on domestic and intra-European services would go up by €3 to €24 per flight.
On long haul services, it has been raised by €10 to €92 per flight.
The new rates came into force on June 16.
Austrian Airlines said from June 18, its surcharge on short and medium haul flights would rise by €3 to €24 and on long haul flights by €10 to €92.
18 Jun 2008 at 18:34 — Stanley Slaughter
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) will welcome Dublin-based hotel company JurysDoyle as its tenth member later this year after it has completed a re-launch which see a revamp of its brand identity.
18 Jun 2008 at 12:51 —
Hotelier of the Week: Chris Hartley (Mar 8)
As the Global Hotel Alliance celebrates its fifth anniversary this week, its ceo Chris Hartley tells how it moved from being a small goodwill group to the largest independent hotel alliance in the world.