Archive for the ‘Biz’ Category
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
IATA published September data today: "According to the International Air Transport Association, business- and first-class ticket buyers fell 8% in September from a year ago, far deeper than the decline of 1.5% seen during August. The sharpest decline occurred in the Middle East with a 14% slump, while business travel ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
...Airlines start behaving like normal companies (at least partially). According to Reuters, airlines are now holding corporate customers to the terms of their contracts, or worse pulling corporate contracts. At least, that is what ACTE is reporting. Kevin Mitchell of the Business Travel Coalition noted, "If you’re at an airline every single manager is ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
I mentioned this last week and now Joe Brancatelli is on board with a column out detailing the issues that airlines are go to face with the meltdown on Wall Street. He calls it the "Horny Banker Theory of business travel." Simply, "Airlines can charge corporate fliers 10 or even ...
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