ACCESS IMMIGRATION
US HOMELAND SECURITY IS PLANNING to expand immigration pre-clearance at ten new airports, including Heathrow and Manchester.
The nine countries that are currently in discussion with the US are Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK. Negotiations with each country will now take place.
US pre-clearance plans Study shows disabled travellers’ access fears
If negotiations are successful,
pre-clearance – where each traveller undergoes immigration, customs and agriculture inspection by the US Customs and Border Protection before boarding a direct flight to the US – could be completed before departure from these airports rather than on arrival.
TRAVELLERS WITH A DISABILITY OR REDUCED MOBILITY are “significantly less likely” to have flown in the past year, research from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has found.
DISTRIBUTION
Rise in number of airlines piloting NDC scheme
IATA HAS ANNOUNCED FURTHER GROWTH in the number of airlines signing up to its NDC scheme. The trade body named nine new airlines participating in pilots or testing the new system, bringing the total number up to 24. The new airlines include Avianca, China Southern, Lufthansa, Qantas and Qatar Airways. “We welcome these airlines as well as their travel agent and technology partners in helping to test and implement the NDC standard,” said IATA CEO Tony Tyler. “With NDC, travellers shopping through agencies will be able to compare the full product offering.” IATA also announced the launch of the NDC microsite with information on how to get started with NDC, including links to instructional videos.
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MARRIOTT’S PARK LANE POP UP
LONDON MARRIOTT HOTEL PARK LANE has opened a pop-up rooftop eatery and bar. ‘Roofnic’ is located on the fourth floor of the property with the project being led by staff who won an internal competition to transform a space at one of the company’s European hotels. The entrance to the rooftop venue is at the end of Oxford Street near Marble Arch. It has Astroturf flooring, retro furniture and wooden benches, as well as communal cushioned seating areas.
VENUES
In total just 39 per cent of people with a disability are classified as ‘recent flyers’, meaning they have taken a flight in the past year. This compares with 52 per cent of those without a disability. The study, which the CAA commissioned to understand more about people’s behaviours, needs and attitudes toward air travel, found one of the reasons for the disparity relates to concerns over access, including both physical and communication barriers. It also showed disabled travellers have a “fear” over things going wrong. However, the research found that 78 per cent of those who request in advance the special assistance they are entitled to, at airports and on airlines, are either ‘very satisfied’ (54 per cent) or ‘satisfied’ ( 24 per cent) with their air travel experience. CAA group director for regulatory
policy Iain Osborne said: “Sadly it would appear one of the biggest barriers to flying is a lack of understanding and information about the tailored special assistance airports and airlines are legally obliged to provide, which enables people with a disability or reduced mobility – to go from departure to arrival with minimal fuss and ease.”
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