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NEWS TRAVEL WEEKLY BUSINESS CONTINUED FROM THE BACK


“display as the default fare” on GDSs, adding: “You will need to use the upsell product brand codes to access any upsell fares (inclusive of checked baggage). If you do not use Branded Fares pricing entries you will not be able to access any upsell fares in the markets where Basic/ Light are filed.” The carrier advised agents with any queries to “contact your GDS”. Basic fares will include


an inflight meal and entertainment, headphones and a blanket, and BA said the higher-priced ‘bundled’ fares will still offer the best value for customers wanting a checked bag. These will be called ‘Standard’ on BA and Finnair, ‘Main’ on American Airlines and ‘Optima’ on Iberia. A BA spokeswoman said: “The


new fare will give customers a lower price point and more choice. We’re telling the trade [now] so they can make any technical preparations they may require ahead of the launch. We’ll be announcing full details when the fares go live in our booking systems.” Ken McLeod, president of the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association (SPAA) and industry affairs director at The Advantage Travel Partnership, warned: “You now have the haves and the have nots. It’s a very uneven playing field. Those [TMCs] with the money and technology are in a better position. All the big guys are dealing with BA. The second-tier [agents] are not.” He said: “BA is not helping


small agents. If you are doing hundreds of seats on BA, are you going to be able to compete?” BA parent IAG reported last


week that it made a profit of €2.2 billion in 2017, up almost 13% on the previous year. The group’s operating profit rose 9% to more than €3 billion.


Cook sets out three-year strategy on sustainability


Amie Keeley amie.keeley@travelweekly.co.uk


Thomas Cook has unveiled a new sustainability strategy which seeks to lower fuel emissions, reduce food waste in resort and increase charitable activity.


The three-year strategy


follows a year-long review of the operator’s sustainability activity and aims to “limit environmental impacts and maximise the social and economic benefits” of travel. It formalises the group’s sustainability activity into three main strands: At Home, The Journey and On Holiday. At Home aims to create “positive change” in customer communities through Cook’s charity work, while The Journey will focus on reducing fuel emissions on its aircraft and making sure operations are run “in the most responsible way”. On Holiday focuses on Cook’s


own-brand hotels and making them all Travelife-accredited, as well as reducing water


Iata chief hails ‘unstoppable’ shift to sustainable fuel


One billion passengers a year could be flying on aircraft powered by a mix of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel by 2025, says Iata. The airline trade body made


the projection 10 years to the day since a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 flew London-Amsterdam with sustainable aviation fuel in one of its engines, demonstrating the viability of ‘drop-in’ biofuels blended with jet fuel. Cathay Pacific, JetBlue,


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coincided with the publication of Cook’s 2017 Sustainability Report. Charitable activities have helped 18,000 people, according to the report. It also outlined Cook’s animal welfare policy, launched in 2016, which saw all animal attractions it sells audited. Two-thirds of animal attractions have since been removed from sale after failing to meet guidelines. Fankhauser said: “I am


FANKHAUSER: ‘Proud of progress but we need to push ahead’


usage and food waste in resort and “delivering services in a sustainable way”. The strategy was due to be announced at the ITB trade show in Berlin on Wednesday by chief executive Peter Fankhauser and


determined that Thomas Cook be a positive force to help build a more sustainable tourism, working in partnership with our destinations, our suppliers, our customers and the wider industry. “Our new strategy re-establishes Thomas Cook’s voice in sustainability and shows our intent. I’m proud of the progress we’ve made but I’m clear that we need to push much further ahead. “I believe bold action will help


us deliver a more profitable and sustainable business over the longer term to the benefit of our people, our communities, our customers – and our investors.”


Lufthansa, Qantas and United have pre-purchased 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while airports in Oslo, Stockholm, Brisbane and Los Angeles are mixing it with general fuel supply. On current projections,


Iata anticipates half a billion passengers will have flown on a SAF-blend powered flight by 2025, but says that could double if governments help scale up the sustainable fuel industry. Alexandre de Juniac, Iata’s


director general and CEO, said the momentum for sustainable fuel “is now unstoppable”. There were 100,000 ‘sustainable flights’ in 2017 and


DE JUNIAC: Iata tips one million ‘sustainable flights’ by 2020


Iata expects one million in 2020. “But that is still just a drop in the ocean,” said De Juniac.


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