Tui’s Jane Ashton to join easyJet Ian Taylor
Tui sustainability director Jane Ashton is to join easyJet in February in a move that emphasises the seriousness of the airline’s intent to develop both its environmental credentials and its holidays business. Flic Howard-Allen, easyJet’s
chief communications officer with responsibility for sustainability, said: “Jane is one of the most well-known and respected leaders in sustainability in travel. We’re delighted she is joining.” Ashton has been at Tui, and
before that First Choice, since the 1990s and was appointed group sustainability director in 2011.
She becomes the latest senior
Tui figure to join easyJet, whose chief executive Johan Lundgren was previously at Tui along with easyJet Holidays boss Garry Wilson. Tui group director for corporate
and external affairs Thomas Ellerbeck paid tribute to Ashton, saying: “Jane has been a great sparring partner on sustainability and has driven the agenda with passion, energy, great knowledge and experience. I understand her wish to start something new after a long time in her role. I’m sure we’ll stay in contact. Her successor will be announced soon.” He added: “Sustainability is a top priority for the company. The
Jane has driven
[Tui’s] sustainability agenda with passion, energy, knowledge and experience
global sustainable development team is in best shape and we have great managers over all markets. Jane has formed a wonderful team.” Ashton has worked closely
with industry charity The Travel Foundation, whose chairman Noel Josephides said: “We admire the work Jane has done at Tui. It has a level of sophistication far higher
than people realise. She will be a loss to Tui. Jane has enormous staying power and ability to negotiate the politics that comes with big organisations.” Howard-Allen said: “Sustainability
is important for easyJet, as we showed with our recent announcements of an electric plane project with Airbus and [plans to] become the first major airline to offset carbon emissions from all our flights. “Jane will be responsible for
developing and implementing the sustainability strategy across the airline. She will also work alongside the holidays team on their
sustainability plans.” i Ashton at GSTC conference, page 70
Royal sets up hotlines after volcano tragedy
Phil Davies and Amie Keeley
Royal Caribbean International set up hotlines for relatives of Ovation of the Seas passengers and crew hit by the White Island volcanic eruption that by Tuesday was known to have claimed at least six lives. The cruise company declined to
reveal if any passengers were missing pending confirmation by New Zealand authorities. Media reports elsewhere suggested 38 passengers and crew were among
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at least 47 people from around the world who had been visiting the island on Monday when the volcano erupted at 2.11pm local time. The group was on an excursion
during a 12-day itinerary on Ovation of the Seas, which had docked at Tauranga, a nearby coastal city. As Travel Weekly went to press,
the authorities confirmed six people had died and eight people were still missing. No names were released. Two British women were among 30 people receiving treatment in hospital. On Tuesday, Royal Caribbean
set up hotlines in nine destinations, including the UK. A spokeswoman for Royal said:
“The news from White Island is devastating. The details that are emerging are heartbreaking. We are working to help our guests and the authorities in the aftermath of this tragedy in any way we can. “We are communicating with
our guests and their families. We’re making sure they are taken care of in terms of medical help, counselling, accommodation and transport. “Our hearts go out to them, and we
White Island erupts on Monday
want to be as supportive as we can. “Staff from our Sydney and
Auckland offices are already on site, and we’re going to be offering all our resources while this terrible tragedy sorts out.” Three weeks ago, seismologist
monitoring group GeoNet raised the volcano’s alert level to “moderate to heightened volcanic unrest” and said “the current level of activity does not pose a direct hazard to visitors”. UK family members concerned
about relatives travelling on Ovation of the Seas can call 0800 014 8339.
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