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Labour leaders wrong to oppose Heathrow
Story: Labour leadership’s opposition to Heathrow expansion draws rebuke Many of these politicians have never had a proper job, let alone run a business, yet they’re so keen to tell us lesser mortals how the country should operate. Tony Blair famously said that he had no policy on population numbers, so how could his government plan for schools, housing and hospitals, let alone airports?
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Is Busabout bonded? I’d be happy to hop on
Story: Busabout seeks partners for hop-on hop-off touring Why aren’t Busabout an Abta member, as I’d feel more confident selling one of their trips. And are they bonded?
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WEEK Tourism in Tunisia is sure to boom next year
Story: Thomas Cook to restart Tunisia programme in February 2018 Great decision. Terrorism is everywhere now. Tunisia has made huge progress in terms of security. The travel ‘ban’ had a great effect to spur the country to get on top of security. This country is unbeatable in terms of price/quality. Tourism will boom in 2018.
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WEEK Cook pilots are right to draw the line
Story: Thomas Cook Airlines pilots vote for strike action Thomas Cook pilots have taken a pay cut every year for the past five years and are paid on average 15% less than Tui and Virgin pilots. A pay rise of 1.5% is in effect a pay cut given inflation at 3.5%. Business-class travel was one of the things taken away from pilots five years ago. It’s only required on flights of more than seven hours and when positioning for work. Business-class travel when on company business – what’s wrong with that? Nobody wants to strike. It’s the last thing anyone wants, but you have to draw the line somewhere. Continuous erosion of pay and benefits has to stop. Fair play to the pilots and good on the union! BRIAN
Public-sector workers for the past seven years have effectively taken pay cuts as they get a 1% pay rise, well below inflation. As well as the company, strikes also affect the people wanting to fly. Please can pilots consider the effect that striking will have on destinations. Countries, particularly The Gambia, rely on the tourist season. NATHANYA DEAKIN
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