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Jet2.com Offers Young Flyers
a Passport for Their Teddies
Jet2.com has been making its youngest customers ‘bear-y’ excited to fly with the leisure airline, after introducing teddy bear passports for children flying with their furry friends. The teddy bear passports were introduced for Summer 23 and are now available to all children (and adults!) flying with their teddies from any of the airline’s ten UK bases.
Jet2.com’s Airport Customer Helpers have been handing out branded passports especially for teddies at check-in, with the
new initiative extremely popular.
After receiving a teddy bear passport, holidaymakers can then give their teddy’s passport to Cabin Crew when boarding. As well as being a fun start to the holiday, parents have reported that it has helped their children feel a sense of independence and given them some understanding about the process of travelling overseas from a young age.
In addition to introducing the teddy bear passports,
Jet2.com has also been handing out VIP stickers and personalised birthday
cards for
Jet2.com
and Jet2holidays customers celebrating their birthday on
proving
board. Adults have not missed out on all the fun, as Jet2. com’s UK bases have been fully equipped with selfie stands, peep boards and props at check-in, enabling customers to kick off their Summer 23 holidays with a memorable photo opportunity. Steve Heapy, CEO of
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “This Summer is our busiest flying programme ever, however we have continued to put customer service
at
the heart of everything we do and deliver our famously welcoming service. As a family friendly airline, we wanted to introduce initiatives such as teddy bear passports to deliver an even greater customer experience and ensure customers have a memorable journey when travelling with us.
Since
introducing the teddy bear passports, the initiative has proved extremely popular, with thousands of children’s teddies having flown with us. We are always looking at ways to enhance the overall customer experience when travelling with us, and this is another example of how we are doing just that.”
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European Union Visa Scheme Set To Be Pushed Back Once Again
REPORTS have suggested that the European Union have further delayed the launch of the ETIAS Visa Scheme. Initially, the ETIAS scheme was set to be introduced in 2021 but after several delays, the scheme was pushed back to May 2024. However, due to reported issues with a new automated border entry and exit system (EES), the launch of the ETIAS scheme is now expected to be pushed back to May 2025 at the earliest. According to reports, EU officials have highlighted that until the EES is fully operational, the implementation of the ETIAS Visa Scheme cannot go ahead.
TAP Air Portugal Celebrates North American Milestone
TAP Air Portugal has flown more than one million customers on its routes to the United States and Canada so far in 2023. The major milestone, which was met on September
24, represents a 23% increase in comparison to the same time period in 2022. TAP’s inaugural flight to the US took to the skies
54 years ago in 1969, touching down at New York’s JFK International Airport, marking a new era for transatlantic travel for the Portuguese carrier. TAP’s network includes flights to seven popular
US cities from Lisbon and Porto, these include New York, Newark, Boston, Washington D.C, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami.
The carrier also operates convenient daily services to Canada, with flights to Toronto and Montreal. In 2024, TAP will offer its most extensive flight network to date across all of the airline’s North American destinations from Portugal, operating 91 flights each week. Routes to Toronto will see an increase in weekly
Iberostar Bahia de Palma Set to Become The World’s First Hotel to Consume Green Hydrogen
IBEROSTAR Group struck a deal with the end-to-end energy infrastructure trailblazer Redexis, making inroads into the commitment to a worldwide pioneering milestone with the first installation of a green hydrogen-based cogeneration fuel cell at the Iberostar Bahía de Palma hotel (Mallorca, Spain). Redexis will install the fuel cell, which is capable of consuming at least 10 tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually to produce up to 50 kW of power, which will supply over 70% of the hotel’s thermal energy, thus reducing dependence on other fossil fuels and thus, reducing emissions.
Rishi Sunak Says “NO” to New Taxes on Travel
In his speech on Net Zero on Wednesday 20th September, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, said he would not be implementing new taxes on flying. Mark Tanzer,
Chief Executive
Officer, ABTA said:“The tourism industry is already working hard to reduce carbon emissions, not least through Sustainable Aviation’s plan to reach net zero by 2050. The aviation sector is committed
to making greater
use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and needs continued Government support for investment to help bring down emissions. The Prime Minister’s announcement today shows that the debate around how to achieve net zero is a significant and live one, and ABTA is in close contact with all political stakeholders to make sure the interests of its members and their customers are taken into account.”
easyJet Welcomes Career Changers On Board
AN opera singer, a former chef and an ex-radio presenter are the stars of a new easyJet cabin crew recruitment campaign, which aims to tackle stereotypes about the profession. The airline is looking to recruit over 1,000 new cabin crew this year with career changers among those being encouraged to apply. The campaign highlights that life experience and transferable skills, such as customer service, communication, teamwork and people management, make many ideal candidates for the role. A former dental nurse, optician and Paris police officer also feature in the campaign.
The complex will also harness this technology to draw some of its electricity straight from the fuel cell. All Iberostar hotels in Spain already consume renewable-sourced electricity certified with a renewable energy guarantee of origin, meaning that 100% of the electricity powering this hotel complex is totally sustainable without a single CO2 footprint. “We are looking at a landmark worldwide milestone, one contributing efficient and advanced decarbonisation solutions to tourism, which is a key sector for the Spanish economy. The Iberostar Group has been fully committed to sustainability through innovative solutions for its hotels”
flights from 10 to 13 with flights to San Francisco rising from five to six per week. In July this year, TAP also surpassed the one million customer milestone carried on its Brazilian routes, representing a growth of 30%. Since January 2022, TAP has continued to stay
ahead of its competitors to carry twice as many customers between Brazil and Europe, to be the first choice for flights between Europe and South America. TAP currently flies to 11 cities in Brazil across 13
routes – nine of which cannot be reached directly from the UK. Beginning next month, TAP will increase flight frequencies to its 11 Brazilian destinations to 81 weekly flights. In 2024, weekly frequencies to Brazil will again increase, to 91. TAP operates from three UK destinations
– London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester – as well as offering flights from the Irish capital, Dublin.
Condor Ferries Launches Pet-Friendly Cabins on Jersey Route
Pet owners looking for a break with their four- legged friends this autumn/winter will shortly be able to take advantage of pet friendly cabins aboard Condor Ferries’ new Islander ferry. Currently, pets travelling to Jersey aboard the Commodore Clipper service are required to stay in passenger’s vehicles for the duration of the crossings, however the new Islander ferry will offer six pet friendly cabins to accommodate up to three people and one pet. An outside deck is also accessible for exercising. Visitors from the British Isles do not require passports to visit Jersey, including dogs who do not require a pet passport. The Islander is due to begin sailings from Poole and Portsmouth in November with both daytime and overnight crossings available.
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