Posted on February 21, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

The beautiful eastern Caribbean island of Antigua is launching a brand new tourism drive, with plans to expand its airport already underway.  A new carousel and four more check-in stations have already been added and daily flights from Miami are also on the cards.  A spruced-up website is also due to go live in mid-March.  [...]

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

British Airways pilots have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over the airline’s plans to staff BA Open Skies with crews from inferior terms to those of existing staff. BALPA, which represents 3,000 BA pilots, said that 86% of pilots voted to strike and overall there was a 90% turnout for the [...]

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

US clients looking to rent a car in Europe should note that VAT charges apply to most car rentals in Europe.  This follows reports of a US car rental customer being left stunned to find extra charges amounting to $170 (€115) on his credit card bill when he booked his Croatia car hire with carRentals.com.  Kenneth [...]

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Argus car hire customers flying in or out of an Irish Airport next week should check their travel diaries now.  Air traffic controllers are staging a one-day strike on Thursday 28th February. The one-day strike means that there will be no flights in or out of Irish airports.  International aircraft will be banned from Irish air space [...]

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Argus Car Hire customers flying out of Heathrow’s Terminal Four are advised to prepare for severe delays due to problems with baggage handling software. British Airways, the terminal’s main airline has gone as far as warning passengers that they may not be able to travel if they have luggage that needs to be checked-in.  Technical problems [...]

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

A 70-year old Italian man who had hoodwinked the government into thinking he was blind has been arrested after a random car check. The ‘particularly anxious man’ could not provide police with a driving licence when he found himself stopped during a routine road check in the northern Italian city of Spezia. Police said: “Then we [...]