Three major airline unions for cabin crew, commercial pilots and aviation technicians presented a petition in the House of Representatives on Tuesday against the proposed night closure of Schiphol. This happened on the eve of the debate in the House of Representatives about night closure of Schiphol, which will take place on Wednesday. Night closure at Schiphol will have a … [Read more...] about Trade unions petition: ‘Keep aviation accessible and affordable for the Netherlands’
Fine for Transavia for using trainees as full-fledged cabin crew
The Labour Inspectorate has imposed a fine of 46,000 euros on Transavia for deploying sixty trainees as full-fledged employees. These trainees are also entitled to wages and allowances with retroactive effect. This will cost Transavia a total of 623,000 euros. The inspectorate started an investigation last year, which focused on students who did internships at the airline … [Read more...] about Fine for Transavia for using trainees as full-fledged cabin crew
Column: ITB, not to be missed
The life of an ITB visitor is not a bed of roses. I noticed it again at the beginning of March during my 20th (?) visit to this largest tourism fair in the world. Standing in line to get into the Messe Berlin building, after having already had to stand during the metro ride to get there. Then you stand in a long queue to drop off your coat at the cloakroom, while the queue next … [Read more...] about Column: ITB, not to be missed
Travel Counsellors Holds Record Conference: ‘Double-Digit Growth This Year’
Travel Counsellors Netherlands and Belgium expects double-digit growth for fiscal 2024. Revenue for 2023 amounted to 77 million euros, a solid plus of 16 percent. 'It's hard to predict exactly what it's going to be this year. The market is erratic, although consumers are behaving more normally. We do see that customer spending is at a permanently higher level, but it's not … [Read more...] about Travel Counsellors Holds Record Conference: ‘Double-Digit Growth This Year’
OAD trustees demand millions from SGR ten years after bankruptcy
Ten years after the bankruptcy of the travel company from Holten, the trustees of OAD are demanding an amount of 7 million euros from SGR. According to them, the guarantee fund wrongly enforced that amount, a bank guarantee provided by Rabobank in favour of SGR, in 2013. This became clear on Thursday before the court in Rotterdam, where the lawsuit filed by the trustees of OAD … [Read more...] about OAD trustees demand millions from SGR ten years after bankruptcy