Business travel

Easyjet is to further strengthen its presence at Berlin airports. In particular, the low-cost airline is targeting business customers, who account for more than a third of its total passengers to the German capital. All this while awaiting the opening of the new airport, scheduled for October 2020. And finally...

After two years closed for renovation, the legendary Raffles hotel in Singapore reopened its doors at the beginning of August, offering 115 suites designed by Alexandra Champalimaud.

While the ADP group is putting the finishing touches to Beijing Daxing airport, the Chinese capital's new international hub, airlines are beginning to publish their schedules for the future hub, which is due to welcome its first flights in October.

Etihad is adding a fourth daily flight between Abu Dhabi and London, operated at night from the British capital by Boeing B787.

From 1 June 2020, Air France will offer a daily flight to Seville from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

The violence and political instability in Hong Kong are beginning to take their toll on the economy and tourism, particularly in the retail and hotel sectors, but not yet in the airline industry. "Business as usual", or almost, for businessmen...

SNCF has just approved the purchase of twelve new TGV Océane trainsets, due to go into service in 2021. Investment: 335 million euros.

The referendum organised by the SNPL Air France concerning the future of Transavia has produced a largely positive result. The French low-cost airline will be able to develop with a fleet whose number of aircraft will no longer be limited.

Tags equipped with RFID chips: this is what Air France and Paris Aéroport are working on to improve baggage handling at the Paris CDG hub from 2020.

With the inauguration of the new Paris-Charles de Gaulle - Montpellier route on 29 July, easyJet is launching its first domestic flight to the Montpellier hub, a route that should be of interest to business travellers.

Air France has confirmed the purchase of 60 Airbus A220-300s, which will serve the national airline's short- and medium-haul network. As for the A380, it will bid a final farewell in 2022.

Contrary to Boeing's optimistic announcements a few months ago, the Boeing 737 MAX is still grounded following the revelation of new technological problems. There is now talk of the flight ban being lifted at the very end of the year. Boeing is even beginning to talk seriously about stopping production of the aircraft.

According to the latest study published by OAG, aircraft punctuality on European routes continues to deteriorate, with an average departure delay of 12 minutes.

Air Caraïbes is continuing to expand, with new frequencies, new aircraft - including the first Airbus A350, which entered service on 29 July - and new cabin layouts, as Edmond Richard, Commercial Director Europe of Air Caraïbes, explains.

The renovation of Lille airport will require a total closure for 39 hours, from 5 to 7 August. Scheduled flights will be transferred to other airports, notably Paris-CDG.

Airbnb has given its search tool a slight makeover. The Business Travel tab is now displayed at the start of the navigation, to better filter suitable accommodation.

By replacing the boarding pass or even the passport, new biometric devices are significantly reducing the time taken by travellers. Facial recognition is being trialled by a growing number of airports and airlines, but raises questions about privacy.

Business travellers can now watch France 24 live on medium-haul flights operated by Air France.

Air France-KLM and Air Europa will soon be joining forces between Europe and South America as part of a joint venture. The two groups are awaiting approval from the relevant authorities.

By their very nature, business travellers are in a hurry and expect a simple, efficient service. Car hire companies are responding by digitalising the entire process, from booking to returning the vehicle, while developing new mobility solutions to meet changing travel patterns. at the same time as developing new mobility solutions in response to changing travel patterns.