Business Travel News From The TD Travel Group http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/ TD Travel Group Lufthansa will launch six-times weekly service from its Stuttgart base to Manchester, commencing 12th April with Regional Jet aircraft. Manchester joins London Heathrow as the second UK airport to link to Stuttgart. ...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/356 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/356 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has commenced operations to Japan with the launch of its Nagoya-Abu Dhabi service. Etihad will initially fly four times a week to Nagoya, via Beijing, increasing to five flights a...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/355 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/355 The Department for Transport (DfT) has ordered both Heathrow and Manchester airports to introduce body scanners from 01st Feb. The new rules will make it mandatory for passengers selected for a scan to participate. Under-18s can now also be tested...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/354 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/354 Thousands of British Airways cabin crew will begin voting today over whether to stage a strike over pay and working conditions. The new ballot will close on February 22, which means the walkout could begin on March 1, although the Unite union has ...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/353 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/353 According to a news report on the BBC, Japan Airlines (JAL), Asia's biggest air carrier, has filed for bankruptcy protection, in one of the country's biggest corporate failures. Some 15,000 jobs are expected to be cut. All board members have also ...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/351 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/351 Starting on the 28th March, bmi will start a twice-daily service from London Heathrow to Vienna, which it expects to increase to five daily. The new route will be operated in conjunction with fellow star alliance carrier Austrian Airlines. ...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/350 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/350 Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) British passport holders wanting to visit the US will have to receive approval to travel in advance from the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) as of Wednesday January 20. Althou...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/349 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/349 The Unite union is to ballot British Airways (BA) cabin crew over strike action once again. The union has written to members asking them to vote from January 22 on industrial action. The ballot is expected to take about a month to complete. If cab...read more http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/346 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.tdtravelgroup.com/news/detail.php/346