European Commission
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Crossing Borders: BTN Research Explores Nuances In European Travel Management Practices
… add up to very significant amounts of money. In order to get the tax back, you need the real invoice. Before a European Commission change this year, it was necessary to have a paper invoice. Now it is possible to use a PDF document. Reclamation …
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British Midland (BMI) 'will begin to withdraw from Star Alliance'
… according to a post on the carrier's Facebook page. IAG last November agreed to buy BMI from Lufthansa, and the European Commission last week approved the sale with conditions . IAG carriers BA and Iberia are members of the Oneworld alliance.
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The European Commission on Friday cleared British Airways parent International Airlines Group to acquire British Midland (BMI)
on the condition that it relinquish 14 daily London Heathrow slot pairs "in order to facilitate new entry." IAG also must make good on a "commitment to carry connecting passengers to feed the long-haul flights of competing airlines out of London Heathrow," according to the EC decision. IAG in
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European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee advised the European Commission to clarify air passengers' rights
ensure that legislation protecting them is applied uniformly and take measures to improve the accountability of airlines," according to a committee statement. Ahead of a March 29 plenary vote on revising air consumer rights legislation, the committee specifically advocated a requirement that
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Malev Hungarian Airlines on Friday ceased operations
… according to a statement on the carrier's website attributed to CEO Loránt Limburger. The move followed a recent European Commission decision that required Malev to repay significant loans. Unable to, the airline on Thursday was put "under special …
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EC Probing Joint Venture Among Delta, Air France-KLM And Alitalia
The European Commission directorate general for competition is investigating whether the transatlantic joint venture among Air France-KLM, Alitalia and Delta Air Lines violates antitrust rules.<br />
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The European Commission last week adopted new rules that prohibit the use of X-ray scanners for airport security screening
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration uses both X-ray and millimeter wave technologies in its advanced imaging screening systems, but only the latter would be acceptable under European law. Despite concerns, TSA maintains that X-ray scanners, which emit a very low dose of radiation, are
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Lufthansa Announces Credit Card Fee, AirPlus Offers Exemption
… commentary. "This is not a fair market opportunity for other card providers," he said. "I don't know if the European Commission will like Lufthansa wanting to support and protect its own product, but it must have made a lot of legal checks …
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Interview: VDR's Hans-Ingo Biehl
… advocacy group to engage the European Commission on behalf of travel buyers ..... voice when talking to the European Commission . Together, GBTA Europe brings ..... fees. What do you want the European Commission to do about each of these …
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GBTA Europe created an advocacy group to engage with the industry and the European Commission on behalf of its buyer members.
The Global Business Travel Association's European organization indicated that the group would coordinate "GBTA global policy with the U.S. on issues which span from Washington, D.C. to Brussels." According to a statement attributed to GBTA Europe managing director Paul Tilstone, top issues include
