n GE Capital travel lands BA account
British Airways has chosen GE Capital Travel insurance Services to underwrite the majority of its insurance. Products include cover for staff, Executive Club members, BA Travel Shop customers and direct-sell passengers.
n supplements axed by cosmos from exeter
Cosmos customers flying from Exeter Airport will not have to pay regional flight supplements to Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malta and Tenerife. This results in a saving between ú14-ú25. The charges will apply to Easter holiday services.
n new services push up Birmingham use
New services and itsgrowing hub status allowed Birmingham International Airport to set an annual record of 6.7m passengers in 1998. The start of Aberdeen, Brussels and Shannon flights saw numbers jump from 6m the previous year. Busiest routes were to Dublin, Paris and Amsterdam.