Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #43

Hotel & Tourism
SMARTreport #43
2019 Summer Edition 27
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AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP
INCREASES SERVICES TO ASIA
In Japan, the Air France-KLM group is significantly
increasing its service to Tokyo - 2 additional flights
to Tokyo-Haneda on departure from Paris with Air
France (14 weekly flights) and 3 additional flights to
Tokyo-Narita on departure from Amsterdam with KLM
(10 weekly flights). With these increased frequencies,
the group is increasing capacity by +12% to Japan.
In China: KLM supports this dynamic in Asia with
an additional weekly flight to Shanghai (12 weekly
flights).
© Jewel Changi Airport Devt.
QANTAS OPERATES WORLD’S
FIRST ZERO WASTE FLIGHT
The first-ever commercial flight to produce no landfill waste
took to the skies this on May 8, 2019, marking the start of
Qantas’ plan to cut 100 million single-use plastics by end-
2020 and eliminate 75% of the airline’s waste by end-2021.
All inflight products on board QF739, flying from Sydney to
Adelaide and staffed by cabin crew from the Qantas ‘Green
Team’, were to be disposed of via compost, reuse or recycling.
Speaking at the flight’s departure, Qantas Domestic CEO
Andrew David said the trial flight was an important milestone
for the national carrier’s plan to slash waste. “In the process of
carrying over 50 million people every year, Qantas and Jetstar
currently produce an amount of waste equivalent to 80 fullyladen
Boeing 747 jumbo jets. We want to give customers the
same level of service they currently enjoy, but without the
amount of waste that comes with it.”
Jewel Changi Airport's
magnificent Forest Valley
© Masakatsu Ukon
JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT
OPENS TO THE PUBLIC
In April, Jewel Changi Airport gave selected members of
the public a sneak peek into the one-of-a-kind lifestyle
destination. The 135,700 sq m complex, built on the site
of the former Terminal 1 open air carpark, is designed
by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie and features
a distinctive dome-shaped façade. It will offer both
local residents and international visitors a multi-faceted
experience that includes attractions, unique shopping and
dining concepts, as well as airport and accommodation
facilities. Ms Hung Jean, Chief Executive Officer, Jewel
Changi Airport Devt, said, “The vision for Jewel Changi
Airport is to be a destination where ‘The World meets
Singapore, and Singapore meets the World’. The
unique proposition of world-class shopping and dining,
seamlessly integrated with lush greenery, fulfils the needs
of increasingly discerning travellers for a meaningful and
experiential journey, even for brief layovers.”
GARUDA INDONESIA
LAUNCHES THE FIRST NON-STOP
FLIGHT BETWEEN WESTERN EUROPE
(LONDON HEATHROW) AND BALI
Garuda Indonesia started non-stop flights from London
Heathrow to Bali from January 22. The flight, operated
three times per week utilising a Boeing 777-300ER, is part
of a modification in the route between Jakarta and London
Heathrow: it becomes a triangular flight Jakarta – Heathrow
– Denpasar – Jakarta and thus becomes the very first nonstop
flight between Western Europe and the most popular
Indonesian holiday island. The slightly more than 15 hours
flight departs in London at 21:55 and arrives the next day
at 21:15 in Denpasar (Bali). The return flight from Bali to
Heathrow does have a stopover in Jakarta.