Scottish agents slam Lufthansa over ‘disturbing’ GDS charge
Scottish agents are calling for an urgent meeting with Lufthansa over the airline’s decision to impose a €16 charge for GDS bookings.
The Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association said it strongly objects to the ‘disturbing’ announcement that Lufthansa will charge around £11.60 for GDS bookings from September 1.
SPAA vice president and air/GDS convener Alan Glen said the charge has been announced with no forewarning or consultation with agents.
"This is the thin end of a very regressive wedge that could see other airlines and alliances take up such unjustified charging," he said.
The SPAA said it will be consulting with other travel sector organisations and seeking an early meeting with Lufthansa Group management, to protest the move and its withdrawal.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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