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Stansted Ordered to Take Down Express Posters

8 Sep 2010 by Andy Aspden     

Posters advertising the Stansted Express have been banned from the airport following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The posters currently display the text “Train to London 35 minutes” alongside images of famous tourist spots in London with the intention of informing travellers that aren’t fluent in English in a simple, easy to [...]

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Strike Threat Lifts for BAA Airports

17 Aug 2010 by Andy Aspden     

A new pay offer from BAA has put the strikes planned for 6 UK airports later this month on hold. Members of the Unite union last week voted to go on strike over a proposed pay increase of up to 1.5%, following last year’s pay freeze. However, after negotiations held late into last night an [...]

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Car hire at Stansted Airport – Sixt Branch Profile

15 Jul 2010 by David Jackson     

Branch History
The Sixt branch at Stansted Airport first opened in 1990 and was part of the original Sixt network. Originally located in Harlow the branch was relocated to Stansted in 1998.
The Branch Today
Our Stansted Airport branch is a typical busy airport location servicing both business and leisure travellers. The branch is managed by Vasantha Ratnayake [...]

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Sixt goes the extra mile…

3 Jun 2010 by David Jackson     
Filed under: Customer Service     Tags: ,

At Sixt we pride ourselves in taking extra measures to ensure our customers have a pleasant and relaxed experience when renting with us. Service quality and a strong service mentality are core values for all members of Sixt staff across the entire company.
An example of the extra steps Sixt staff are willing to take was [...]

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Sale of BAA Airports could be Overturned

21 Dec 2009 by Sixt rent a car News     
Filed under: Travel And Leisure     Tags: , , , ,

The potential sale of two of London’s Airports, which had been ordered under a Competition Commission ruling earlier this year, has been blocked after an appeal to the courts showed that the original ruling showed “apparent bias”.
The initial ruling in March of this year ordered BAA to sell off both Gatwick, Stansted and one [...]

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New Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted hotels on the way

29 Oct 2009 by David Jackson     
Filed under: Travel And Leisure     Tags: , , , ,

Users of London car hire will soon have extra accommodation options when jetting in and out of the capital.
Premier Inn has revealed that it is opening four new hotels at three of the city’s travel hubs.
The £125 million agreement with Arora Family Trust will see complexes at the Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick airports being built.
These [...]

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