The Hotel Committee would like to share the following latest hotel related developments:
BAH
We are happy to announce that after having received a number of Voyage Reports on the “Intercontinental” hotel the company accepted an alternative suggestion from the Hotel Committee, “The Art Hotel”, as our new crew hotel as of 01 April 2023.
We are confident that you will be able to enjoy adequate rest in this beach resort, already hosting some other airlines like Lufthansa and KLM.
PEN
We have been approached by hotel procurement that layover will commence in PEN as of next month. We are currently looking into options for accommodation and appreciate feedback for a preliminary selection until we’ll get the opportunity to perform hotel inspections and to find a final solution.
CGO
We expect CGO layovers to also starting next month. Already in Pre Covid times our crew hotel had a significant deficiency regarding the functioning of the temperature control resulting in hotel rooms being far too warm. This fact in combination with a significant price increase while at the same time lowering the crew benefits triggered our initiative.
We suggested to use the “Hilton” hotel instead of the “JW Marriott” in the future based on an inspection done in the past. The Hotel Committee would appreciate feedback particularly on whether the temperature control adequately works.
JNB
We received reports from our members about planned rotations through JNB and NBO.
Regarding JNB, at the time of drafting this member update, there is only a limited amount of layovers planned. Although the Hotel Committee did not inspect the current crew hotel we enquired with our colleagues from Cargolux Italia who are very happy with the accommodation. Please note that the former “Intercontinental” hotel in Sandton was rebranded. The “Sandton Sun”, our current crew hotel, is just across the street from the former “Interconti” and should provide adequate rest.
NBO
Due to security reasons some airlines currently stay at airport hotels. Because the “Sheraton” hotel at the airport seems inadequate based on reports we received from ICV crews (mainly due to recent low food quality) and due to planned extended layovers (3-4 days flying LUX-JNB-NBO with a double crew) we forwarded this information to the ALPL Board to address the issue with the responsible stakeholder.
In summary it is our position that rest must be adequate and if the security situation is questionable, layovers should be avoided or at least as short as possible.
The Hotel Committee recommends to carefully evaluate the ability to operate an aircraft when rest was inadequate and your ability to safely operate an aircraft is in question, even if it is leading to potential delays or in extreme cases the necessity to position out of a destination.
Please also, as usual, forward your hotel related reports to cvhotels@alpl.lu
