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TTG
3 days ago
- Business
- TTG
Next generation of industry talent 'won't put up with inaction on DEI'
Speaking at the ITT conference on Tuesday (3 June), easyJet holidays chief executive Garry Wilson and Tui marketing and sales director Bart Quinton Smith agreed travel's talent pipeline was dependent on firms embedding DEI, sustainability and other responsible tourism practices in their operations. Conference moderator Ayesha Hazarika asked Wilson if it was something potential employees were bringing up, whereby he revealed all easyJet holidays employees have their own sustainability objectives. "They just wouldn't join otherwise," he told delegates. "It's no longer an aside. It has to be in everyone's DNA – it's integral to how we operate." Wilson said "the big kicker" for new entrants was understanding the social impact travel can have on people and communities. "That's really important to the people we've got coming through," he explained. "They want to know what they're doing is for good, that what they're doing is creating a legacy." Hazarika said besides transforming geopolitics, Donald Trump was shaping business culture with his pushback against ESG and DEI, and asked Wilson for his outlook. "We actually talked about this last week," he said. "And with the DEI agenda, we will absolutely be doubling down on it. We will ensure we don't take our foot off the pedal." Wilson warned prospective employees wouldn't tolerate inaction or tokenism. "The new generation that's coming through, they just will not put up with it," he said. "And that's something I get value and strength from in easyJet holidays. It gives me a lot of hope that we will go in the right direction." Aviation, he added, also has work to do to remedy the gender and social splits within the sector, which will require "a lot of investment right down to grassroots level. "It's extraordinarily important. And it's not something we'll address in the next two or three years. It's a generational thing."
Press and Journal
25-05-2025
- Press and Journal
Dufftown man who crashed and rolled car while on drugs handed roads ban
A Dufftown man who is unable to complete unpaid work because of injuries sustained over multiple car crashes has been banned from the roads for more than a year. Garry Wilson appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court on Thursday for sentencing, after having previously admitted to being more than eight times over the legal limit of benzoylecgonine – a metabolite of cocaine – when he crashed his Ford Fiesta in December 2023. The 51-year-old, who used a crutch to make his way to and from the dock, was spared an unpaid work order after being told that injuries he sustained in previous crashes would prevent him from carrying out the tasks. Fiscal depute Shay Treanor said police attended a scene on the A941 Dufftown to Craigellachie road in the evening of December 12 after receiving reports that a car had left the road and rolled over into a field. He said: 'Police, ambulance, and fire and rescue services were dispatched where they found the accused trapped within the driver's seat. 'He had to be extracted from the vehicle by the fire service.' Officers would carry out a roadside drug test, which returned a positive result. Wilson would ultimately be found to have 415mg of the metabolite per litre of blood in his system. The legal limit is 50mg. Defence solicitor Matthew O'Neill said Wilson, of Hillside Avenue, had turned to the drug as a way of dealing with emotional and physical pain. 'He realises after having discussed matters with me and I think also with his GP, whom he's attended with since these proceedings began, that was a foolish decision for him to have made,' he said. 'His difficulties have caused an impact on him for a significant period of time. He realises, my lord, there is simply no excuse and realises that having driven in the manner that he did he could have caused similar issues to those that he has encountered to others.' He added Wilson was unable to complete any unpaid work because there are 'days when he's simply unable to get himself out of his house'. Sheriff David Harvie, in sentencing Wilson, made reference to 'a number' of crashes that he had been involved in. 'You've had a previous ban from driving,' he added. 'The manner of driving is such that you managed to roll your car into a field and needed to be cut out. And, it says here in the report, part of the reason why you have some issues is because of the injuries you've suffered from crashes over the years. 'On the last occasion, I think you were banned for 12 months. This time, you'll be banned for 18 months.' As part of the order, Wilson will also fall under the supervision of the social work department for 14 months.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EasyJet opens base at Southend airport
EasyJet has opened its 10th UK base at Southend airport, creating 140 jobs for pilots and cabin crew. The airline said basing three A320neo aircraft at the Essex airport will support a total of around 1,200 jobs. Some 122 flights per week will be operated by the carrier from the airport this summer, more than twice as many as last year, to leisure destinations across Europe and north Africa. The number of routes will double from 10 to 20. It will serve Barcelona, Lanzarote and Salzburg from October. EasyJet stopped operating flights at Southend airport in September 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It resumed operations in May 2022 without basing planes there until Monday. EasyJet and its package holiday division easyJet Holidays are anticipating record demand this summer. Garry Wilson, easyJet Holidays chief executive, said: 'With flights and thousands of package holidays now available to 20 destinations from London Southend, this will not only enable us to serve many more customers, providing value and more choice, but also supports critical connectivity and jobs for the UK, as we get set for our biggest ever summer.' EasyJet is the airline with the largest capacity at Southend airport.
The Independent
31-03-2025
- Business
- The Independent
EasyJet opens base at Southend airport
EasyJet has opened its 10th UK base at Southend airport, creating 140 jobs for pilots and cabin crew. The airline said basing three A320neo aircraft at the Essex airport will support a total of around 1,200 jobs. Some 122 flights per week will be operated by the carrier from the airport this summer, more than twice as many as last year, to leisure destinations across Europe and north Africa. The number of routes will double from 10 to 20. It will serve Barcelona, Lanzarote and Salzburg from October. EasyJet stopped operating flights at Southend airport in September 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It resumed operations in May 2022 without basing planes there until Monday. EasyJet and its package holiday division easyJet Holidays are anticipating record demand this summer. Garry Wilson, easyJet Holidays chief executive, said: 'With flights and thousands of package holidays now available to 20 destinations from London Southend, this will not only enable us to serve many more customers, providing value and more choice, but also supports critical connectivity and jobs for the UK, as we get set for our biggest ever summer.' EasyJet is the airline with the largest capacity at Southend airport.
