IAG has hit out at the UK’s aviation regulator for its “inability” to broker a groundbreaking deal on charges between airlines and London Heathrow. The group said it and other carriers had cut the Civil Aviation Authority out of negotiating an effective fee cap they agreed with the airport. The deal will see Heathrow offer airlines rebates on passenger-related charges for the first time, a concession that could amount to several hundred million pounds. While Heathrow has framed the rebate as a way to encourage airlines to expand capacity at the airport, IAG said the airlines were motivated by the fact that Heathrow had been “overpaid” to the tune of GBP434m in passenger charges. <br/>
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For Spring 2019 Japan Airlines have revamped their first class and business class menu offerings which now sees 2 Michelin starred chef, Shinobu Namae at the helm of some of their dishes. chef Shinobu Namae is the man behind Tokyo’s Michelin awarded French restaurant, L’Effervescence. As a graduate of Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck in Bray, Namae stepped out on his own and it wasn’t long until his restaurant earned its first Michelin star in 2011 before adding another one in 2015.From the 1st of March this year, business class passengers will be able to sample some of chef Shinobu Namae’s dishes on international flights from Tokyo’s Narita and Haneda airports. <br/>