Headlines
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Domestic numbers soar
Wednesday | Aug 18 2010PASSENGER numbers on domestic flights within Australia surged 9.3% year on year during Jun, with big jumps on a number of routes including an increase of more than 21% on the busy Sydney-Melbourne corridor.
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Top changes for Webjet
Wednesday | Aug 18 2010ONLINE travel agency Webjet this morning announced “significant Board succession plans” which include the appointment of senior Travelport executive, John Guscic, as managing director next year.
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WLG DJ/NZ opposition
Tuesday | Aug 17 2010A GROUP of ‘key Wellington stakeholders’ has submitted a formal objection to the proposed trans-Tasman alliance between Virgin Blue and Air NZ, saying the pact is likely to have “far-reaching” economic effects.
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Jetstar WA flight boost
Tuesday | Aug 17 2010JETSTAR has today announced a significant increase in Perth services, with the launch of new non-stop flights from the WA capital to both Brisbane and the Gold Coast – with fares from $99.
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QF LHR, LAX still losing
Monday | Aug 16 2010QANTAS’ key long-haul routes to London and Los Angeles continued to lose money during the six months to 30 Jun, with ceo Alan Joyce yesterday telling the ABC’s Inside Business that “the international routes are still bringing down the Qantas numbers”.
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Virgin Blue network revamp
Monday | Aug 16 2010VIRGIN Blue says the withdrawal of its Pacific Blue NZ regional network and V Australia’s Fiji flights (TD breaking news) are part of a “new era” which will ensure it has the “right aircraft on the right routes”.
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Ezeego1 launching soon
Friday | Aug 13 2010COX & Kings will soft launch “Australia’s Biggest Online Travel Supermarket” to the domestic market for the first time in 10 days time, Travel Daily can reveal.
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Keith Prowse Travel OK
Friday | Aug 13 2010KEITH Prowse says its Australian travel and event packages operation is unaffected by the restructuring of Keith Prowse Attraction Tickets in the UK.
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Qantas pursues partners
Thursday | Aug 12 2010QANTAS has signalled that it wants to strengthen relationships with other carriers, with the airline today confirming that it’s “actively pursuing deeper bilateral partnerships akin to the Joint Services Agreement” it holds with British Airways.
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APT sales ‘extraordinary
Thursday | Aug 12 2010APT has today announced a restructure of its senior management team, to help the company handle “extraordinary” sales growth in recent months.