Headlines
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Ansett Christmas present
Friday | Dec 11 2009FORMER Ansett employees will be enjoying a Christmas bonus, with the announcement by the administrators of a twelfth dividend payment from the collapsed airline.
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Air Vanuatu ditches MEL
Thursday | Dec 10 2009AIR Vanuatu says an increase in demand for capacity out of Brisbane has forced it to revise its Australian air schedule and suspend Melbourne services from 08 Feb.
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AF/KLM tie-up with Jetstar
Thursday | Dec 10 2009AIR France/KLM is days away from a tie up with Jetstar that will see the two joint mega European carriers feed traffic into the growing Jetstar network on flights to Australia.
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$50m loss for Tiger Aust
Wednesday | Dec 9 2009TIGER Airways’ Australian operations incurred average losses of around $1m a week over the last financial year, with the local result wiping out a S$12.2 profit from its Singapore-based parent company.
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New Qatar regional office
Wednesday | Dec 9 2009QATAR Airways will shortly open a new Pacific Rim regional office in Sydney as the airline cements its status as a new online carrier to Australia, following the debut this week of its first flight between Doha and Melbourne.
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Qantas tops satisfaction
Tuesday | Dec 8 2009TIGER Airways and Jetstar significantly lag Virgin Blue and Qantas in terms of customer satisfaction, according to a Roy Morgan poll released yesterday.
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New Micronesian carrier
Tuesday | Dec 8 2009AUSTRALIAN travel company Aerius Travel has today launched a new Palau-based airline which will operate thrice weekly flights from Brisbane to Micronesia.
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No more AFTA Traveller
Monday | Dec 7 2009AFTA this morning announced a new “communications strategy” for 2010, which will see its member magazine AFTA Traveller cease…
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C&K Australia online move
Monday | Dec 7 2009TEMPO Holidays owner Cox & Kings (C&K) today confirmed it would launch a new “online travel supermarket” in Australia next year, but will continue to operate the Tempo brand in its current “well established form”.
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Smartraveller SMS alerts
Friday | Dec 4 2009AUSTRALIAN travellers could be able to register their overseas travel plans and update their itineraries with the Federal Government using SMS technology and ‘smart phones’ next year under new plans to improve the Smartraveller system.