Headlines
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Direct airline sites score
Thursday | May 20 2010Roy Morgan spokesperson Jane Ianniello said the figures showed the strong tendency for Australians to use airline websites for sourcing travel information, claiming “Airlines have replaced travel agents as the main method of booking a holiday.”
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Jetstar domestic Fiji ops
Thursday | May 20 2010QANTAS’ low-cost subsidiary Jetstar has been approached by the Fijian government to consider international services into the country’s capital of Suva, as well as a domestic Fiji operation, Travel Daily can reveal.
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V Aust to offer email, SMS
Wednesday | May 19 2010BUSINESS travellers across the Pacific will soon be able to work all the way to the USA, under plans by Virgin Blue’s long-haul offshoot V Australia to equip its 777s with AeroMobile technology.
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Aussie agents key for Fiji
Wednesday | May 19 2010THE head of Tourism Fiji has praised Australian travel agents for their ongoing support of the destination as Fiji visitor numbers continue to return to levels on par with two years earlier.
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ACCC targets Air NZ, JAL
Tuesday | May 18 2010THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched proceedings against Air NZ and Japan Airlines in its ongoing cargo cartel probe.
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EK winter earlybird fares
Tuesday | May 18 2010EMIRATES has today launched new “winter earlybird fares” targeting Aussies heading to Europe for the ski season or Christmas markets.
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Pacific Blue lifts Tasman
Monday | May 17 2010VIRGIN Blue’s NZ offshoot, Pacific Blue, has extended its NZ regional long-haul strategy by boosting trans-Tasman flights from Hamilton and Dunedin.
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Ash closes LHR again
Monday | May 17 2010FLIGHTS inbound to London Heathrow Airport are once again being disrupted after authorities closed airspace across the UK this morning (TD breaking news).
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Tiger Australia breakeven
Friday | May 14 2010TIGER Airways overnight announced that its Australian operation had achieved a “breakeven operating result” in its second full year of trading.
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ACCC rejects car collective
Friday | May 14 2010THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it plans to reject a proposal by a group of car rental companies to collectively negotiate with Perth Airport.