News
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Moscow standstill
Thursday | Dec 30 2010MOSCOW’S Domodedovo Airport was brought to a standstill on Sun after a power outage caused by a massive snowstorm, stranded some 8,000 pax at the airport.
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CX ups HKG-CDG
Thursday | Dec 30 2010CATHAY Pacific Airways is lifting the number of services between Hong Kong=Paris Charles de Gaulle from 11 weekly to 14, effective 29 Mar, according to agent GDSs.
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Ripley’s 32nd site
Thursday | Dec 30 2010RIPLEY Entertainment opened its 32nd Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attraction at Jeju Island in Korea on Christmas Eve.
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Chunnel coverage
Thursday | Dec 30 2010PLANS are afoot to enable passengers travelling through the Channel Tunnel to have mobile phone coverage in time for the 2012 London Olympics.
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Langham package
Thursday | Dec 30 2010THE Langham in Melbourne has released an Enchanted Summer Haven package valid for bookings up until 07 Feb 2011.
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Windstar Gold List
Thursday | Dec 30 2010WINDSTAR Cruises, the cruise firm with a fleet of three luxury yachts, has been selected as one of 13 cruise lines in Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s annual Gold List for 2011.
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Aleenta Aus/NZ reps
Thursday | Dec 30 2010ALEENTA Resorts has appointed Aviation & Tourism International as its representative in Australia and New Zealand.
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Meet TM’s youngest recruit
Thursday | Dec 30 201010-YEAR old Neve Dowling was recently spotted at the European Travel Expo on the Gold Coast lending a helping hand at the TravelManagers information desk.
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Air France payout
Thursday | Dec 30 2010AIR France has been ordered to pay damages of over $700,000 to relatives of some of the Brazilian passengers who died when one of its flights crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last year.
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QF ok’s instruments
Thursday | Dec 30 2010MUSICIANS who fly with Qantas are now allowed to carry specific sized musical instruments in the aircraft cabin, after it reversed a previous policy that meant pieces, other than violins and violas, had to be carried in the luggage hold.