News
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Enquiry into LHR chaos
Friday | Dec 24 2010THE organisation responsible for the operation of London Heathrow Airport has launched a Winter Resilience Enquiry to establish the lessons which can be learned from last week’s flight chaos, at one of the world’s busiest airports.
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JQ Asia drops BKI
Friday | Dec 24 2010JETSTAR Asia is pulling out of its direct Singapore-Kota Kinabalu link, effective 15 Feb, due to the “ongoing poor commercial performance of the route.”
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Magellan adds 50th
Friday | Dec 24 2010THE Magellan Travel Group has signed its 50th agency, with QLD’s CruiseMart (which has offices at Hope Island and Nundah), set to join its network from 01 Jan 2011.
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C&K clarification
Friday | Dec 24 2010TRAVEL agents who use eNett to remit funds for bookings to Cox & Kings Australia should factor in a delay of at least 48 hours for clear funds to reach payees from 04 Jan, not for the holiday period, as mentioned in TD yesterday.
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Pearl shakedown voyage
Thursday | Dec 23 2010P&O Cruises newest ship Pacific Pearl was the host of 700 New Zealand travel agents this week, the biggest ever famil to be staged in the country (see here).
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Helpdeck satisfies
Thursday | Dec 23 2010TRAVELPORT has received 86% in customer satisfaction for its Sydney-based Help Desk, from 378 travel agents surveyed in Australia and New Zealand.
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Worldhotels Hotels
Thursday | Dec 23 2010WORLDHOTEL has launched its first branded hotel, the 150-room The Worldhotel The Rilano Munich.
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Airport security lift
Thursday | Dec 23 2010TEN of Australia’s major airports will have the fight against aviation terrorist boosted following the graduation of five new Australian Federal Police firearm and explosive detection dog teams.
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Bungy adds 2 fun
Thursday | Dec 23 2010ADVENTURE company AJ Hackett Bungy has added two new activities at its Kawarau Bungy Centre near Queenstown.
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DL/AM codeshare
Thursday | Dec 23 2010SKYTEAM airline partners Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico will reinstate codeshare services on 29 Dec, allowing DL pax to access 20 Mexican and nine US airports on Aeromexico and Connect flights.