News
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SYD flags increase
Friday | Jun 25 2010SYDNEY Airport today said it would seek ACCC approval to increase its regional aeronautical fees for the first time since 2001.
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More BA strikes?
Friday | Jun 25 2010THE union representing British Airways long-haul cabin crew says its members will vote next week on another wave of strike action.
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B787s grounded
Friday | Jun 25 2010BOEING has been forced to temporarily ground its entire 787 Dreamliner test fleet because of a quality problem in the Italian made horizontal tails of the jets.
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QF resolution
Friday | Jun 25 2010QANTAS has signed a new enterprise agreement with its engineering staff, ending a long-running dispute which has seen work bans in place for months.
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Strategic Bali plan
Friday | Jun 25 2010STRATEGIC Airlines yesterday confirmed its plans for direct services to Bali from WA’s mining boom towns of Karratha and Port Hedland (TD breaking news), as flagged last week (TD 15 Jun).
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C&K website plan
Friday | Jun 25 2010COX & KINGS says it’s now “very close” to the launch of its new Australian Ezeego1 website, with functionality “largely complete and tested” on the Australian version which was initially set to debut earlier this year (TD 15 Jan).
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Royal Brunei set for MEL
Friday | Jun 25 2010ROYAL Brunei Airlines has today confirmed the establishment of a new operation in Melbourne, as exclusively flagged by Travel Dailyearlier this month (TD 11 Jun).
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Soccer tipping
Friday | Jun 25 2010THE Soccer World Cup in South Africa will tonight move into the next phase, with 16 teams playing in the first round of the finals.
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Trafalgar’s non-summer focus
Thursday | Jun 24 2010TRAFALGAR is pushing the message to agents to take advantage of repeat clients during the UK/Europe “quiet seasons” as there’s still huge potential for earning great commissions outside of the earlybird period. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4729587571/
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All PNRs to become accessible
Thursday | Jun 24 2010AUSTRALIAN law enforcement agencies will be able to access all airline PNR data, under a new Enhanced Passenger Assessment and Clearance (EPAC) system announced by Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor.