News
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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.
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787 flights resume?
Thursday | Dec 23 2010BOEING plans to resume test flights on its 787 Dreamliner in the next few weeks, following the detection of the technical problem that halted pre-delivery flight tests recently (TD 10 Nov).
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5 QF A380s flying
Thursday | Dec 23 2010QANTAS will have five of its seven Airbus A380s operating on routes to London by the end of this week, after the European Aviation Safety Agency relaxed inspection requirements earlier this week (TD yesterday).
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Saffire int’l launch
Thursday | Dec 23 2010PURE Tasmania’s upmarket property, Saffire Freycinet, has been met with “rave reviews” by international markets, according to the Tasmanian specialist.
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Upset gut hot-spots
Thursday | Dec 23 2010TRAVELVAX Australia has compiled a report on the top ten countries that travellers are most likely to get diarrhoea, with Egypt running in first place.
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Agent profits rising
Thursday | Dec 23 2010TRAVEL agencies have shown signs of profit increases this year compared to in 2009, according to the Travel Compensation Fund chief exec. officer, Glen Wells.
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AA abandons Orbitz deal
Thursday | Dec 23 2010THE US-based Consumer Travel Alliance says American Airlines’ removal of its flight schedules and fares from Travelport’s online travel agent, Orbitz, is a move aimed at grabbing a larger share of consumer direct sales.