News
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Pakistan warning
Friday | Jun 11 2010THE Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade is advising travellers bound for Pakistan of possible attacks on foreign flagged airlines, including Emirates and Saudi Airlines, flying out of Karachi and Lahore.
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35% off Antarctica
Friday | Jun 11 2010BENTOURS is offering up to 25% off the 14-day Antarctica Classic package and 23-day Spirit of Shackleton package until 05 Jul.
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CX/MX codeshare
Friday | Jun 11 2010CATHAY Pacific and Mexicana have signed a new codeshare deal that will provide better links between Hong Kong-Mexico City and Guadalajara, from 14 Jun.
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VN joins SkyTeam
Friday | Jun 11 2010VIETNAM Airlines has officially become the first Southeast Asian member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance.
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New German tax “crazy”: Joyce
Friday | Jun 11 2010QANTAS has echoed the International Air Transport Association’s disbelief about the German govt’s new ‘environmental’ tax (TD Tue), which is set to see air passengers flying out of the country needing to fork out an extra €14 tax.
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More Delta Firsts
Friday | Jun 11 2010DELTA Air Lines will enhance 50 of its domestic routes from Autumn 2010, adding a First class service on a number of key routes.
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IATA US$2.4b profit
Friday | Jun 11 2010THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced this week at its Annual General Meeting in Berlin it expects the airline industry to return to a US$2.4 billion profit in 2010.
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Sustainable audit
Friday | Jun 11 2010TOURISM Australia is reminding the business events sector that there are only a handful of days left to share their sustainability achievements in its corporate social responsibility audit.
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Connected in Singapore
Friday | Jun 11 2010QANTAS Holidays and British Airways recently hosted a group of Travelscene American Express agents on a ‘Stay Connected’ educational to Singapore. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4699075280/
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BA 777-300ER cabin
Friday | Jun 11 2010BRITISH Airways has revealed its soon to be delivered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft configuration in travel agent GDSs, which will see all new seat designs incorporated into the ‘pointy end’.