News
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QF BA strike action
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009QANTAS says the planned 12 day horror Christmas strike by British Airways cabin crew (TD yesterday) won’t have any impact on QF operations between Australia and the UK.
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IATA forecasts $6.2b aviation loss
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009THE International Air Transport Association has issued a revised forecast for the global aviation industry, predicting a US$5.6b (A$6.2b) global net loss for 2010.
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Germany geniuses
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009LAST week travel agents enjoyed a Christmas function hosted by the German National Tourist Office in Sydney.
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Garuda lowers commission
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009Garuda Indonesia has just announced it will reduce retail travel agent commission levels on all tickets, from 7% to 5%, effective 01 Jan.
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No more Voyages
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009THE Voyages resort group is no more, with GPT yesterday accepting a $5.9m offer from a private investor for Brampton Island Resort, which was the final Voyages property in its portfolio.
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Uniworld Nile drama
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009UNIWORLD River Cruises has confirmed it will take its brand new River Tosca out of service for seven weeks to correct some of the workmanship on the vessel.
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Flight Centre keeps share
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009FLIGHT Centre has maintained its status as the most popular travel agency for Australians, with 10% of trips booked via FC outlets in the year to 30 Sep – the same proportion as in 2008.
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SQ to Munich
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009SINGAPORE Airlines will launch a new five times weekly flight from Singapore to Manchester via Munich, effective 28 Mar 2010.
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DJ hit by cable fault
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009AROUND 50 Virgin Blue flights were cancelled last night after a damaged Telstra cable caused havoc with the carrier’s boarding processes in Melbourne.