News
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EK on tarmac delays
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010EMIRATES has told the US Department of Transportation that it is concerned that a proposed rule on tarmac delays “conflicts with safety obligations to passengers”.
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Bad timing for Qantas boast
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010QANTAS ceo Alan Joyce is likely biting his tongue following a baggage-check system outage experienced by the carrier on Fri that saw large queues and delays for a number of QF flights.
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Outrigger freebie
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010OUTRIGGER Luana Waikiki in Honolulu is offering its guests free access to the Waikiki Trolley, for stays until 31 Oct.
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Wotflight Tasman
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010WOTIF.COM’s fledgling online flight website Wotflights launched its first int’l routes last Fri (TD breaking news) with the addition of QF, NZ, DJ, JQ, LA, EK and AR flights between Australia and NZ.
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Best Western adds
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010BEST Western has added the Best Western Portobello Resort Apartments to its portfolio, located at Broadbeach, QLD.
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New AF A380 cities
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010AIR France has indicated in an internal memo that its next Airbus A380 destinations will be Montreal, Washington DC (Northern summer season) and Mexico City, operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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Platinum expansion
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010THE NSW operations of TMC Platinum Travel Corporation will expand in Sydney next month, with the 01 Nov opening of a new office in Double Bay.
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Air Tahiti Nui mgt
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010AIR Tahiti Nui’s regional director for NZ, Mark Hutchinson, will manage the carrier’s local operations on an interim basis following the death of Craig Lee last week (TD 27 Sep).
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Qatar to Stuttgart
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010QATAR Airways will commence a thrice weekly service between Doha and Stuttgart, Germany from 09 Mar 2011, according to travel agent GDS displays.
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NFS expands cruise offering
Wednesday | Oct 6 2010NATURAL Focus Safaris is the latest wholesaler to boost its Canada/Alaska cruise product following the demise of Cruise West, with the expansion of its existing American Safari Cruises luxury yacht range to include the InnerSea Discoveries product.