News
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Blow to Qld tourism
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011CYCLONE Yasi which is currently threatening the Qld coast, has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm – larger than Cyclone Tracy which devastated Darwin on Christmas Day 1974.
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EK confirms boost
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011EMIRATES this morning announced details of its European capacity expansion (TD yest.) incl double daily Hamburg services from 01 Sep, new daily flights to Geneva from 01 Jun and the 01 Aug addition of Copenhagen.
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Airbus joins QF-Rolls Royce action
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011AIRBUS has become involved in the legal action between Qantas and Rolls Royce over the QF32 engine explosion above the Indonesian island of Batam in Nov.
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Here they are – the new AFTA ads
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011THE industry as a whole yesterday afternoon got its first good look at the long-awaited final artwork for AFTA’s planned consumer advertising push (TD breaking news).
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PacificFlier sale
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011RESERVATIONS on PacificFlier services between Brisbane and Micronesia are still suspended, with a sale of the fledgling carrier believed to be imminent.
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Second Egypt flight
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011THE Federal Government has chartered a second mercy flight to evacuate Australian citizens from Cairo, after the first QF service to Frankfurt was quickly booked out.
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XR drops 3 routes
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011PERTH-based Skywest Airlines is culling three of its regional routes from 28 Feb.
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Worldhotels plots growth
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011HOTEL marketing group WORLDHOTELS has appointed highly experienced Aussie hotelier Richard Munro as its new Director Hotel Development for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
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TD breaking news – Webjet deletes Delta
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011Online agency Webjet has just announced the “unprecedented step” of removing Delta Air Lines fares from its Australian and New Zealand websites.
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HKG expansion
Tuesday | Feb 1 2011HONG Kong’s Airport Authority has announced plans to spend US$7 billion on phase one of its Satellite terminal development on its midfield concourse at the International Airport.