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QF premium domestic
Thursday | Nov 18 2010QANTAS is determined to hold onto its 30% yield premium in the Australian domestic market, with a range of enhancements to both business and economy services to roll out in the coming months.
Launched today by ceo Alan Joyce at Sydney Airport, the innovations include an extension of the existing QF relationship with celebrity chef Neil Perry, with the pair pictured together here this morning. -
DJ, Skywest boost
Thursday | Nov 18 2010VIRGIN Blue and WA carrier Skywest today announced an expansion of their codeshare agreement, which will add six extra Skywest destinations to the Virgin Blue network.
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Travel Daily on location in Graz, Austria
Thursday | Nov 18 2010ABOUT two hours drive south of Vienna in the state of Styria is Graz, a city that shares the title of being Austria’s second biggest town and the birthplace of classical music’s Mozart (and iconic Austrian movie mega-star turned US politician, Arnold Schwarzenegger.)
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Mary Rossi grows
Thursday | Nov 18 2010MARY Rossi Travel will take over the ownership and management of fellow Travelscene member Intertravel Lindfield next Jan, when the current owner and founder of the business, Elsbeth Hodgkinson, retires.
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A380 uncertainty ongoing
Thursday | Nov 18 2010QANTAS ceo Alan Joyce has been in daily communication with the head of Rolls Royce since the QF32 A380 engine incident nearly two weeks ago now – but it will still be some days before a plan to return the QF superjumbos to service is finalised.
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IASC OK’s Jetstar/JAL c’share
Wednesday | Nov 17 2010JETSTAR will expand its codeshare pact with Japan Airlines to cover flights between Cairns and Osaka as well as the Gold Coast and Tokyo, after a Qantas application for renewal of the agreement was approved by the International Air Services Commission yesterday.
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AA LAX to Idaho
Wednesday | Nov 17 2010AMERICAN Airlines has loaded new non-stop services between Los Angeles and Boise, Idaho.
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Saffire sparkles in Sydney
Wednesday | Nov 17 2010LAST night the Federal Group Tasmania held a function in Sydney to launch its recently opened upmarket Saffire Freycinet property (see here).
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PATA digital deal
Wednesday | Nov 17 2010THE Pacific Asia Travel Association has signed a deal with Beijing-based digital marketing company SinoTech Group to provide PATA members with social media analytics data.
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DL China boost
Wednesday | Nov 17 2010DELTA Air Lines is planning a major expansion of its flights between the US, Japan and China, with an application for new services to Beijing and Guangzhou.