News
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BNE security breach
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010BRISBANE Airport’s domestic terminal was forced to shut down for 45 minutes late yesterday, after a “minor issue” when one or two people tried to enter the sterile zone at the facility.
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EK Euro sale fares
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010EMIRATES is offering Economy class roundtrip fares to Europe for travel between 20 Sep – 30 Nov, priced from $1,734 ex Sydney, all inclusive, when booked before 07 Sep – see www.emirates.com/au.
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Gap’s Pizza & Pyjama day
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010Gap Adventures held a Pizza & Pyjama day last week to raise funds for Planeterra, the firm’s non-profit organisation, which also shows how the tour operator continues to ‘Embrace the Bizarre’ spirit that all Gap Adventures staff possess.
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Jetstar details capacity growth
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010THE Qantas Group late yesterday confirmed some of the details its previously announced capacity boost (TD 12 Aug), with Jetstar to add 45 extra weekly services from Sydney and Melbourne.
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TD’s Rail Europe winner
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Michael D. Williams, who’s a Sydney-based travel agent from one of the Rail Europe family of GSAs.
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LAN to Montevideo
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010LAN Peru has announced a new route from Lima to Montevideo flying five times weekly, effective 01 Nov, according to agent GDSs.
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AA boosts bins
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010AMERICAN Airlines has announced a revamp of some of its 737 aircraft, which will include almost doubling the capacity of its overhead luggage bins.
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QF UK crew search
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010QANTAS is this week advertising in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for flight attendants for its London Heathrow base.
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Window Seat 31 Aug 10
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010THEY say that all publicity is good publicity, but Hayman Island may not agree, after a big story in the online edition of the Sydney Morning Herald misspelt the resort’s name.
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NT leads on accreditation
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010TOURISM NT says the Northern Territory tourism industry is leading Australia in terms of accreditation, with 330 tourism operators across the Territory having achieved accreditation under the new Tourism NT policy which became effective 01 Jul.