News
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FR ditching Italy?
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009NO FRILLS Irish airline Ryanair is considering dropping its flight operations within Italy due to new rules that are being rolled out by the country’s authorities over the type of ID pax require to fly.
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EK A380 to Jeddah
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009EMIRATES will launch a four times weekly service to Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 01 Feb, using one of its increasing number of A380 superjumbos.
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More TCF sign-ups
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009THE Travel Compensation Fund admitted eight new head offices and four branch locations between 16-24 Dec.
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QF/Fiji seeking help
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009QANTAS and the Fiji Govt are looking to shore up expert advice from airlines in Singapore, Japan or Malaysia to assess the value of QF’s 46% stake in Air Pacific.
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Air Tickets strategise in Fiji
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009The Concorde Agency Network’s Air Tickets team recently travelled to Fiji to set out their strategy for 2010.
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EU extending ties
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009THE European Union has signed air liberalisation pacts with two Nordic and some African states, in addition to new ties established with Canada (TD 18 Dec).
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Carbon tax for pax
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009THE price of domestic airfares in Australia will rise if the govt’s emissions trading scheme is passed by Parliment next year, The Age reports.
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LH/LX on Amadeus
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009LUFTHANSA and Swiss Intl Air Lines have signed a long-term full content agreement with Amadeus which will see agents around the globe have access to both airlines fares, schedules and inventory.
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MU orders 16 A330s
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009CHINA Eastern Airlines (MU) has placed a US$2.6 billion order with Airbus for 16 A330 aircraft, to be delivered between 2011 and 2014.