News
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2009 in Review Nov/Dec
Thursday | Dec 24 2009Travel Daily concludes its review of the big news and events of the past 12 months which have affected the travel industry – today we look back at the months of Nov and Dec-to-date.
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New Finnair spa
Thursday | Dec 24 2009FINNAIR has opened a new ‘Via Spa’ in its lounge at Helsinki- Vantaa Airport, with the lounge and spa offering “unique wellness and comfort services, particularly for transfer passengers travelling between Europe and Asia.”
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Gay cruise growth
Thursday | Dec 24 2009US gay travel specialist Atlantis Events has chartered the newly renamed Azamara Club Cruises’ Azamara Quest for what’s being promoted as the first gay cruise to China, South Korea and Japan.
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DJ ‘lost’ passenger
Thursday | Dec 24 2009VIRGIN Blue has been accused of losing a 38-year-old deaf and mute woman at Brisbane airport as she attempted to transfer to a flight to Fiji on Mon.
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QF retimes HKG services
Thursday | Dec 24 2009QANTAS has announced new operating times for its services to Hong Kong from both Brisbane and Perth, saying the move aims to provide “greater convenience and better connections for customers”.
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Rex exits Mackay-Townsville route
Thursday | Dec 24 2009Regional Express to drop Mackay-Townsville on 01 Jan
Regional Express has just announced it will cease operating flights between Mackay and Townsville, just three months after launching the services in competition with QantasLink.
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New Argentina fee
Thursday | Dec 24 2009AUTHORITIES in Argentina have announced a new “reciprocity fee” which will apply to all arrivals from Australia, Canada and the USA effective 28 Dec.
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LAN orders 30 jets
Thursday | Dec 24 2009LATIN America carrier LAN has placed an order for 30 new Airbus A320s which will be used to boost regional and domestic operations.
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UA, CO and ANA apply for immunity
Thursday | Dec 24 2009STAR Alliance members United Airlines, Continental and All Nippon Airways have applied to the US Department of Transportation for antitrust immunity to allow them to “create a more efficient and comprehensive trans Pacific network”.