News
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In-flight mobiles
Friday | Jul 30 2010THE Australian Communications and Media Authority has today given the formal go-ahead for in-flight use of mobile phones.
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MAS boosts Sydney
Friday | Jul 30 2010MALAYSIA Airlines today said it will add two new direct flights between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur (on Tue and Thu) from 31 Oct, lifting capacity to 14/week.
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CWT up 43.5%
Friday | Jul 30 2010CARLSON Wagonlit Travel today announced that its Asia Pacific volume was up 43.5% for the first six months of 2010, with the region recovering much faster than other parts the globe.
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Stella execs share details
Friday | Jul 30 2010PETER Lacaze will hold more than 11.6 million shares in Jetset Travelworld after it merges with Stella Travel, according to the very last section of the 204-page Explanatory Memorandum released yesterday.
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Alliance Shanghai’d
Friday | Jul 30 2010SHANGHAI Airlines has announced it will withdraw from the Star Alliance in three months, with the move widely expected after its merger last year with China Eastern Airlines.
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JTG shares slip
Friday | Jul 30 2010SHARES in Jetset Travelworld dropped back slightly after the announcement of the details of the proposed merger with Stella Travel, as exclusively covered in the special supplementary edition of TD – see traveldaily.com.au.
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Viva Madrid!
Friday | Jul 30 2010TODAY the front page of Travel Daily is a special purple in honour of the launch of Emirates’ new flights to Madrid.
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QF First delayed
Friday | Jul 30 2010QANTAS has once again extended the suspension of its First Class offering on a number of routes, indicating the ongoing weakness in premium demand to some destinations.
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FC ‘no objection’ to deal
Friday | Jul 30 2010FLIGHT Centre says it doesn’t have any objection to the proposed merger between Stella and Jetset Travelworld (TD yesterday), but is scratching its head at some of the figures and commentary in the Explanatory Memorandum covering the deal.
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Mt Buller film fest
Friday | Jul 30 2010VICTORIA’S Mt Buller will host its own short film festival on 14 Aug, screening films from the winners of this year’s TropFest Short Film Festival.