News
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Credit card swiped
Monday | Jan 18 2010A FORMER Virgin Blue baggage handler has been ordered to pay restitution after he admitted stealing a credit card from a passenger’s luggage.
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Wilson DriveTravel return
Monday | Jan 18 2010TONY Wilson has re-emerged as the sole director and secretary of the company which now operates the Drive Travel websites, which were previously operated by his Global Travel Corporation which collapsed just over a year ago owing over $3m (TD 29 Oct 08).
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BA sued over ‘slur’
Monday | Jan 18 2010LEGAL action has been launched against British Airways over its policy which ensures that male passengers are not seated next to children they don’t know.
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Fiji on TV
Monday | Jan 18 2010TOURISM Fiji has launched a three week east coast capital city television advertising campaign, in conjunction with Air Pacific and a range of wholesale partners.
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Scenic to Lhasa
Monday | Jan 18 2010SCENIC Tours has added a three night visit to Lhasa, Tibet to its 2010 China & Vietnam program.
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JAL set for Skyteam
Monday | Jan 18 2010REPORTS from Japan are suggesting the beleaguered Japan Airlines is set to accept an offer from Delta Airlines which would see the Japanese carrier switch from oneworld to the Skyteam airline alliance.
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Pacific Flier launch stalled
Monday | Jan 18 2010STARTUP carrier Pacific Flier has been forced to hold off on the launch of passenger and cargo services between Brisbane and Micronesia by a few weeks due to objections from two rival airlines.
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New LHW role
Monday | Jan 18 2010KATEY Matthews has been appointed to the newly created role of Regional Director Australia and New Zealand for The Leading Hotels of the World.
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Strikes strike Paris
Friday | Jan 15 2010THE plans of thousands of travellers passing through Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports in Paris have been thrown into disarray after the second day of protests about job cuts.
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Loyalty helps Haiti
Friday | Jan 15 2010US airlines are leveraging their loyalty programs to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.