News
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SAS office hours
Monday | Jan 4 2010SCANDINAVIAN Airlines Systems (SAS) in Australia is notifying the travel industry of new office hours for 2010, effective from today.
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EK alters MEL route
Monday | Jan 4 2010EMIRATES has changed the flight path of one of its daily Melbourne- Dubai services to operate via Kuala Lumpur, according to travel agent GDSs and the Dubai-based carrier’s website.
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A VAry Australian venture
Thursday | Dec 31 2009VENTURE Holidays recently hosted a group of agents in Phuket to help promote its Thailand product.
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Believe It or Not!
Thursday | Dec 31 2009MEXICO has opened its third Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Plaza Acuario, featuring freak animals, shrunken heads and matchstick art.
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Free flight offer
Thursday | Dec 31 2009TRAVELTRAIN is offering pax travelling aboard The Sunlander in Queenslander Class a free flight with Virgin Blue when booking between 05 Jan-31 Mar.
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Traffic rises in Nov
Thursday | Dec 31 2009THE Int’l Air Transport Assoc. (IATA) says passenger demand on international scheduled flights was up 2.1% in Nov compared to the same month last year.
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Mid-air near miss
Thursday | Dec 31 2009The incident, which involved an aircraft from the national airline of Israel, El-Al, and Air France on Mon night, triggered emergency alarms in the cockpit of both planes to warn the pilots that they were on a collision course.
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Bankruptcy fears for JAL
Thursday | Dec 31 2009HESITATION by Japan Airlines Corp. to formally announce which US airline it may form a joint venture with appears to be costing the flag carrier dearly.
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AUS/USD parity?
Thursday | Dec 31 2009ANALYSTS are predicting that the Australian Dollar could reach parity with the US Dollar in 2010, a milestone that could see overseas tourist numbers skyrocket.