News
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Qantas flight drama
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010QANTAS flight QF05 bound for Singapore last night was forced to return to Sydney, after the pilot discovered an issue in the third engine, dumping fuel and touching down safely just 65 minutes after take off.
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Wilcannia eco-hotel
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010NEW South Wales’ outback is expected to have a major tourism boost if the proposal for a riverside eco-resort gets approved to meet fast growing demand for accom in Wilcannia, along the Darling River Run.
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Flighties jet to Port Douglas
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010FLIGHT Centre’s Future Team Leaders from Tasmania spent the weekend in Port Douglas for a conference, sponsored by Infinity and Cover-More Travel Insurance. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4478845806/
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Wanaka flights
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010NEW Zealand’s flyDirect will begin offering services from Wellington and Christchurch to Wanaka for guests booking a ski package deal, from 01 Jul.
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RSI down under
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010ITALIAN tour & event operator RSI Group is launching in the local market in Apr and will hold an information roadshow for key wholesalers and MICE operators in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Travelport Expands
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010TRAVELPORT has signed a multi- year agreement with Online Travel Agent (OTA), Cleartrip, based in Mumbai, to enhance its eCommerce portfolio of products.
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Air France lawsuits
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010AIR France is being sued by relatives of passengers who were killed, when the A330 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 01 Jun just three and a half hours into the flight from Rio de Janeiro, for ‘wrongful death’ against the Airbus alleging that the aircraft crashed because of flaws in the plane and its US made components.
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CCT membership
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010CENTRAL Coast Tourism (CCT) has overhauled its membership structure, now allowing tourism operators to select the extent of marketing they wish to be involved in with the organisation.
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SFO near miss
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010THE US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident at San Francisco in which a United Airlines 777 came within 200 feet of another aircraft shortly after taking off for Beijing earlier this week.
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Cheap dom. flights
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010VIRGIN Blue and Jetstar have today instigated a battle on domestic fares, with DJ launching a $29 one way fare sale on select services this morning that was quickly matched by JQ for $25.