News
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CX boosts Sapporo
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010CATHAY Pacific is responding to high demand for flights to Sapporo in Japan during the summer holiday season by increasing frequencies to daily in Jul & Aug.
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Busy Dec for SYD
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010DECEMBER was the busiest month of the year at Sydney Airport in 2010, with traffic up 8% on the year prior, according to monthly stats released by MAp.
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New TCF members
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010THE Travel Compensation Fund has admitted 10 new head office locations for participation in the fund between 29 Dec and 15 Jan.
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Rail clarification
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010RAIL Europe in Australia has advised that the 60+ InterRail Pass which is targeted to the ‘60 plussers’ market (TD yesterday) is currently not available to purchase by the local market.
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bmi cuts business
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010BRITISH carrier and Star Alliance member bmi has announced a revamp of its inflight product, including moving to a single all-economy cabin on short-haul flights.
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Expo 2010 deals
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010WENDY Wu Tours has joined with Cathay Pacific to release a range of new short stay packages for travellers wanting to attend the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
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$200,000 agency collapse
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010THE Travel Compensation Fund has confirmed receiving more than $200,000 in claims as the result of the collapse of Brasil Travel Specialist in Manly, NSW.
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Skybus AM boost
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010MELBOURNE airport transfer service Skybus has said that “unprecedented demand for early morning departures” has made it necessary to dramatically boost its early morning schedule to Melbourne Airport.
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DJ to Christmas
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010VIRGIN Blue has released launch fares for its new Indian Ocean services to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island (TD 24 Dec) which will start operating to Christmas Island from Thu 01 Apr.
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Travelport to float
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010GDS firm Travelport, which operates the Galileo and Worldspan reservation systems as well as other travel businesses including hotel booking system GTA and OctopusTravel has announced plans to raise US$1.775 billion capital through a listing on the London Stock Exchange.