News
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BA strike vote
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010THE union representing British Airways cabin crew has confirmed it will hold another ballot which could see the carrier hit by a strike sometime in March.
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HOT responds to AFTA
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010HOUSE of Travel has issued a statement responding to the AFTA discussion paper on the future of travel agency regulation and consumer protection, saying that while supporting reform, it believes the AFTA proposal “falls short in some areas”.
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Tiger sets price
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010TIGER Airways has announced the pricing of its Initial Public Offering at S$1.50 per share, in the middle of the indicative range announced earlier.
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QF slashed business 27%
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010THE global economic downturn saw Qantas reduce the business class capacity of its 747-400s on some routes by 27% to just 38 seats as it adjusted to lower demand for premium seats.
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Valentine’s cruises
Monday | Jan 18 2010CAPTAIN Cook Cruises is making the most of Valentine’s Day by running special breakfast, lunch and dinner cruises on Sydney Harbour aboard MV Sydney 2000.
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More ways to ANC
Monday | Jan 18 2010ALASKA seems to be the flavour of the month with US carriers, after Continental Airlines announced it will launch flights between Portland, Oregon and Anchorage.
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OS red ticket deal
Monday | Jan 18 2010AUSTRIAN Airlines has issued a new Red Ticket economy fare to Europe via Bangkok from $1499 gross, valid for ticketing from today with travel to 30 Jun, commissionable at 7%.
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JFK evacuation
Monday | Jan 18 2010HUNDREDS of American Airlines’ passengers were evacuated from one of its terminals at New York’s JFK airport on Sat because of a security breach when a passenger mistakenly walked through a door used only by airport workers.
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SQ loads strong
Monday | Jan 18 2010SINGAPORE Airlines has reported a 84.3% load factor for Dec, up almost 5 percentage points from a year ago.
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Cooks is cooking
Monday | Jan 18 2010COOK Island Tourism has today announced soaring Australian arrivals for 2009, with figures up 34% to over 12000.