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| //27-11-2009 Early this year, when Indian companies felt the tremors of the global economic meltdown and embarked on a cost-cutting drive, business travel by air was one of the first few expenses to be struck off the list. This had badly hit Anoop Kanuga, who owns a travel firm in Mumbai. His airline ticket bookings for business clients plunged to new lows. |
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 | //27-11-2009 AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) will start weekend only nonstop service between Des Moines and Orlando starting on March 6, 2010 with Boeing 717s. |
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| //20-11-2009 Second Quarter Loss Narrows To $159 Million |
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| //20-11-2009 (HONG KONG) Dragonair is to offer its passengers the option to secure seats with extra legroom in its Economy Class cabins by paying an additional charge. These seats were previously only open for reservation by Marco Polo Club members of a certain level and those passengers in the highest booking classes, but soon they will be open for booking in advance by all passengers who meet specific safety requirements.
From December 1, 2009, Dragonair passengers will be able to secure an extra-legroom seat on Bengaluru flights by paying US$100 or redeeming 20,000 Asia Miles per sector. From January 1, 2010, passengers can also secure these seats on flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou as well as to non-Mainland regional destinations by paying US$25 or 5,000 Asia Miles. |
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| //20-11-2009 Air China launched the new Chengdu - Hefei - Seoul (return flight) route. Flights depart from Chengdu at 08:20; Hefei at 11:20. Return flights depart from Seoul at 15:25 local time; Hefei at 17:45. Flights operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Hefei is located at Anhui Province in China. Anhui has 208 sites classified as A-class National Tourist Zones, which include 2 AAAAA zones (Huangshan and Jiuhuashan) and 42 AAAA zones. Known for its rich cultural heritage, Anhui Province has a large number of historical and cultural monuments. Huangshan, Jiuhuashan and Huangmei Opera, as well as other famous sites, have attracted more than ten million domestic and foreign visitors annually to the beautiful and charming Anhui.
By opening the new route, Air China continues to provide passengers with more and better flight services. Chengdu will also be used as a hub where passengers can enjoy additional transfer services. |
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| //19-11-2009 (HONG KONG) Dragonair has introduced a special crab roe seasonal menu to mark the annual hairy crab season.
The new crab dishes are now being served to First Class passengers on outbound flights from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Beijing until the end of November.
Dragonair inflight catering team works closely with its catering provider and well-known restaurants in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Mainland to introduce new dishes for passengers to enjoy the authentic taste of Asian-style food. The hairy crab season is eagerly anticipated by food connoisseurs every year and Dragonair is offering a series of special dishes featuring crab roe this month.
The new crab roe menu features popular crab dishes including Crab Roe with Steamed Egg White and Bean Curd, E-fu Noodle in Soup with Crab Roe, Crab Meat and Shrimp, Crab Roe, Crab meat and Fish Maw in Broth, Steamed Crab Roe and Pork Dumpling, and Stuffed Scallop with Prawn Mousse topped with Crab Roe Sauce. |
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| //19-11-2009 The inaugural Singapore Airlines A380 service bound for Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria, took off from Singapore Changi Airport last evening and touched down at Melbourne Airport early this morning.
With 453 customers on board the 471-seat double-decker aircraft, SQ227 departed Singapore at 2100hrs and arrived in Melbourne at around 0545hrs this morning, 25 minutes ahead of schedule. The A380 will embark on its return journey with over 450 customers on board, departing Melbourne at 1550hrs and touching down in Singapore at 2140hrs.
Melbourne is the second Australian city and sixth city in Singapore Airlines’ network to receive the A380. Singapore Airlines currently operates 21 weekly flights between Singapore and Melbourne, including the daily A380 service.
“The A380 continues to be extremely popular with our customers, as we see very positive booking response for our scheduled A380 services between Singapore and Melbourne. Since the start of its operation in October 2007, the A380 has carried more than 1.8 million customers on more than 4600 commercial flights. Our A380 customers tremendously enjoy the quiet cabin ambience, our innovative inflight products and gracious service delivered by our cabin crew. On routes with multiple daily frequencies operated with different aircraft, many of our customers will specifically choose the service that is operated by this clean and green superjumbo,” said Mr. Huang Cheng Eng, Singapore Airlines’ Executive Vice President, Marketing and the Regions. |
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| //19-11-2009 Luxury In-Flight Seating
The Forbidden Pavilion First Class seats are designed with three seating positions – Standard, Executive and Rest – to create optimal personal space. Greater comfort comes with these spacious luxury seats and they allow you to relax as if you were in your own home. Capital Pavilion Business Class seats feature a reclining angle of 170 degrees.
There are 10.4 inch LCD screens in front of each first and business passenger seat, and 60 movie DVDs, 98 music CDs and a variety of electronic games regularly updated for passengers’ choice. Multiple-system power connections are also available right at your fingertips. |
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| //10-11-2009 "There is no better way to fly."
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is one of the world‘s leading airlines. As an aviation group, the company carries more than 56 million passengers in the „Passage“ business segment.
The company‘s customer base is being continuously reinforced – above all in the European home market and with the focus on the „Business Customers“ segment.
Lufthansa offers you a direct approach to this target group along the entire travel chain, with customized and unusual advertising media.
Use the Lufthansa brand as an efficient medium for your advertising message. |
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| //09-11-2009 Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical storm today after the U.S. Gulf Coast braced itself for more troubling weather. In Nicaragua last week, Hurricane Ida destroyed homes, damaged schools and bridges as it moved through the Caribbean. Currently, the National Hurricane Center has a public advisory on its site. |
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| //02-11-2009 BEIJING, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Air China and Continental Airlines
launch frequent flyer program cooperation beginning October 27, 2009.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080625/CNW017LOGO )
Air China PhoenixMiles members will earn Status Mileage on all scheduled
flights operated by Continental, and redeem Award Travel for round trips and
Award Upgrades on all scheduled flights operated and marketed by Continental.
Continental OnePass members will earn EQM or EQP on all scheduled flights
operated by Air China, and redeem Award Travel for round trips and Award
Upgrades on all scheduled flights operated and marketed by Air China.
Air China PhoenixMiles members please visit our website
http://www.phoenixmiles.com or contact our service centre 4006-100-666 for
detailed information on how to accrue and redeem your mileage.
SOURCE Air China
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| //02-11-2009 If your most recent flight felt crowded, it was.
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 | //02-11-2009 Within the last 48 hours, Continental has entered into bilateral commercial agreements with all of the existing 24 Star Alliance members. These agreements define the business relationships underpinning the Star Alliance brand and services, including reciprocal earning and redemption of frequent flyer miles.
In addition, Continental has signed code-sharing agreements with four Star Alliance members -- United, Lufthansa, Air Canada and bmi. Code-sharing with additional airlines in Star Alliance will be implemented in the coming months. Code-sharing facilitates marketing of interline itineraries and creates operational synergies that improve the flight-connecting experience for travelers on itineraries involving more than one airline. |
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