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| //03-08-2009 ATLANTA — American Airlines has inspected dozens of planes and found three with tiny scratches on the aluminum skin of the fuselage that may have been caused by airport jetbridges used by passengers to walk on and off aircraft.
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| //02-08-2009 Southwest Airlines said on Thursday that it was preparing a bid, valued at a minimum of $113.6 million, for its low-fare rival Frontier Airlines, which sought bankruptcy protection in April 2008. |
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 | //26-07-2009 American Airlines, looking to goose revenue in a recessionary environment, plans to raise checked-bag fees on U.S. domestic itineraries by $5.
Airlines have been suffering despite markedly lower fuel prices as business and leisure travel slump. Just last week, American Airlines parent AMR Corp. ( AMR) reported a 21% drop in second-quarter revenue although its loss narrowed largely because of year-ago charges.
The fees, first enacted as fuel costs were on their way to record highs, will rise to $20 for the first bag and $30 for the second on tickets bought after Aug. 13. T |
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| //22-07-2009 Qantas announced it would again host a series of tourism industry seminars around Australia as part of its commitment to sustainable tourism in 2009.
Group Executive Qantas Airlines Commercial, Mr Rob Gurney, said the seminars would build on last year's successful workshops.
"Last year's seminar program involved the participation of over 600 tourism operators and related businesses," Mr Gurney said.
"This year's seminars, titled Investing for the Long Haul, will again help raise awareness of the potential environmental impacts of tourism operations and provide solutions for best practice in sustainability, including highlighting opportunities to access government subsidies.
"Following last year's seminars, our research indicated 85 per cent of delegates had implemented or planned new measures for best practice in sustainable tourism."
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| //22-07-2009 Lufthansa and Brussels are now offering codeshare flights on selected long-haul routes as part of their agreement to expand their cooperation and open up their networks to each other's passengers. The first jointly operated long-haul services are Brussels Airlines flights from Brussels to Entebbe, Uganda and the new Lufthansa connection from Frankfurt to Libreville, Gabon. Flights on both theses routes can be booked with immediate effect under the partner's flight number. Lufthansa passengers can thus fly to Entebbe via Brussels under a Lufthansa flight number. Lufthansa does not operate its own flights to this destination in Uganda. Likewise, Brussels Airlines passengers can fly to Libreville, the capital of Gabon, from Brussels via Frankfurt. |
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 | //22-07-2009 Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic, today warned that the UK Government’s plans to increase taxes on air passengers are out of control and will hurt passengers, the aviation industry and developing regions such as the Caribbean and Africa.
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| //21-07-2009 With the current condition of the Influenza A (H1N1), you are advised to refer to the Messages for Visitors and the Travel Trade prepared by The Tourism Commission in Hong Kong. Travel and business activities are as usual in Hong Kong. There is no restriction on travel or quarantine of visitors in Hong Kong.
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| //19-07-2009 What to do with my dog, Sophie. I rescued Sophie, a Boxer/Beagle/Pit from the doggy gallows in 2001 when she was about 3. She is, shall we say, a "special needs" dog. Sophie suffers from a mental condition called "separation anxiety," which is apparently all-too-common among shelter dogs. That means she flips out whenever she is left at home alone. She has been known to shred curtains, devour sofas, and rip up blinds. Not to mention urinate and defecate all over the house. This state of panic will last for as long as it takes for someone to return. Once I left her on my balcony and she leapt 30 feet to the concrete below. Fortunately, since she is built like a tank, her only injury was a scraped elbow and elevated liver enzymes. |
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| //19-07-2009 Take a captivating journey to the heart of Russia, where legends and history surround you at every turn. The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow lies at the edge of the famed Red Square - site of countless coronations, conflicts and celebrations. Today, this symbolic space serves as a cultural epicenter of one of the world’s great cities and invites visitors to share in its many wonders.
Except the fine location and comfort rooms Ritz Carlton , Moscow offers 15% discount on food and beverages at Caviarterra Restaurant to all Aeroflot Bonus members.
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| //19-07-2009 Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for June 2009 that show a sharp fall in passenger numbers compared to the same month last year, in part due to the impact of the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. There was also another marked year-on-year drop in the amount of cargo and mail carried.
In June, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 1,738,413 passengers – a drop of 18.1% against the same month in 2008 - while the load factor fell by 4.5 percentage points to 76.8%. Capacity for the month, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), was down 9.1%. For the year to date, the number of passengers carried has fallen 4.2% while capacity has declined by 2.1%.
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| //18-07-2009 Qantas has re-affirmed its support for sustainable tourism through the Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism in 2009.
Group Executive Qantas Airlines Commercial, Mr Rob Gurney, said the award was developed to encourage Australian Tourism Operators to minimise their impact on the environment.
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| //02-07-2009 Southwest Airlines Co. has added two new wine brands on its flights, a spokeswoman for the company said Wednesday.
While the addition of two new brands -- a Coastal Ridge Chardonnay and a Coastal Ridge Merlot produced by California's Bronco Wine Co. -- will not necessarily add new revenue to the airline since they're replacing existing brands and are still priced at $5 per glass, the new brands are part of an ongoing Southwest initiative to research customers' desires and to use that data to enhance the flying experience, Ashley Rogers, a spokeswoman for Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE:LUV) said Wednesday. |
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| //02-07-2009 Airline stocks took a dip Thursday after a U.S. job report showed Americans were losing jobs at a faster pace than May.
At last check, the NYSE Arca Airline Index fell 1.7% to 17.08 with all but two of its 13 components in the red. The benchmark index is now about 37% above its all-time low struck in March, but is still off 10% from its year-to-date peak of 19.48. |
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