Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on December 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Japan Airlines to increase fares between Japan and Hawaii by 13%
Japan Airlines (JAL) is raising its international fares from Japan to Hawaii by 13 percent. The JAL Group announced Friday it has requested approval from the Japanese government to raise fares for Japan departures on all international flights to Hawaii and the Americas. The increase will take effect...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on December 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Airport Blackout Delay flights
Darkness at the state’s largest airport has turned to daylight. Still for some…. “We’re coming up on 18 hours,” said Greg Schwann, visitor from Australia. “So another 10 hours before we get out of here, so it’s gonna be a 2 day stay in the airport,” said...
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Posted by jones in Airline News on December 29th, 2008 | No Comments
China Airlines to launch new flights for South Korea and Australia
News from China Airlines is that it will launch several international flights linking Taiwan with South Korea’s Taegu and Kwangju and Cheongju, as well as Cairnes in Australia. The flight service linking Kaohsiung in Taiwan with South Korea’s Cheongju has been launched on December 26, and will...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on December 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Travel operators launch early booking price war
Travel companies are reducing their rates and introducing a number of special package deals that include free places for children, extra holiday weeks and flights without supplement charges. They are also telling customers that this may be the only time to find a holiday bargain for the coming year....
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on December 25th, 2008 | No Comments
Nigeria: Passengers Stranded As Weather Disrupts Flights
Lagos — Thousands of air passengers were stranded at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday due to inclement weather. The Minister of Aviation, Mr. Babatunde Omotoba, who was scheduled to commission the Air Filed Lighting (AFL) at the airport, had his trip from Abuja to Port Harcourt...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on December 25th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways and American Airlines Tie-up Delayed by US Department of Transportation
The hopes of British Airways for securing an alliance deal with American Airlines has taken a hit from American regulators only a few days after the proposed merger between the British airline and Qantas, the national carrier of Australia, collapsed.  The US Department of Transportation ordered...
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Posted by jones in Travel on December 25th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways New Year Sale
Fly to New York for as low as £259 in the British Airways New Year sale that started on Tuesday, December 23. Over 75 destinations are included in the sale with the USA high on the list with Boston, Philadelphia and Washington from £279. Los Angeles and San Francisco are on sale from £339 and Chicago...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on December 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways launched sale on fares
British Airways has announced the launch of a sale on fares to over 75 destinations. The sale runs from 23 December 2008 to 27 January 2009 for selected travel dates between January and September 2009. Both long-haul and short-haul flights are included in the sale. Long-haul destinations include various...
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Posted by jones in Worldwide Flights on December 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways to buy 11 new regional jets, cut long-haul fares
British Airways, the UK’s flagship carrier, is looking for expansion, with £240 million orders for 11 new state-of-the-art Embraer aircraft for City Airport. BA, which operates daily flights from Bahrain to London Heathrow airport, also cut its fuel surcharge by as much as a third on long-haul...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on December 19th, 2008 | No Comments
South African Airways set to launch route to Buenos Aires
South African Airways (SAA) will launch a new route to Buenos Aires next year as part of a broader growth strategy, the airline announced. The new flights on the route between Johannesburg and Buenos Aires in Argentina will begin on April 8, 2009 and will initially take place twice a week. An Airbus...
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Posted by jones in Airline News on December 19th, 2008 | No Comments
Delta adding flights to Australia, Brazil
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday it will add international routes from Los Angeles supported by a recent partnership with Alaska Air Group. In July 2009 from Los Angeles International Airport, Delta (NYSE: DAL) will launch its first-ever daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia....
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Posted by mkmajeed in Travel on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments
British Airways to drop fuel surcharge from December 18
British Airways announced that it will drop its fuel surcharge by as much as a third on longhaul services from December 18. British Airways announced, for World Traveller flights over nine hours, a reduction of £30 per sector to £66. On flights of less than nine hours, the airline revealed a reduction...
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