Posted by Travigators in Airline News on March 16th, 2009 | No Comments
Qatar Airways to Raise Frequency to Select Destinations; Launch New Routes
Qatar Airways has confirmed plans to launch scheduled flights to Australia and further expand its operations in India and Europe with new routes from the start of the Northern Winter 2009 schedules. Flights to the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne, together with new services to Goa and Amritsar...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Airline Financial News on March 16th, 2009 | No Comments
Cathay Pacific Reports Record Loss
The Cathay Pacific Group has reported an attributable loss of HK$8,558 million in 2008, compared to a profit of HK$7,023 million the previous year. The 2008 result is a record annual loss for the airline. Group turnover rose by 14.9% to HK$86,578 million in 2008. Business in the first six months of the...
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Posted by Travigators in Worldwide Flights on March 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Virgin Atlantic Battles British Airways in Europe
Virgin Atlantic will be putting British Airways to the test in Europe as they open up their short-haul flights for that area later this week. Virgin Atlantic will be expanding over into Europe as part of their 25th year anniversary. The airline did offer some flights from London to Brussels under the...
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Posted by Yamna in Airline News on March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
Korean Air orders Six More Airbus A330-200s
Korean Air has placed a new firm order with Airbus for six more A330-200 aircraft. The order is the first for the new 238 tonne increased take-off weight version of the popular twin-engine widebody, offering an extended flying range of up to 7,200 nautical miles. Scheduled for delivery from 2010, the...
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Posted by jones in Hotel News on March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
Sanctum Soho Hotel in London joins Design Hotels
Sanctum Soho Hotel, one of the newest members of Design Hotels, is scheduled to open this month.  The 30-room property, representing a near £10-million investment, reflects the vision and sensibility of its owner, Mark Fuller, a former music manager turned nightlife impresario. Enviably positioned...
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Posted by jones in Airline News on February 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Japan Airlines improves meal choices
Japan Airlines has announced improvements to its inflight meal service on flights to destinations in Europe. The carrier plans to extend the inflight catering setup on its flights to the USA to its services from Tokyo to London, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. People travelling on Japan Airlines’...
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Posted by jones in Airline Financial News on February 20th, 2009 | No Comments
Air France May Defer 1 or 2 Airbus A380 Deliveries
Bloomberg — Air France-KLM Group is considering deferring one or two of the Airbus SAS A380 superjumbo jets it has on order as a recession weakens demand for air travel, said Pierre Vellay, the airline’s director of fleet development. “It’s a very serious crisis,” Vellay told reporters...
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Posted by Travigators in Worldwide Flights on February 20th, 2009 | No Comments
Ufone in-flight roaming service
KARACHI – In order to enable all its valued post-paid customers to enjoy roaming service while travelling by air, Ufone, one of the leading telecom companies of Pakistan, has introduced the in-flight roaming service on Emirates flights from Middle East to Asia, Europe and USA. This convenience...
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Posted by Yamna in Visitors Talk on February 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Passenger has ‘had it’ With Air Namibia
Air Namibia, how do you still keep operating? Almost every Air Namibia flight scheduled these days is either delayed, or promptly cancelled. Last week on Thursday afternoon a friend was scheduled to fly to Johannesburg, but when he got to the airport: … “Flight Cancelled” – as displayed...
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Posted by Yamna in Airline News on February 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Non stop flights by Etihad Airways
Starting September 2, 2009, Etihad Airways will fly non-stop from Abu Dhabi to Chicago, offering excellent connections via Abu Dhabi to and from destinations in the Indian Subcontinent, the Gulf, Middle East, Africa and Australia. The service will initially operate three times a week and will go up to...
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Posted by Naseer Ahmad in Travel on February 19th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Get An Inside Look At Europe Through Exciting River Cruises
When you say the word "cruise," most people automatically think of massive, ocean-going party ships with formal dinners and Broadway-style shows. However, for those who love to travel by water, there’s an alternate type of cruising that unlocks the culture, history and people of each...
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Posted by jones in Airline News on October 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment
British Airways launches economy flight sale
British Airways has launched a promotion in the UK which gives travellers discounts of up to 40% off flights worldwide. Sun revellers can escape to Mauritius from just £603 (saving up to £112), seek an adventure packed safari in Johannesburg from £544 (saving up to £149) or fall head over heels...
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Posted by jones in Airline Financial News on October 25th, 2008 | No Comments
European markets rocked by recession fears
Profit warnings, plunging oil prices and more evidence that the British economy is in recession sent European markets falling by more than 6 per cent Friday as the global sell-off picked up momentum. The rout began in Asia, with the Japanese markets hitting their lowest level in five years, and tore...
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