30 May, 2008
Contrary to popular perception, most firms shun the pointy end of the aircraft when they send executives on business trips, a survey finds.
Only 10 per cent of companies chose business class when booking work trips, a survey by Visa and the Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) found.
Of the remaining 90 per cent, [...]
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30 May, 2008
- Tiger Airways to charge for all check in baggage for bookings after 29 May 2008
- All bookings made prior to 29 May continue to receive 15kg free baggage allowance
- New charges ensure that customers travelling without checked baggage will always get the lowest of low fares.
Tiger Airways has revamped its baggage policy to ensure [...]
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23 May, 2008
RESIDENTS of Australia’s red centre may see Boeing’s new fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner in action before much of the rest of the world.
Boeing is looking at Alice Springs as a possible site for its flight-testing program.
While a final decision has yet to the made, 787 program chief Pat Shanahan said yesterday that Alice Springs was being [...]
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23 May, 2008
Qantas announced that it would increase its international and domestic fares for tickets issued in Australia from 4 June onwards.
Qantas CEO, Geoff Dixon said that international and domestic fares would increase by 4 per cent and 3 percent respectively.
“Oil and jet fuel prices continue to break records, with West Texas Intermediate spot crude oil passing [...]
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