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ACCC launches Uber action

: BTN News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the federal court against taxi alternative Uber.

WA eases Level 1 Covid restrictions

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Western Australia will ease Level 1 public health measures from 12.01am Friday, April 29, as the state Approaches a triple dose Covid vaccination rate of 80 per cent.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi adding Ahmedabad run

: BTN News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is adding a route from its Abu Dhabi base to Ahmedabad in India from May 13.

Hawaiian to offer free wifi

: BTN News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Hawaiian Airlines plans to offer a free Starlink wifi service to much of its network - except its B717 inter-island flights - from next year.

Airports Council International (ACI) World has named the 2021 inductees for the ACI director general’s Roll of Excellence, recognising airports that have consistently delivered exceptional customer experience (in the opinion of travellers).

Virgin Australia changes to Sabre’s Revenue Optimizer

: BTN News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Australia’s Virgin Australia is migrating to Sabre’s Revenue Optimizer.

United adds more German cities

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

US carrier United Airlines (UA) has added two extra B787-9 routes from and to the United States and Munich, Germany.

The carrier is operating a daily flight at 16.05 hrs from Munich to Denver, the state capital of Colorado and the gateway to the Rocky Mountains.

IACC reports on venues' recovery targets

: MICE News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Two-thirds of venues say they will recover to 2019 meeting revenue levels in 2022 or 2023, with Danish and Australian venues predicting the fastest recovery, according to the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) annual Meeting Room of the Future Barometer 2022.

Hong Kong to ease Covid rules?

: BTN News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Hong Kong may ease the suspension rules affecting flights that carry more than a certain number of passengers who are found to have Covid-19.

TransNusa aiming for July liftoff

: BTN News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Indonesian carrier TransNusa is still in the process of recertifying its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and is waiting for delivery of its second and third Airbus A320s, but it says it hopes to launch commercial flights in early July, operating Jakarta-Denpasar, Denpasar-Yogyakarta and Jakarta-Yogyakarta.

US authorities act on Aviastar breaches

: BTN News; Tuesday, 26 April 2022

The US government has acted against Russian cargo airline Aviastar-TU for violating US export control regulations imposed under sanctions for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

China Covid control measures promt new dates for shows

: BTN News; Saturday, 23 April 2022

Citing the evolving pandemic situation in China, the government has escalated a number of Covid-19 prevention and control measures. To align with these efforts, Messe Frankfurt is rescheduling two of its Mobility & Logistics fairs in the country. CAPAS Chengdu will move to 18 – 20 August 2022, instead of the original timeslot (19 – 21 May 2022). In addition, the Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) will be held in Tianjin from 23 – 26 March 2023 (in place of 27 – 30 May 2022).

Trivago fined A$44.7m in Australia

: Health & Leisure; Saturday, 23 April 2022

Australia’s Federal Court has ordered accommodation booking company Trivago to pay penalties of A$44.7 million for making misleading representations about hotel room rates on its web site and in television advertising, in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).