Melbourne-Sydney seventh busiest route
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 April 2011
Airline information provider OAG has released data on the world's busiest air routes for this month, April 2011, with the top 10 as follows:
Asia Pacific tops capacity poll
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Despite world airlines cutting capacity to meet fluctuating demand following Japan's devastating earthquakes, the earthquake in New Zealand and political unrest in the Middle East and Africa, OAG says there is unprecedented airline capacity in April.
MICE sector watching 'huge' airline fuel price hikes
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Business travellers and hotels are expected to feel the effects of ongoing aviation fuel rises, with US airlines tipped to set a record for fuel costs when they report quarterly results.
United Continental in Japan aid push
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
US carrier United Continental Holdings says its customers and employees have donated more than US$2.5 million to the American Red Cross to aid those affected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Saudi Arabia, Oman ink Aust bilaterals
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Australia's Federal Department of Transport has finalised new aviation bilaterals with both Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Travelport agents okayed for ASS
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Travelport (Galileo) GDS says business and leisure travel agents now have full access to the new Qantas Advance Seat Selection (ASS) product.
Air Zimbabwe troubles blamed on management
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Striking Air Zimbabwe pilots have blamed previous management for leaving the national airline grounded.
Hackers hit WA VoIP networks
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Western Australian police say there has been an increase in the number of hacks of companies' Voice over IP (VoIP) networks, with the hackers making calls to premium international numbers that often are owned by the attacker. The hacks are only discovered when phone bills come in.
Fraport figures on the rise
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Fraport, the operator of Germany's Frankfurt International Airport, says total passenger traffic for its five majority-owned airports increased in March - by 5.2 per cent to 6.3 million.
Japan lifts radiation warning to Chernobyl level
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Commentators globally were surprised Tuesday when Japanese authorities revised the Fukushima nuclear plant radiation warning upward to seven, the maximum level and the same as Chernobyl in Russia in 1986.
Japanese hotel arrivals plummet
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Japan's Prince Hotels group says up to 90 per cent of reservations made by foreign visitors at its 44 hotels have been cancelled.
EU liquids rule to add to delays?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 13 April 2011
European airports and airlines say passengers face longer delays from late this month when the EU's ban on carrying liquids in hand luggage is eased.
SIA in PayPal deal
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Singapore's Singapore Airlines (SIA) has inked a deal that allows passengers to use online payment service provider PayPal to pay for tickets.
