EU to simplify airline-passenger rights law
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 12 April 2011
The European Union is to change its controversial law on airline-passenger rights as it reacts to criticisms from both carriers and consumers.
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The European Union is to change its controversial law on airline-passenger rights as it reacts to criticisms from both carriers and consumers.
Japan's Japan Airlines (JAL) is co-operating with Australia's consumer watchdog, but still has been ordered to pay a US$5.5 million penalty for its involvement in a 'fuel surcharge and other charges' price fixing cartel.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the north east of Japan Monday, temporarily disrupting power to the Fukushima nuclear power plant's reactors. A tsunami alert was issued and then withdrawn.
Singapore's Singapore Airlines (SIA) has inked a five-year participation agreement with travel IT firm Amadeus.
Boeing 737 fleets world wide including in Australia and New Zealand face further inspections after the accident in which the roof of a Southwest Airlines jet ripped open at 34,000 feet.
UAE-based Emirates is rapidly moving up the ranks and now is seen as the world's third-largest carrier by capacity.
Reports in UK media say some hotels in Europe and the USA are deliberately downgrading from five stars to four in order to save themselves money and attract more business people, who are claimed to be shunning top-end properties as a mark of austerity.
Indonesia's Garuda Indonesia has signed a co-operation pact with the 26th Indonesia SEA Games Organising Committee/INASOC.
Green tourism experts are expected to provide insights on environmental issues at the inaugural World Travel Market (WTM) Vision Conference-Dubai, being held on May 3.