Air travel shows glimmers of turnaround
New reports on air travel are providing an encouraging outlook for the sector. Passenger traffic at Denver International Airport in January was up 2.9 percent from January 2009, the largest monthly increase since year-over-year traffic rose 4.8 percent in December 2008.
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Air France announces introductory fares on new Abu Dhabi route
15 March 2010 To celebrate the launch of its new service between Abu Dhabi and Paris, from 3 May 2010, Air France has today announced its introductory fares for passengers looking to travel to France and onward flights to Europe as well as North and South America.
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Air France, Qantas Enter ‘All-Out War’ for Downgraded Fliers
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd. is scrapping first-class cabins complete with sheepskin-covered mattresses, while Air France-KLM Group is ripping out some of its cheapest seats as airlines reconfigure planes to win downgraded business travelers.
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Air Canada steps up attack on Emirates
Air Canada’s chief executive characterized the Persian Gulf airline Monday as a state-sponsored leech with too many planes that wants to suck passengers from other carriers
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JIA Saw Fewer Passengers in 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Department of Transportation says air travel was down significantly last year and that included the Jacksonville International Airport.
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OOH Takes Flight
When Monster Media recently installed four giant interactive displays at Los Angeles International Airport on behalf of JCDecaux North America, it was the first of its kind for the airport -- and also the latest indication that digital out-of-home is breaking the sound barrier in the air travel space.
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Commission restored to travel agents
MUMBAI: A directive by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked several international airlines to restore the system of paying travel agents a commission, thereby solving a long-standing problem for agents who were collecting a fee for sale of tickets from passengers.
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Amadeus To Launch Online Unbundling Solution With Three Airlines In April
MARCH 15, 2010 -- Three Amadeus-hosted airlines next month will take live on their Web sites an electronic miscellaneous document pilot that eventually will enable greater transparency to corporate travel buyers of a la carte air purchases, an Amadeus executive told attendees at the Business Travel News /National Business Travel Association Strategic Travel Symposium today in New York.
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Atlanta air traffic slowdown to extend to 2014
ATLANTA (AP) — A traffic slowdown at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport could last for four more years. Passenger counts at Atlanta's airport have declined since reaching a peak of 90.6 mi...
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InfoGroup's ex-CEO paying $7.3M to settle with SEC
The founder and former CEO of database provider InfoGroup Inc. agreed Monday to pay more than $7.3 million to settle federal regulators' charges he siphoned off nearly $9.5 million from the company to finance a lifestyle that included jet travel to Africa and Europe, homes around the U.S. and 20 automobiles.
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Travel abroad about to get more expensive: TQAA
Tour fees are expected to rise across the board in the coming months, with tours to the US and Canada seeing the largest jump in prices, the latest data by the Travel Quality Assurance Association (TQAA, 旅行業品保協會) showed.
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Former InfoGroup CEO paying $7.3M
The founder and former CEO of database provider InfoGroup Inc. agreed Monday to pay more than $7.3 million to settle federal regulators' charges of siphoning off nearly $9.5 million from the company to finance a lavish lifestyle that included jet travel to Africa and Europe.
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Up in the Huntsville air
Every Tennessee Valley recruitment effort, whether aimed at individuals or corporations, brags of the close proximity of Huntsville International Airport.
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