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Flights cancelled as French pilots continue strike
Paris - Many flights were cancelled Saturday at Charles de Gaulle international airport in Paris as pilots went on strike. Carrier Air France said that a third of long-haul flights and half of all other flights would have to be cancelled. ...

[Posted on : 2008-11-15 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Asia-Pacific airlines brace for tough times in global crisis
Kuala Lumpur - Airlines in the Asia-Pacific are preparing for increasingly difficult times as passenger and cargo traffic dips in the global economic downturn, a regional airline group said Friday. In response, the Association of Asia Pacific Airline...

[Posted on : 2008-11-14 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Air France pilots' strike disrupts flights in and out of France
Paris - A four-day strike called by unions representing pilots for French carrier Air France was severely disrupting domestic and international flights on Friday. Air France said at least 40 per cent of scheduled long-haul flights and half of its sho...

[Posted on : 2008-11-14 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Singapore sees 3.5-per-cent increase in weekly flights
Singapore - Singapore's Changi Airport has recorded a 3.5 per cent increase in scheduled weekly flights since the beginning of this month, despite softening of travel demand due to the global economic crisis, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore...

[Posted on : 2008-11-13 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Beach games and evening shows: tour operators seek holiday reps
Cologne, Germany - Being a holiday rep host may seem like a walk in the park, but in actual fact it has little to do with relaxation and involves hard work despite staying in a hotel and getting plenty of sun, sea and exercise. The job of is to keep ...

[Posted on : 2008-11-13 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Malaysia's AirAsia removes fuel surcharge on all flights
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia said Tuesday that it would abolish fuel surcharges on all its flights in a move to attract more travellers. Chief executive Tony Fernandes said the carrier would be the first airline in the world to re...

[Posted on : 2008-11-11 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Leaving Las Vegas - daytrips to escape the one-armed bandits
Las Vegas - A bell rings and the reels with dollar signs start spinning. A man with a chequered shirt puffs nervously on his cigarette as he stares intently at the one-armed bandit in front of him. Young girls wearing gowns with spaghetti straps are ...

[Posted on : 2008-11-11 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

South Pacific paradise New Caledonia still an inside tip
Noumea, New Caledonia - The sun is shining through coconut palms and the air is warm and moist. Poinsettias, about three metres high, bloom at roadside among wild roses and hibiscus. A rental car is headed toward the beach, its driver looking forward...

[Posted on : 2008-11-11 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Maldives leader says island paradise needs to buy new 'homeland'
London - The Republic of Maldives, known to most as a holiday paradise in the Indian Ocean, will set aside a proportion of its annual tourism revenue to buy land as an insurance policy against climate change, its president-elect has said. Mohamed Nas...

[Posted on : 2008-11-10 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

British Airways to suspend flights from Dhaka early next year
Dhaka - British Airways will suspend its Dhaka-London passenger flights from March because of non-profitability of the route, media reported said Saturday The decision to suspend flights between Dhaka and London has been a difficult one to make. Howe...

[Posted on : 2008-11-08 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

 

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