Emirates adds advance seat selection fee
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 September 2016
From October 3, Dubai-based Emirates will charge an advance seat selection fee (for selections made ahead of its standard, two-day check-in window) for some economy fares.
Mantra adds videos to HR
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 20 September 2016
In Australia, Mantra Group has launched video job applications as an option for job seekers applying for guest-facing roles.
Canberra upgrades airport
- BTN News
- Monday, 19 September 2016
A new lounge and immigration screening areas have opened at Australia's Canberra Airport.
USA bomb sniffer dog teams fail tests
- BTN News
- Monday, 19 September 2016
Bomb-sniffer dogs at 10 major US airports are under a cloud after they failed explosives detection tests.
BA to charge for snacks on short-haul flights?
- BTN News
- Monday, 19 September 2016
British Airways (BA) reportedly has teamed with UK retailer Marks & Spencer to deliver snacks on its short-haul flights - and that it intends to charge passengers for the food.
Bidders ready for Hahn auction
- BTN News
- Monday, 19 September 2016
Chinese aviation investors are believed to be ready to bid for Frankfurt's Hahn Airport in Germany.
May to head anti-terror bid
- BTN News
- Monday, 19 September 2016
UK prime minister Theresa May is to launch plans for a crackdown on the terrorist threat to airlines at a UN summit in New York.
UK air rage figures rising
- BTN News
- Monday, 19 September 2016
UK Civil Aviation Authority figures show there were 386 dangerous air rage incidents in 2015, up from 85 in 2013.
NGV secures Van Gogh world premiere
- MICE News
- Sunday, 18 September 2016
In a major coup, Australia’s National Gallery of Victoria has secured a world-premiere exhibition of Van Gogh and the Seasons, which will open in April 2017 as the NGV’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition for 2017.
Train derailed as SE UK hammered by floods
- BTN News
- Saturday, 17 September 2016
Rain and flash flooding have caused travel chaos across parts of the UK on Friday after two weeks' rain fell in just a few hours.
Singapore Airlines Group reports August falls
- BTN News
- Saturday, 17 September 2016
In August 2016, Singapore Airlines Group’s passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) fell by 2.9 per cent compared to last year, while capacity (measured in available seat kilometres) increased by 3.6 per cent. Passenger load factor (PLF) fell 5.2 percentage points to 79.7 per cent.
Qantas to fly daily on Melbourne-Narita route
- BTN News
- Saturday, 17 September 2016
Australian airline Qantas will launch daily direct flights between Melbourne and Tokyo’s Narita Airport from 16 December 2016, subject to government and regulatory approvals. The new route will be operated by a two-class A330-300 with 297 seats.
3,000-room Parisian Macau opens
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 16 September 2016
The Parisian Macao has officially opened in Macao. The integrated resort, the newest addition to Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao, offers 3,000 guest rooms and suites, convention and meeting space, international restaurants, kids’ club, health club, pool deck with themed water park, and a 1,200-seat theatre, among other amenities.
