Brisbane-based airline Virgin Australia has added an app for iPhone that provides the latest flight specials and happy hour fares for the carrier's domestic and international flights. It also enables users to enter in their specific travel criteria and sign-up for real-time alerts so that they are notified when a flight special matches their criteria.
Doha-based Qatar Airways has embarked on a A$1.2 million joint tourism promotional campaign with the Government of Western Australia to coincide with the launch of the airline's new flights to Perth.
UAE-based Emirates Airline will add Adelaide, South Australia (SA) to its network effective 01 November with a four-times-a-week service using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and increase that run to daily as of 01 February 2013.
Doha-based Qatar Airways is in talks with Australia's Qantas to finalise a code-share pact, according to its ceo Akbar Al Baker.
In a move to improve passengers’ ability to shop, book and manage their journey and enhance airlines’ direct relationships with their passengers, air transport IT company SITA and global software producer Datalex have launched SITA’s new Horizon E-Commerce platform, which provides an airline sales and service portal.
Dubai-based airline Emirates has launched flights to Barcelona, Spain as part of a tripling of services to the country.
Qatar Airways has launched scheduled B777-200ER flights to the Western Australian city of Perth, officially marking the start of thrice-weekly services to the country’s mining and exploration hub from Doha.
Global passenger demand growth was 5.6 per cent in May, below April's 7.1 per cent and in line with deteriorating global economic conditions, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Passengers suffering a two and a half hour wait to get through immigration at London Heathrow Airport in the UK say they were met by empty passport control desks and uninterested staff, according to the country's Daily Telegraph.
Air India pilots have called off their long-running strike with immediate effect.
Gulf carrier Qatar Airways wants to launch a new Saudi Arabian airline, taking advantage of that kingdom's new aviation liberalisation policy which comes into force in September.
Malaysia's Malaysia Airlines has deployed its new Airbus A380 on the Kuala Lumpur-London, UK run. The jet will make the non-stop journey three times a week.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports there were 174,700 convention or conference arrivals to the country during the year ended 30 April 2012, unchanged year-on-year.
Brisbane-based airline Virgin Australia has added an app for iPhone that provides the latest flight specials and happy hour fares for the carrier's domestic and international flights. It also enables users to enter in their specific travel criteria and sign-up for real-time alerts so that they are notified when a flight special matches their criteria.
Doha-based Qatar Airways has embarked on a A$1.2 million joint tourism promotional campaign with the Government of Western Australia to coincide with the launch of the airline's new flights to Perth.
UAE-based Emirates Airline will add Adelaide, South Australia (SA) to its network effective 01 November with a four-times-a-week service using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and increase that run to daily as of 01 February 2013.
Doha-based Qatar Airways is in talks with Australia's Qantas to finalise a code-share pact, according to its ceo Akbar Al Baker.
In a move to improve passengers’ ability to shop, book and manage their journey and enhance airlines’ direct relationships with their passengers, air transport IT company SITA and global software producer Datalex have launched SITA’s new Horizon E-Commerce platform, which provides an airline sales and service portal.
Dubai-based airline Emirates has launched flights to Barcelona, Spain as part of a tripling of services to the country.
Qatar Airways has launched scheduled B777-200ER flights to the Western Australian city of Perth, officially marking the start of thrice-weekly services to the country’s mining and exploration hub from Doha.
Global passenger demand growth was 5.6 per cent in May, below April's 7.1 per cent and in line with deteriorating global economic conditions, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Passengers suffering a two and a half hour wait to get through immigration at London Heathrow Airport in the UK say they were met by empty passport control desks and uninterested staff, according to the country's Daily Telegraph.
Air India pilots have called off their long-running strike with immediate effect.
Gulf carrier Qatar Airways wants to launch a new Saudi Arabian airline, taking advantage of that kingdom's new aviation liberalisation policy which comes into force in September.
Malaysia's Malaysia Airlines has deployed its new Airbus A380 on the Kuala Lumpur-London, UK run. The jet will make the non-stop journey three times a week.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports there were 174,700 convention or conference arrivals to the country during the year ended 30 April 2012, unchanged year-on-year.
