Qantas going daily to Dallas
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Australian airline Qantas will increase the frequency of its services between Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to daily from 01 July 2012.
TWA to focus on events
- MICE News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Tourism Western Australia (TWA) will increase its use of major events to attract tourists to and from within the state according to Gwyn Dolphin, executive director Eventscorp (a division of TWA).
Tourism Australia sticks to its knitting
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Tourism Australia's latest advertising campaign - There's nothing like Australia - is off to an impressive start, with the ad receiving more than eight million views since being launched a fortnight ago.
Busselton, Broome in WA flight reviews
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Busselton Airport in Western Australia's south west (around a three hour drive from Perth) may be upgraded to take wide-body aircraft on direct flights from the eastern States - and possibly international flights at some stage in the future.
PNG goes global
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
The prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, has announced plans to invest PGK10 million per year (A$4.9 million per year) over the next five years in global tourism campaigns with the target of increasing international visitor numbers by at least 20 per cent.
Qantas to make Australia a hub
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Australian airline Qantas is not in the market raising capital and is not in merger or takeover talks with any other airline, according to Stephen Thompson, executive manager Qantas Global Sales.
PAL on acquisition trail ahead of LCC move
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Philippine Airlines (PAL) says it is in talks to invest in a foreign carrier using funds from Philippines-based San Miguel Corp.
MAS to boost network
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
Malaysia's Malaysian Airline System (MAS) is seeking to nearly double the number of Asia-Pacific destinations served by 2015 and fly to 25 cities in countries including China, Japan and India. Flights on some existing routes will increase by as much as 50 per cent. MAS currently flies to 13 regional destinations.
BALPA's Belfast comments branded 'rubbish'
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has caused a storm by insisting it is not sensible for Belfast in Northern Ireland to have two airports that are just 14 miles apart.
IATA queries EU ETS implementation
- BTN News
- Monday, 18 June 2012
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it will be difficult for the European Union to implement its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS tax) for airlines when more than 30 countries oppose it.
Legacy carriers ‘struggling to meet passenger expectations’
- BTN News
- Friday, 15 June 2012
Although low-cost carriers continue to lead the way in improving passenger satisfaction, traditional carriers still are struggling to meet their customers’higher expectations, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North America Airline Satisfaction Study*.
Meetings 2012 meets expectations
- BTN News
- Friday, 15 June 2012
Organisers of New Zealand's Meetings trade show say the event led to some promising new connections being made.
KLM releases ex-Australia economy deals
- BTN News
- Thursday, 14 June 2012
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched new economy class fares from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Cairns to KLM’s full range of European cities.
