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News Archive : November 2009
Getting in and around the”Lost Paradise on Earth” ...
New Zealand known as “The land of the long white cloud” is a famous travel destination for many. It is a country with stunning and diverse natural beauty, Soaring mountain peaks, fiords, lakes, rivers, and active volcanic features. The mesmerizing landscape of country has won many titles for the land such as “God’s own country” and the “Paradise of the Pacific“....
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GIA will Partner Ghana tourist board for promotion of touris ...
After a meeting here between Ghana Tourist Board and Ghana International Airlines (GIA) it is disclosed that Ghana Tourist Board will partner Ghana International Airlines in effort to promote tourism in Ghana. Ghana Tourist Board delegation headed by the new Executive Director of the Board, Mr. Julius Debrah along with Ms. Abigail Tagoe, Head of Marketing and Mr. Ben Ohene Ayeh, Public Relations Manager....
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Launch of direct flight to Melbourne by V Australia
V Australia, a Virgin Blue Group airline, begins nonstop flights to Melbourne from Los Angeles. This is its third Australia city reachable nonstop via Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The first two by the young airline, which began commercial flights in February, were direct flights to Sydney and Brisbane.
The new twice-weekly direct flights depart on Tuesdays and Sundays on Flight No. VA...
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Fingerprint checks at UK airports from Monday
London, Nov 29 (PTI) British immigration authorities are introducing fingerprint checks at the border for Indian and other passengers with biometric UK visas, entry clearances and identity cards for foreign nationals from tomorrow. On arrival in the United Kingdom, these passengers will have their fingerprints scanned at border control in addition to the normal checks.
The fingerprints will then be...
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BMI quits Tel Aviv-London route
British carrier BMI today announced that it is terminating its Tel Aviv-London route, effective January 9, 2010. BMI inaugurated the route in March 2008. It operates 14 weekly flights between Tel Aviv and London, and previously said it will cut two weekly flights. In recent months, the airline had been deepening its activity in Israel, and at times even carried more passengers on the route than British...
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British Airways has doubleded its number of flights to Grena ...
British Airways has doubled the frequency of its flights to Grenada from one to two services a week with the launch of the new summer schedule on March 28, 2010. The airline currently operates a twice weekly service during its winter schedule but just one weekly flight during the lower season summer months. The new additional flights offer customers further flexibility and choice throughout the whole...
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New Zealand Visitor Arrivals in October 2009
New Zealand’s visitor arrivals grew for a second consecutive month in October 2009. Arrivals were up 7.7% for the month of October 2009, almost thirteen and a half thousand more visitors than the same month last year. Overall, for the year ended October, there have been 1% fewer visitors than 2008.
“Australia continues to be the foundation of growth in visitor numbers, with the increase of...
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Emirates Airlines will be launching Direct flights to Tokyo
Seven years since launching operations to Osaka, Emirates has confirmed it will launch direct flights to Tokyo – Japan’s capital city and one of the world’s foremost economic centres. With the introduction of flights to Tokyo, Emirates will offer two non-stop services between Japan and Dubai. At present, the Dubai-based airline operates daily services to Osaka. Starting 28th March 2010, Emirates...
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Flights from Accra commences by Air Namibia
Air Namibia-Ghana, has commenced direct flights from Accra to Johannesburg, South Africa and Windhoek, Namibia. The flights, the first of which commenced on Saturday, November 21, 2009, would fly five times a week. Dedicating a town office for Air Namibia in Accra on Sunday, Mr Joseph Shipepe, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Airline, said a study conducted by the airline revealed great potential...
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Air France-KLM posted quarterly loss of 147 million euros
Air France-KLM, Europe’s largest airline, late Wednesday said it swung to a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss as it continued to struggle with lower demand for air travel, particularly in business class, and the burden of its fuel hedges. In the three months ended Sept. 30, the airline posted a loss of 147 million euros ($220 million) compared with a profit of 27 million euros earned in...
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Unions say no strike at Iberia
Spanish airline Iberia is no longer under threat of strike after unions called off planned action after an agreement with management. Last week, Iberia and the unions said they had agreed an average 4% pay rise for cabin crew. The crew had planned a first strike for 30th November to 2nd December over the airline’s plans to reduce costs with hiring and wage freezes. Iberia agreed a merger deal...
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