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DL NW closer to one DELTA Air Lines and NorthwestAirlines were given approval by theUS Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) to operate under a commoncertificate on New Year’s Eve, amove that brings the carrierscloser to becoming one entity. Delta executive vice presidentSteve Gorman said the green lightmeans employees from bothairlines can work together “withthe same manuals, organisationalstructure and oversight. “Among other things, it alsomeans that for the first time,premerger Northwest operationswill be combined into Delta’soperations,” he said. The FAA now recognises Deltaand Northwest by a single carriercode and allows them to combineoperations, some 14 months afterthe deal was struck. The authorisation will alsopermit DL and NW pilots to sharea single cockpit, and interchangeplane routes and schedules. MEANWHILE, Delta has begunphasing out the NW flight code ona number of codeshare partnerflights, including Air France, KLMand Malev on 03 Jan; AlaskaAirlines/Horizon Air and AmericanEagle on 31 Jan; and HawaiianAirlines & Korean Air from 01 Feb.
Hargrave hiccup QANTAS’ brand new superjumbodubbed Lawerence Hargrave,which was only handed over twoweeks ago (TD 21 Dec), hasexperienced its first fault. 443 passengers aboard the flightfrom Melbourne to Los Angeleshad their travel plans thrown intochaos yesterday after the newAirbus A380 could not depart asscheduled due to a faulty gauge. The flight was due to depart atnoon on Mon, but the mechanicalsituation held up the Qantas paxinitially for 1.5hrs, and then afurther 4 hours when the sameproblem reoccured while taxiing. QF93 was postponed until 11amtoday, with passengers offeredovernight accomodation and freetransport to and from the airport. A Qantas spokesman said theflight delay caused by a “fuelindication defect” would haveresulted in the pilot and crewexceeding their operating hours.
FAA watcing AA THE US aviation watchdog hassaid it will be closely monitoringAmerican Airlines following threeserious incidents inside 11 days. The FAA is lifting its scrutiny ofAA’s operations following the 22Dec incident involving one of itsBoeing 737s overshooting therunway in Jamaica (TD 24 Dec),and a MD-82s damaged wingtipthat resulted on 13 Dec when thejet’s main landing gear veered offa runway in Charlotte, NC. In the latest run of bad luck forAA, on Christmas Eve an MD-80landing at Austin, Texas had itswingtip scrape the ground.
China flights frozen THOUSANDS of air travellers inChina have been stranded atairports after northern parts ofthe country were blanketed insnow, closing down airports atBeijing, Tianjin, Hohhot and Dalian. The heaviest snowstorm in closeto six decades left up to 30cm ofsnow in spots over China. Over 90% of flights from Tianjinwere cancelled on Sun, and onlyone runway at Beijing Intl Airportwas operational, which forced 655flights to be abandoned and 520to be delayed.
Burj Dubai opens DUBAI is hopeful to attract afresh wave of tourists to flock tothe Emirate after it opened theworld’s tallest tower, the 828mBurj Dubai, yesterday. The super skyscraper featuresan Armani Hotel on its first eightfloors and on levels 38 and 39.
VTIC calls for govt action THE Victoria Tourism IndustryCouncil says that the state’stourism industry and economy willsuffer if prompt action is taken tomake Victorian streets safer. The call comes after Indian-based media began runningnegative stories about Victoriafollowing the stabbing death of anIndian national last weekend, and
claims the Indian govt is lookingat placing a travel advisory aboutsafety in the state. VTIC chairman Jermey Johnsonsaid, “these attacks are randomand senseless...which is particularlyfrightening for internationalguests who are in Victoria towork, study or tour.” The council says India is a keymarket for overseas students andtourism, showing a close to a 40%growth in visitor numbers for thetwelve-months to Sep 2009. “A diminished Indian touristmarket would greatly impact onVictorian accommodation, tourand attraction providers,” he said. Johnson said a delayed responseby the government could harm thestate’s appeal to host major eventsand conventions and impact onthe appeal of further direct flightsto Melbourne by airlines. The VTIC head says the “latestattacks show the urgency of anincreased police presence,tougher sentencing and improvedsafety measures... if we hope toavoid being slapped with travelwarnings from intl goverments.”
VA serves a winner V AUSTRALIA has today beennamed as the official airline ofVAthe Australian Open and BrisbaneInternational tennis tournaments. Executive GM Scott Swift said,“In the same way tennis appealsto a large cross-section of thecommunity, so to does V Australiawhich offers a suite of traveloptions from premium top-endBusiness to spacious PremiumEconomy and Economy travel.” The agreement will see allTennis Australia staff travel withVA internationally and Virgin Bluedomestically.
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Solomon shaking WATERS off the coast of theSolomon Islands were struck bytwo earthquakes inside an houryesterday, the strongest of whichwas at a magnitude of 7.2 on therichter scale. The Pacific Tsunami WarningCentre said that the quakegenerated small non-destructivesea level changes but there wasno threat of a tsunami.
Gilly’s Quest for Charity
ABOVE: Former Australian test,one-day and 20Twenty cricketerAdam Gilchrist was a special guestat the Quest Annual Conferenceheld recently. Gilly donated a cricket bat withthe signatures of the entireAustralian Cricket Team for theconference, which featured in asilent auction to generate fundsfor charity. The winning bid of $3,750 came
from Quest on Rheola, West Perthfranchisee, Anderw Clarke, whoelected Ronald McDonald HouseCharities as the recipient of thefunds. Pictured here passing on thedonation at the Ronald McDonaldCharity Pro Am Golf Event at MtLawley Golf Club in Dec, from leftare: Angela West, Andrew Clarke,Adam Gilchrist, GarrettGoodenough and Jeff Shearman.
NSW tourism growth TOURISM operators across NSWare expected to prosper in Janafter early trends indicated a riseof up to 10% in the number ofsummer holiday bookings. According to NSW Government’sMinister for Tourism, Jodi McKay,more people are travelling thissummer season than last year torecover from “what has been atough year.” McKay said late last month, “It’sno secret 2009 has been a difficulttime for tourism operators acrossthe State, however we are headinginto typically the strongest monthfor domestic tourism.” She said figures from Jan 2008showed that domestic holidaymakers boosted the State’seconomy by $1.4 billion. And domestic travellers are notjust limiting themselves to theNSW capital either, with McKaysaying regional centres are alsoexpecting a boost in visitors. Chairman for the TourismIndustry Council of NSW, KenCorbett said the govt’s report wasencouraging for the industry. “Bookings over summer arelooking great for the coastal areasfrom the Tweed to Eden,” he said.
SOME people would do anythingto go on a holiday. A penniless Indian manrecently staged his ownkidnapping to fund a trip toMacau to fulfil his girlfriendsNew Year’s wish. Unluckily, the 22 year old wascaught red-handed at a newDelhi shopping mall whilst onhis way to collect the $45,000ransom demanded from his dad. Rather than celebrating NewYear’s Eve under the lights ofthe Chinese gambling resort,the man’s poor attempt landedhim in jail instead.
WHERE’s the sense in this? Whilst the UK experiencesone of the coldest winters inyears, over 300 couples areplanning to slip away to a hotelcompletely made of ice. The Ice Hotel in the Fagarasmountains, Romania has receivedan overwhelming number ofbookings from British couples. A stay at the luxury propertymade from giant blocks of ice isquite a novelty, with guestssleeping on ice beds and eatingfrom deep frozen plates. “I guess ice isn’t as much funif you’re trying to scrape itfrom your car windscreen to getto work,” said a hotel spokesman.
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THE US Transportation SecurityAdministration has implemented anew directive on airport securityfor US bound travellers, replacingits enhanced safety measures thatwere introduced late last month. Under its new guidelines, airpassengers from 10 “countries ofinterest” and four nations whichthe TSA believes could harbourterrorism activity, will face thetightest security scrutiny. “Because effective aviationsecurity must begin beyond ourborders...TSA is mandating thatevery individual flying into the USfrom anywhere in the worldtravelling from or through nations
US tightens security grip
JAL shares rocket SHARES in Japan Airlines Corp.(JAL) surged by more than 30% onMon following the DevelopmentBank of Japan’s decision to raiseits credit line to ¥200 billion (TDyest.) for the struggling airline. Last week, investors werespooked by reports alleging JALmay be heading into bankruptcyprotection which saw theoneworld carrier’s shares drop by24% in one day (TD Thu).
that are state sponsors ofterrorism, or other countries ofinterest, will be required to gothrough enhanced screening,” aTSA statement explained. The “long-term, sustainablesecurity measures” apply to paxflying to the US directly or viaanother country from Afghanistan,Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya,Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,Somalia and Yemen. Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria arethe four countries listed on the USState Department’s list of nationsthat sponsor terrorism. Pax on flights into America fromother countries, incl Australia,may still be selected at randomfor ‘pat down’ searches under theupdated directive which cameinto effect overnight. MEANWHILE, London Heathrowairport operator BAA has said itplans to install full-body scannersas an added security measure forair pax “as soon as practical.” A BAA spokesman said, “It’s ourview that a combination oftechnology, intelligence andpassenger profiling will help builda more robust defence against theunpredicatable and changingnature of the terrorist threat toaviation.”
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New codesharing SPANAIR and Brussels Airlines(SN) will begin a codeshareagreement on flights betweenBelgium and Spain from this Thu. Spanair will place its “JK” codeon SN services between Brusselsand the Spanish cities of Madrid,Barcelona, Bilbao, Malaga, Palmaand Seville. MEANWHILE, Asiana and AirAstana are planning to launchcodesharing on each others flightsoperating between Seoul andAlmaty from Mon 18 Jan.
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Pictured rightcelebratingChristmas arethe partypeople fromthe AustralianTourist ParkManagement- submitted byKaren Naylor.
Last Thursday was the final day for TD readers to submit theirChristmas celebration snaps for our Fraser Suites Sydney photo comp. We’ve received an overwhelming number of entries and today wefeature a final selection submissions, whilst our judges file through allof the photos and select a winner. Tomorrow, we’ll publish the judges favourite photo in TD, and theperson who submitted the Christmas Party snap will win a nightsaccommodation package at Fraser Suites Sydney in a one bedroomdeluxe suite, sparkling wine & a fruit bowl upon arrival and compli-mentary car parking - all valued at $600.
Amadeus Sydneyenjoy a summerChristmas party. Pictured left isDeborah Binder,Kim Staughton,Kay Lester, GlendaPrudius andMichael Shaw -submitted byMelissa Blanch.
EXPLORE Holidays recentlyhosted a group of Flight Centreagents for a famil in Paris and intosome iconic 2CVs for a citysightseeing tour. “Hooning around Paris in a 2CVcar and experiencing plenty ofclose shaves as you negotiate theroundabout surrounding the Arcde Triomphe in Paris, is a fabulousexperience and is not somethinganybody is going forget in ahurry,’’ said Explore Holidaysmarketing co-ordinator, CarmenMaver. The group flew with Air Australfrom Sydney, via Reunion Island toFrance and stayed at two of theWaldorf properties.
Exploring Paris in a 2CV
Pictured above getting readyfor some hooning in a classic 2CV,Paris-style, is Carmen Maver.
Starwood sells Bliss STARWOOD Hotels & ResortsWorldwide has sold off its Blissspa and product company forUS$100m to Steiner Leisure Ltd. Under the deal, the Bliss andRemede spas and amenities willremain exclusive to Starwood’s WHotels and St. Regis Hotels brands. President and ceo of StarwoodFrits can Paasschen said the sale“demonstrates that despitetoday’s tough economic conditionswe’re able to sell assets at strongmultiples.”
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THE Aussie dollar has brokenback through the US$0.90 markovernight after the US Dollarvalue slumped against 15 of the16 major currencies. Wholesale rates this morning were:
Berjaya changes MALAYSIAN hotelier BerjayaHotels & Resorts has today said itwill now carry three core brands -Berjaya Hotel, Berjaya Resort andColmar Tropicale, Berjaya Hills. The group has also launched anew domain - berjayahotel.com.
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