The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has fined Southwest Airlines US$140 million for violating consumer protection laws during last year’s holiday period that saw millions of customers stranded because of severe winter weather.
Fewer than half of Australians who sought a refund for a cancelled flight received it within a month and one-fifth waited more than six months, according to a Choice poll of about 9,000 fliers.
The Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases (LISSSD), will take place at Australia's Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in June 2025, and more than 500 of the world’s foremost experts in the field of streptococci and streptococcal diseases are expected to attend.
Türkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, is ordering 220 Airbus aircraft, made up of 150 A321s and 70 A350s (50 A350-900s, 15 A350-1000s and 5 A350F freighters).
December and January are busy months for airlines everywhere and Australia and the USA are no exceptions.
Hilton's Asia-Pacific president Alan Watts says his guest profile is changing, with more of his guests travelling less far and returning more often.
According to Companies Market Cap, an on-line tool that ranks companies by market capitalisation, Irish budget carrier Ryanair is now the largest airline in the world, with a market cap valued at US$29.63 billion, more than Delta Air Lines (US$27.30 billion), Southwest Airlines (US$17.74 billion), Air China (US$15.45 billion) and Singapore Airlines (US$14.49 billion).
Istanbul,Turkey-based Turkish Airlines says it's aiming for flights to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia via Singapore and/or the Middle East under new fifth freedom rights. (A 'fifth freedom' flight is an international service that does not take off or land within the carrier’s home country.)
Australia's Qantas Group has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 aircraft, featuring Aboriginal artwork as livery.
Having resumed suspended flights to Beirut on December 15, Germany's Lufthansa Group will restart flying to Israel's Tel Aviv on January 8, despite the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Following the resumption of Air Canada's four B787-9 flights a week from Vancouver to Bangkok earlier this month, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hosted an ‘environment, social and governance' (ESG) event for 48 international delegates attending the Air Canada Asia Pacific Sales Summit at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and Towers on Bangkok’s riverside.
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has fined Southwest Airlines US$140 million for violating consumer protection laws during last year’s holiday period that saw millions of customers stranded because of severe winter weather.
Fewer than half of Australians who sought a refund for a cancelled flight received it within a month and one-fifth waited more than six months, according to a Choice poll of about 9,000 fliers.
The Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases (LISSSD), will take place at Australia's Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in June 2025, and more than 500 of the world’s foremost experts in the field of streptococci and streptococcal diseases are expected to attend.
Türkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, is ordering 220 Airbus aircraft, made up of 150 A321s and 70 A350s (50 A350-900s, 15 A350-1000s and 5 A350F freighters).
December and January are busy months for airlines everywhere and Australia and the USA are no exceptions.
Hilton's Asia-Pacific president Alan Watts says his guest profile is changing, with more of his guests travelling less far and returning more often.
According to Companies Market Cap, an on-line tool that ranks companies by market capitalisation, Irish budget carrier Ryanair is now the largest airline in the world, with a market cap valued at US$29.63 billion, more than Delta Air Lines (US$27.30 billion), Southwest Airlines (US$17.74 billion), Air China (US$15.45 billion) and Singapore Airlines (US$14.49 billion).
Istanbul,Turkey-based Turkish Airlines says it's aiming for flights to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia via Singapore and/or the Middle East under new fifth freedom rights. (A 'fifth freedom' flight is an international service that does not take off or land within the carrier’s home country.)
Australia's Qantas Group has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 aircraft, featuring Aboriginal artwork as livery.
Having resumed suspended flights to Beirut on December 15, Germany's Lufthansa Group will restart flying to Israel's Tel Aviv on January 8, despite the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Following the resumption of Air Canada's four B787-9 flights a week from Vancouver to Bangkok earlier this month, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hosted an ‘environment, social and governance' (ESG) event for 48 international delegates attending the Air Canada Asia Pacific Sales Summit at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and Towers on Bangkok’s riverside.
