UK airport operator BAA's chief executive Colin Matthews has fired another salvo at the country's government, saying all possible solutions must be examined in any analysis of how Britain maintains a hub airport - including another runway at London Heathrow.
Early traffic figures out of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) for April 2012, show airlines based in the region carried 17.2 million international passengers in April, a 12.2 per cent increase over the same month last year. Load factor was 76.3 per cent, 1.1 percentage points higher than in the same month last year.
International passenger air traffic was 7.4 per cent higher in April 2012 than April 2011, while international freight traffic was down 4.5 per cent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported.
Global Distribution System (GDS) Sabre reports its US lawsuit that is part of an ongoing legal battle between airlines and GDS providers over control of distribution content will go to trial on October 3.
US carrier American Airlines is to resume flights to Tokyo Haneda, Japan from John F. Kennedy International, New York from June 1. The service was dropped in the wake of the Japanese earthquake last year.
Tourism Fiji has confirmed the appointment of NZ-based Sparks Interactive as its new web site partner.
The Annual General Meeting of the Exhibitions and Events Association of Australasia (EEAA) confirmed the value of an increased focus on advocacy to achieve benefits for its membership.
Australia’s Northern Territory will stage the inaugural Alice Stampede mega-familiarisation event in Alice Springs from 12-15 July.
Bingo Airways, a new Polish charter airline, has started operations using a single A320 aircraft, with another two of the all-economy, 180 seat planes to be delivered by the end of this year.
The New Zealand-owned and operated Scenic Hotel Group has added Scenic Group Event Services, which will focus on its network of meeting and conference facilities.
The three airports owned and operated by Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) at Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa collectively recorded more than 609,000 passenger movements inApril, an increase of 4.4 per cent over the same month last year.
Estonia recently hosted its 'Meet Estonia 2012' workshop/fam trip attracting participants from 11 countries across Europe.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported March international premium traffic rose 8.6 per cent and economy travel rose 8.9 per cent compared to March 2011.
UK airport operator BAA's chief executive Colin Matthews has fired another salvo at the country's government, saying all possible solutions must be examined in any analysis of how Britain maintains a hub airport - including another runway at London Heathrow.
Early traffic figures out of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) for April 2012, show airlines based in the region carried 17.2 million international passengers in April, a 12.2 per cent increase over the same month last year. Load factor was 76.3 per cent, 1.1 percentage points higher than in the same month last year.
International passenger air traffic was 7.4 per cent higher in April 2012 than April 2011, while international freight traffic was down 4.5 per cent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported.
Global Distribution System (GDS) Sabre reports its US lawsuit that is part of an ongoing legal battle between airlines and GDS providers over control of distribution content will go to trial on October 3.
US carrier American Airlines is to resume flights to Tokyo Haneda, Japan from John F. Kennedy International, New York from June 1. The service was dropped in the wake of the Japanese earthquake last year.
Tourism Fiji has confirmed the appointment of NZ-based Sparks Interactive as its new web site partner.
The Annual General Meeting of the Exhibitions and Events Association of Australasia (EEAA) confirmed the value of an increased focus on advocacy to achieve benefits for its membership.
Australia’s Northern Territory will stage the inaugural Alice Stampede mega-familiarisation event in Alice Springs from 12-15 July.
Bingo Airways, a new Polish charter airline, has started operations using a single A320 aircraft, with another two of the all-economy, 180 seat planes to be delivered by the end of this year.
The New Zealand-owned and operated Scenic Hotel Group has added Scenic Group Event Services, which will focus on its network of meeting and conference facilities.
The three airports owned and operated by Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) at Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa collectively recorded more than 609,000 passenger movements inApril, an increase of 4.4 per cent over the same month last year.
Estonia recently hosted its 'Meet Estonia 2012' workshop/fam trip attracting participants from 11 countries across Europe.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported March international premium traffic rose 8.6 per cent and economy travel rose 8.9 per cent compared to March 2011.
