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The multi-million dollar South African rapid rail service, Gautrain, has opened to the public for the first time.
The Tuesday morning launch, which followed the official Gautrain launch over the weekend, signalled the start of the commercial operation of the service, just three days out from the start of the FIFA World Cup, where it will be placed under considerable strain from supporters and holidaymakers.
Executives with the Gautrain Management Agency hailed the launch as an exciting start to what would be a great day, with motorist’s filling station carparks and lengthy queues experienced as passengers flocked to gain their first glimpse [...]

Leading car rental companies Budget, Avis and Thrifty have featured on the list of most visible car hire websites.
Statistics released by Greenlight, the specialist researcher and technology consulting firm, have shown that UK users made 1.4 online searches related to car hire, with Avis, Thrifty and Budget all ascending into the top ten.
Total searches fell slightly from March, with worldwide destinations making up 44 per cent of the searches, and while the major players all maintained or increased their levels of visibility, a number of new players have also emerged onto the scene.
The report entitled Car Hire April 2010 from [...]

British Airways boss, Willie Walsh, has said that in an industry which has to change, he is prepared to hold out against trade union Unite for as long as it takes, as disruption to BA passengers caused by striking cabin crew continues.
Mr Walsh was speaking at the International Air Transport Association’s annual meeting. He added that the core of the dispute with Unite was not the reinstatement of travel perks to workers, but the wider issue of whether or not BA could continue to compete effectively against rival airlines. Once again, Mr Walsh said he was prepared to return to [...]

Hertz Rent2Buy customers are now being offered flexible financing options by Chase Auto Finance, one of the auto finance industry’s leading lenders. The Hertz Rent2Buy program is an online sales service whereby customers have the ability to choose a car they are considering purchasing from a list of vehicles available through their nearest Hertz dealer.
The [...]

Kingfisher Airlines has signed a contract meaning it will now become a full member of the Oneworld alliance. India’s second largest airline, in terms of numbers of passengers, will now begin a process of integration with other members which is predicted to take between one-and-a-half to two years. In February, Kingfisher signed a memorandum of understanding which confirmed its intention to join the alliance. The airline has since gained the approval of the necessary regulatory bodies.
Kingfisher will now join other members of the Oneworld alliance including Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, British Airways, Qantas, American Airlines and Finnair. A codesharing [...]