31st January 2012

Spanair goes out of business

Thousands of passengers have been left stranded across Europe and Africa after the collapse of Spanair, Spain’s fourth biggest carrier. Operations were halted on Friday resulting in the sudden cancellation of 200 flights. The collapse could possibly …

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31st January 2012

Ryanair announces higher profits

Budget airline Ryanair has announced profits of 14.9 million euros for the final quarter of 2011. The increase in profit compared to a year earlier has been due to higher ticket prices and better winter weather. Cancellations because of ice and snow me…

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31st January 2012

San Francisco airport opens yoga studio

Travellers utilising San Francisco International Airport (SFO) can now make use of the onsite yoga room. The space, which opened up late last week in the recently remodelled Terminal 2, comes as part of the airport’s efforts to make the experience of…

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31st January 2012

Computer glitch delays airline passengers

A glitch in the computer system which thousands of airline customers use to book tickets, reserve seats and check in caused frustration yesterday as it effectively closed down for three hours. The situation was also bad news for travel companies who use the Amadeus system to book flights. Among the airlines hit by the problem [...]

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31st January 2012

Air New Zealand chief to step down

The chief executive of New Zealand’s national airline announced today that he will soon be leaving the company. Flamboyant Rob Fyfe has headed the carrier since 2005 told reporters today that he will depart the firm at the end of the year at the end …

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