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British Airways increases long haul airfares
British Airways announces yet another fuel surcharge raise just days after increasing surcharges for first and business class passengers. It was confirmed by BA that it's Australian and other long haul flights will be increased by 5%, this is an approximate £60 more on long distance ticket prices. These recent changes
by Samuel Edwards June 27th, 2008
Qantas flights diverted due to British Airways strikes
Unofficial British Airways staff strikes in London's Heathrow have created problems across the world. The airline reported that just less than 100 BA aircrafts and 1,000 pilots and cabin crew have been diverted to the wrong countries. BA has reported that ...
by Robin Welch June 27th, 2008
Qantas Flights Canceled Leaving Passengers Stranded
There were a lot of passengers stranded in Perth Airport as their flight for Sydney did not leave at 11:45 on Tuesday morning as scheduled. Instead, their flight was canceled. There were lines of people stretched, from the check-in area ...
by Tanya Propst June 26th, 2008
Menzies Aviation Takes Over Services for Royal Brunei Airlines in Brisbane
Menzies Aviation has announced that they will be handling passenger, ramp, and ground services for Royal Brunei Airlines at the Brisbane International Airport in Australia. Brisbane is a hub-station that stays rather busy for Royal Brunei Airlines' flights that operate ...
by Samuel Edwards June 26th, 2008
Toll Holding is in for a Rough Landing with Virgin Blue
It might be Toll's time to eject on their aircraft holding. As the price of petrol continues to rise sky-high, investors are getting fidgety more and more about the investment that Toll Holdings has in the Virgin Blue airline. The shares of the logistics and transport company have taken a
by Bobby Jones June 26th, 2008
Qantas’ engineer strikes result in severe delays and cancelled flights
Qantas engineers have gone on strike yet again this week following pay disputes. This ongoing battle for a 5% pay rise has caused many problems for the airline who insists will not budge from the 3% wage increase that has ...
by Emily Penbryn June 25th, 2008
Brett Godfrey of Virgin Blue Talks Crisis
The impact of oil prices reaching an all time record high is far worse for airlines than they have expected, which is making some of the major airlines impend a shutdown, says Brett Godfrey of Virgin Blue. He also told ...
by Tanya Propst June 25th, 2008
Virgin Blue face discrimination suit
A passenger called Tom Ferguson and the Federation of Disability Organisation have teamed up to lodge a public interest law suit again Australia's second biggest airline Virgin Blue. Virgin Blue's disability policy was ruled to be in the public interest ...
by Tanya Propst June 25th, 2008
Flights in Three Australian States have been Canceled by Qantas
Six flights were canceled on Monday by Qantas, affecting Melbourne and Sydney, while engineers in 3 states prepare to walk away from their jobs. Another 18 flights were forced to be canceled by the airline for Tuesday as well, which affected Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney airports, while engineers have stepped
by Tanya Propst June 24th, 2008
Despite the crisis VivaJet Will Fly
Australia is going to have a new airline called VivaJet, which will rival Virgin Blue and Qantas, who are both slashing unprofitable routes in their region to fight against the soaring price of fuel. VivaJet is a domestic airline that is ...
by Dave Humphries June 24th, 2008