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From Travel Today- Air Vanuatu has earmarked early February as its re-launch date for Melbourne flights should the plan get the nod from the carrier’s board. Senior executives said plans were “firming up” for the airline to reintroduce the Victorian state capital as an extension to...

Skywest will begin a three times weekly service between Melbourne and Kalgoorlie from November 21. Chief executive Paul Daff, describing the move as an “exciting chapter” for the carrier, said it would appeal to the mining and corporates in both locations as well as stimulating tourism...

Reuters Paper airline tickets to end in 2008 The global airlines body IATA has placed its last order for paper tickets, clearing the way for air travel to be based entirely on electronic ticketing from June 1 next year. "In just 278 more days, the paper ticket will become a collector's item,"...

Australia has signed a new air services agreement with Korea, paving the way for a further 1,000 seats each week between the two countries. Under the deal, Korean carriers will be able to operate up to 8,500 seats each way, each week to either Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Perth. Australian...

Regional Express has boosted its presence in South Australia by adding further flights to Port Lincoln and Mount Gambier from September 10. Rex will increase its Adelaide-Port Lincoln schedule by six flights per week, bringing the total number of weekly services to 114. An additional...

Travel Today Newsletter Pacific Blue's NZ routes on sale Virgin Blue subsidiary Pacific Blue will commence New Zealand domestic services on November 15, on the key Auckland-Wellington, Auckland-Christchurch and Wellington-Christchurch routes. Fares start from A$34 one way and are on sale via...

From eTravel Blackboard- HCMC airport opens its new international terminal Friday, 17 August 2007 According to Thanh Nien News, Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport unveiled its new international terminal on Tuesday. The three-storey terminal includes arrivals and departure areas as...

NEW PENALTIES FOR DIRECTING LASERS AT PLANES PASS THE PARLIAMENT People who irresponsibly direct laser devices at planes will soon face tough new penalties with the passing of a Bill in the Federal Parliament today which provides for up to two years imprisonment or fines of up to $5,500, the...

From Travel Today Longhaul low cost start-up Viva Macau was scrambling to get 200 passengers booked on its inaugural flight seats on Cathay Pacific and Qantas today after it failed to secure regulatory approval on time. It is not yet clear what approval is missing, but an airline spokeswomen...

From Travel Today Newsletter Jetstar will consider operating a daily Sydney to Hawaii service – pending regulatory approval - after announcing it would axe its twice-weekly Melbourne to Honolulu service from October 28. The cancelled services will be redirected to Sydney, which will now...

From Travel Today Newsletter A $140 million upgrade of the domestic terminal at Cairns Airport has begun, with temporary arrangements in place for Qantas customers. Changes have been made to Qantas’s arrivals, pick-up and drop-off locations, with passengers to be ushered into a temporary...

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hon Mark Vaile MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Transport and Regional Services Leader of the Nationals 07 August 2007 125MV/2007 $22 MILLION FOR SAFER RUNWAYS IN REMOTE AUSTRALIA The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark...

From Travel Today Qantas is to withdraw services between Darwin and Denpasar from October 12 and is in discussions with Airnorth regarding a possible codeshare deal. Qantas said passengers can transfer to another carrier, hange dates, bypass Denpasar as a stopover or change destinations...