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Australian Frequent Flyer Gazette

Issue 119:   18 July

In this issue:
Latest Talk
Flight Deals
Hotel Deals
Car Deals

New Aussie Airline On Board

Keep your eye on the sky and watch out for a new Aussie domestic airline set to be launched later this year.

Melbourne businessman Cenap Kahyaoglu has pledged to launch his carrier with 88 weekly return flights between Melbourne and Sydney, before offering a Gold Coast service.

The carrier has not been named as yet, but will be launched by a company called VivaJet airlines. The airline will initially fly four Embraer E-190 jets.  It will later add one Embraer E-170, the aircraft model that Virgin Blue bought last year to service its regional expansion.

The carrier is not joining the ranks of the low-cost carriers, but is aiming at the business market.  "We want to stay relatively small and compete with the service rather than pricing," Mr Kahyaoglu said.

Financially backed from Germany and the US, VivaJet will initially lease the Embraer jets for two years. Lets hope the new carrier has more success than OzJet!

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Friendly FlyersOur members discuss whether companies should  REIMBURSE STAFF if they choose to stay with friends rather than at a hotel when on business trips.

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