Airlines Ease Liquid Ban
Just when you thought you�d be willing to put up with bad breath and dry skin on your next flight, airlines have eased their ban on liquids. It seems toothpaste and moisturiser may be allowed on your carry-on from now on. The US department of homeland security recently revised its security measures. It is believed strong pressure from airlines and passengers fed up with the disruption caused by the security measures was a big factor. US- bound travelers can now carry on liquids, gels and pastes in containers of 90ml capacity or less.
Qantas and Jetstar Code-share
Jetstar has announced its intention to share passengers with Qantas on routes to Singapore. Qantas has applied to the International Air Services Commission for the two airlines "to code share freely on each other's services on the route".
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Europe next on Jet-Stars Hit List
Jetstar is investigating expanding its international operations to include
Europe. Jetstar is considering running services to Paris, Rome and Athens.
Jetstar is as much as 50% cheaper to run than Qantas flights, meaning the move
could be a major profit-maker.
Close Encounter
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it�s a bolt. That�s right folks, it appears
bolts are falling randomly from the sky. An elderly man in Sydney was enjoying
his morning coffee when an 11cm bolt dislodged from an aircraft overhead and
plummeted through the roof of the
man's home. The Civil Aviation Safety
Authority has confirmed that the bolt, which smashed through tiles on the roof
of Angelo Margiotta�s home at about 8.30am, was a type used on Boeing 737 and
747 planes. CASA had investigated three reports over the past 10 years of
bolt-like objects falling from the sky into Sydney homes.
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Misleading Advertising Punished
Qantas has been ordered to pay $336,000 after pleading guilty to using
misleading advertising for its airfares. Most of the breaches were related to
advertisements in major New Zealand newspapers. In some advertisements the price
was misleading because extra charges were not disclosed. In others, extra
charges were imposed to cover normal operating costs, such as the cost of fuel,
when they should have been included in the price. Qantas and Air New Zealand are
now using all-inclusive prices in their advertising and most other airlines and
a number of major travel agents have also moved to advertising a single,
all-inclusive price.
Qantas Reduces Fuel Surcharge
Qantas has reduced the fuel surcharge on international flights, but warns the
cost of fuel is still a worry. The cut, which follows an oil price drop, will
trim between $5 and $15 from ticket prices and Qantas hinted more reductions
could come.
''If prices continue to fall we will extend the reductions to our domestic
surcharges.... and look at further reductions to our international surcharges,''
chief executive Geoff Dixon said at the carrier's annual meeting.
