Vietnam Airlines in low-cost counter-attack
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2026
HANOI - State-owned Vietnam Airlines continues to ride the country’s business and tourism boom. Pretax profits of US$18.8 in the…
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Japan to fingerprint, photograph most visitors
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2026
TOKYO - In a move that is likely to prove very unpopular with tourists and business visitors alike, new anti-terrorism…
Indonesia to guard its black box crash secrets
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2026
JAKARTA – in another blow to Indonesia’s poor reputation for airline safety, the chief pilot of a Boeing 737 that…
Singapore lures Ralph Fiennes from Qantas?
John Alwyn-Jones - Oct 23, 2026
A report by Scott Rochfort in Reflux in the Sydney Morning Herald says that Singapore Airlines has attempted to lure…
Publicity push needed behind £1 levy
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2026
A high profile publicity campaign is needed to explain to travellers the benefits of the £1 levy to replace ATOL bonding from April…
Flight-only bonding remains a concern
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2026
Tour operators remain concerned that they will have to continue bonding flight-only travel while scheduled airlines are not required to.…
£1 levy confirmed to replace ATOL bonds
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2026
Air Travel Organiser Licence [ATOL] bonds will be replaced with a £1 levy, the government has confirmed. The new scheme…
Pilots strike hits flights to Portugal
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2026
Flights to Portugal face disruption for three days due to strike action by pilots. National carrier TAP Air Portugal warned…
Etihad expands from London and Manchester
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2026
Etihad Airways is expanding services to Abu Dhabi from London and Manchester this winter. An additional daily morning flight from…
Virgin Holidays to open lounge at Gatwick
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2026
An airport lounge dedicated to leisure travellers is to be opened at Gatwick by Virgin Holidays. Covering 7,340 square feet…
UK airline claims payment first
John Alwyn-Jones - Oct 23, 2026
UK low fares airline flyMonarch.com is to enable tickets to be paid for via online payment system PayPal. It claims…
Late-running Airbus big bird still needs work
John Alwyn-Jones - Oct 23, 2026
A report in The Australian by Steve Creedy says that Singapore Airlines has urged Airbus to concentrate on getting its…
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