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Indian carrier grows
India's largest private sector airline just got bigger.
Jet Airways announced it has purchased Air Sahara for US$500 million and the two companies will boast a fleet of 77 aircraft.
The announcement follows recent reports that the Indian government is set to spend US$8-10 billion upgrading airports in six major cities.
Last year, India's aviation industry grew by more than 30 percent. |
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| Alitalia labour unrest continues |
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| Although a planned 24-hour strike by Alitalia workers was called off today, the airline expects more than 250 flights to be delayed or cancelled. Workers continue their job action in response to the company's relaunch plan, which includes job cuts. An Italian newspaper quotes a government official warning the company could face bankruptcy if the dispute is not settled. The Italian news agency ANSA quoted union officials as saying they needed to strike now because walkouts will be forbidden by law during a truce period running between February and April to cover the Turin Winter Olympics, national elections on April 9 and the holiday stretch around Easter, April 16. Also set to strike are Italian train workers, who are scheduled to walk out later this week. The workers want improved working conditions and better safety on the rails.
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| British train fare prices draw ire |
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Train travel the most expensive in Europe
A British watchdog group is unhappy about ever-increasing train rates in the country. A recent survey showed train prices at almost three times the cost of travelling the same distance in France. James King, of the Rail Passengers Council, said: "Passengers are increasingly dissatisfied with the value for money of rail tickets in Britain and there is a danger that we are creating a rich person's railway." Tom Brake, transport spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, who compiled the survey, said it was disgraceful that in Britain each mile travelled by train cost nearly £4. "Ten pounds in Britain will barely take you from one county to the next -- in Europe it takes you to the next country. The Government's transport policy is failing." Travellers to London were particularly badly hit with the price of a single Tube fare rising from £2 to £3, making London the most expensive capital for underground travel in the world.
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| Air Jamaica returns to St. Lucia |
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| Air Jamaica is coming back to St. Lucia. It suspended service to the Eastern Caribbean nation last March, but will begin nonstop service from New York to St. Lucia beginning Feb. 23. Service was suspended while the airline reorganized and worked to comply with accelerated maintenance schedules required by U.S. and Jamaican aviation agencies. Also good news for Jamaica is the more than 900 new hotel rooms expected to be available by spring.
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| Business travel expected to increase |
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International survey finds common threads among business travellers
Business travellers from around the globe have many things in common, according to an international survey. And one of the positive findings in the Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) global business travel survey shows business travel is expected to grow this year. The survey randomly sampled opinions of 2,100 business travelers and 650 travel managers, both CWT and non-CWT customers, in 12 countries. Security lines and flight delays top the list as the events that most negatively affect travel according to the CWT Business Travel Indicator.
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| South Africa seminars re-scheduled |
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| The TOPAC South Africa seminars for travel agents and consumers, which were cancelled for January 24, 25 and 26, have now been rescheduled for the following new dates:
April 24 Scarborough, Ontario (Radisson Hotel);
April 25 Hamilton, Ontario (Sheraton Hotel King Street West);
April 26 Kitchener, Ontario (Delta Kitchener);
April 27 London, Ontario (Four Points Sheraton Hotel).
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| St. Kitts outlines tourism plans |
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As sugar business dies, country needs to focus on tourism
With news that the sugar production industry in St. Kitts is coming to an end, its Tourism Authority is busy at work. The European Union (EU) which buys items such as sugar and bananas from several Caribbean islands, has a price regime, which expires next year. After that, it's expected prices paid for the products will fall by about 35 percent, leaving many workers on the islands unemployed. St. Kitts has announced an eight-point tourism plan in an effort to broaden its marketplace appeal and highlight its natural assets.
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