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| FLash | SAS cancels flights out of Copenhagen because of strike among workers
Scandinavian Airline Systems AB said all of its flights out of Copenhagen were cancelled Friday because of a strike by its Danish cabin crews. More than 50 of the airline's flights were prevented from taking off and some 2,500 passengers were unable to fly out of Scandinavia's busiest airport. Most of the flights affected are domestic and intra-Scandinavian routes. |
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| Jetsgo Flies Higher |
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| Michel Lelbanc | Jetsgo, the Saint-Laurent (Quebec) based discount carrier is poised for more growth according to its President and CEO, Michel Leblanc. The privately owned airline, which served only 6 destinations in 2002, has grown rapidly to become Canada’s number three carrier. It will have 30 aircraft in service by June 2005 serving 23 year-round destinations. The carrier has built its success on the basis of a focus on on-time performance, Mr. Leblanc told the 17th Annual Canadian Airline Conference hosted by the Insight Information Company.
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| Transat A.T. Inc. responds to JANA Partners LLC |
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Jean-Marc Eustache,
President and CEO
of Transat A.T. | Responding to a public statement issued by JANA Partners LLC today, Jean-Marc Eustache, Chairman and CEO of Transat A.T. Inc., said: "Transat's board of directors and management have always been focused on optimizing the Company's capital structure, and they continue to do so actively in the best interest of the Company and of all shareholders taken as a whole. Transat has significant amounts of cash on hand and, as previously disclosed, the Company is looking at a series of options. In doing so, the Company has retained the services of BMO Nesbitt Burns as financial advisor."
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| The Vision 2000 Travel Group and Destinations Etc. Announce Merger |
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Vision 2000 Travel Group, the largest Canadian owned travel management company and Destination Etc., a leader in travel management solutions in Quebec, is pleased to announce that they have come into an agreement to merge their operations effective January 1st 2005.
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| Carnival News |
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All travel agents can now receive all Carnival booking confirmations via e-mail, and soon all promotions will be delivered via e-mail as well. To get started, the agency needs to register their agency’s e-mail address(es) with Carnival. Booking confirmations will be delivered by e-mail immediately. You can register separate e-mail addresses for individual and group confirmations, with a maximum of one address for each. You can register up to five e-mail addresses to receive promotions.
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| Ontario pilot fights Nav Canada over being billed for services he never uses |
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A southern Ontario man who has been flying homemade planes for 60 years is challenging Nav Canada's efforts to charge him for services that he says he never uses. Otto Stanat, 78, of Aylmer, Ont., said Nav Canada has threatened to seize his aircraft and put a lien on his property if he doesn't pay a bill for $428.25, which includes interest and late payment charges.
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| FLash | Jetsgo's traffic and load factor increase in October
Jetsgo's passenger traffic continued its upward trend in October 2004, with an increase of 39.7% to 197,657,510 Revenue Passenger Miles, compared to 141,503,155 in October 2003. Capacity also grew over the same period by 38.5% to 298,576,304 Available Seat Miles from 215,524,480. The load factor in October 2004 was 66.2% compared to 65.6% in October 2003. "We are now moving into the busier period for winter travel and are ready to meet this demand with the addition of three more Fokker 100 aircraft between now and the end of the year," said Michel Leblanc, president and CEO of Jetsgo. Jetsgo will have 11 Fokker 100s and 14 Boeing MD-83s in service by December, allowing for greater scheduling flexibility as well as increased capacity. |
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| FLash | Delta Air Lines stock surges after pilots agree to 32.5% wage cut
The battered shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. surged eight per cent Friday after its pilots agreed to pay cuts to try to help the ailing carrier escape bankruptcy, but their new contract offers no guarantees for the company's future. Still, analysts call the pilots' assent to a 32.5 per cent pay cut Thursday a linchpin in the struggle to turn Delta around. Delta shares gained 49 cents to trade at $6.78 US on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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| FLash | Fraport Traffic Figures: October Traffic Growth Results in New Record Figures
During October 2004 Fraport AG recorded strong growth in almost all traffic categories at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base. Passenger traffic, airfreight tonnage and aircraft movements reached new record levels. In the reporting month, more than 4.8 million passengers used Frankfurt Airport - the strongest October in the airport's history. In comparison to the previous year, this represents a 4.9 per cent increase. Due to the autumn school-vacation period, there was strong demand for destinations throughout the Mediterranean region. Traffic to eastern Europe also continued to grow, as did intercontinental connections - for example, traffic to the Far East, South America and North Africa. |
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