Articles from the ‘Transport’ category
Posted by Contributor on February 3, 2012 at 7:38 pm in Transport, Travel & Tourism
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) last week announced an exclusive marketing agreement with OnAsset Intelligence, a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking solutions, enabling Delta Cargo customers to view GPS location information on deltacargo.com. The agreement offers exclusive features and enables a seamless user experience for tracking and tracing cargo in transit on [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 7:37 pm in Transport, Travel & Tourism
More airport strikes are expected throughout France this week. This will have repercussions on flight schedules. As French pilots go on strike from 6-9 February, serious disruptions and flight cancellations are planned. Travelers are advised to check their flight status on relevant airport websites or with their tour operator before setting off to the airport. [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 7:28 pm in Transport, Travel & Tourism
International air passenger traffic was up 6.4 percent in December 2011 compared to the same month of 2010, while international freight traffic slipped 0.8 percent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday. For 2011 as a whole, international passenger traffic was up 6.9 percent versus 2010 and freight traffic was down 0.6 percent. [...]
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Posted by Contributor on February 2, 2012 at 5:46 pm in Transport, Travel & Tourism
Egypt’s justice minister said on Tuesday he had sent back a letter from the US ambassador that asked for an end to a travel ban on Americans being investigated for alleged illegal funding of pro-democracy groups. Justice Minister Adel Abdelhamid Abdallah said he had urged the US embassy to redirect the letter to investigating judges. [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:25 pm in Transport, Travel & Tourism
International air passenger traffic was up 6.4 percent in December 2011 compared to the same month of 2010, while international freight traffic slipped 0.8 percent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday. For 2011 as a whole, international passenger traffic was up 6.9 percent versus 2010 and freight traffic was down 0.6 percent. [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 2:09 pm in Transport, Travel & Tourism
The “Aviator Magazine” was launched in Accra on Wednesday to address some of the challenges in the reportage of aviation, tourism and hospitality industry issues. Typical of these challenges is the terminologies used in the industry which may not be familiar to some media personnel. Mr Enimil Ashon, Managing Editor of the Magazine, said with [...]
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Posted by Contributor on January 23, 2012 at 10:00 am in Transport, Travel & Tourism
Passenger traffic at Singapore’s Changi Airport jumped 11.4 percent in December and hit a record in 2011, boosted by increased travel within the Asia-Pacific region, the Southeast Asian city-state’s airport operator said. “December 2011 was Changi Airport’s busiest month ever with 4.53 million passenger movements,” Changi Airport Group said in a statement on Friday. A [...]
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Posted by Contributor on February 10, 2011 at 5:38 pm in Transport, Travel & Tourism
Mark Humphrey/Associated Press American Airlines wants to bypass the central reservation systems that deliver fare information to online travel agents like Expedia and Orbitz. By JAD MOUAWAD and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER With airlines imposing fees for things like checked bags, priority seating and access to airport lounges, finding a good fare is just the starting [...]
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