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December 23, 2008
Speeding up the airport experience with self-service options

?You?ve checked in, and printed your boarding card with your seat assignment online; fantastic. You then need to check your bag with an agent; go through passport control; join the queue at security; then present the boarding card and an ID when you board the plane. Each of these processes is being done in self-service mode somewhere in the world.

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December 18, 2008
Qantas-BA merger off

Qantas Airways and British Airways have called off their merger talks.

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December 17, 2008
BA and Virgin drop fuel surcharge again

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will drop fuel surcharges from tomorrow (December 18).

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December 16, 2008
Aer Lingus rejects formal bid from Ryanair

Ryanair formally launched a €748 million bid for rival Aer Lingus yesterday.

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December 15, 2008
How to reach places like Christmas and Santa Claus

To reach the North Pole, you have to fly through Fairbanks.  That is if your final destination is North Pole, Alaska.  But several other U.S. cities boast the North Pole name, including one in New York, Idaho and – surprisingly – Oklahoma.  As you’ve probably...

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December 11, 2008
OAG Web Site Wins 2008 WebAward

The OAG Travel Solutions Web Site (http://www.oag.com), has won the 2008 WebAward in the B2B Standard of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development category.

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December 11, 2008
Air Asia X: Low-cost carrier connects Europe with Asia.

A conversation with CEO Tony Fernandes by Roger Collis. Will the successful no-frills, or budget airline, model work for long-haul, trans-continental flights?

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December 8, 2008
Air Service in the Capital Cities of Africa

Last week’s focus was on air service in capital cities of U.S. states. This week we’ll turn to a review of air service in capitals across the continent of Africa.

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December 3, 2008
Bangkok airports re-open

Flights have started to resume from Bangkok airports today after anti-government protesters agreed to end their occupation.

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December 3, 2008
BA confirms merger talks with Qantas

British Airways has issued a statement in response to recent media speculation about a merger with Qantas.

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