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• Geneva, Zurich airports end year better than most

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 598
  Kloten International Airport, Zurich, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva’s Cointrin International Airport will most likely end 2009 with 2 percent fewer passengers, a figure that is healthier than those most airports will show this year. The figure was provided by Robert Deillon, president ...
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• Ryanair jet slides off Glasgow Prestwick airport runway

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  No passengers or crew injured in accident caused by icy weather conditions A Ryanair jet slid off the runway at Glasgows Prestwick airport this morning but there were no casualties among the 129 passengers and cabin crew. Treacherous conditions saw the Boeing 737-800 slide on to a grass verge of Glasgows ...
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• Watchdog grounds BA ad

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  TV ad promoting Canton Fair in Guangzhou as a trip destination is banned by ASA because British Airways does not fly there A TV ad for British Airways promoting the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China, as a trip destination has been banned by the advertising watchdog because the airline does not fly there. The ad ...
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• Dont blame the system for winter travel chaos. Stay put | Simon Jenkins

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Hypermobility is now the opium of the people, an obsession that wrecks communities and planet. There are no free trips Nature loves irony. As Copenhagens Glastonbury of gloom ended last week and the global warming groupies jetted home, they were greeted by, of all things, a freeze. " Road, rail and air chaos as UK ...
  21 hours ago

• Top 10 Airline Blunders of 2009

  
  NileGuidance: A Travel Blog — Authority: 127
  It’s been a tough year for airlines. The combination of rising oil prices and cost-cutting consumers/businesses has caused serious revenue declines in the industry, and the coming year isn’t looking much brighter.  It’s also been a year of blunders, from drunk pilots to near collisions to just plain awful ...
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• Gatwick airport passengers besiege staff as snow wrecks getaway hopes

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The woman who was wearing a Santa hat and towing a large red suitcase began screaming in the middle of the South terminal at Gatwick airport, her festive goodwill exhausted. She was dragged away by police during one of the many occasions when they were forced to intervene as frustrated travellers vented their anger ...
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• Winter Weather Causes Chaos For Travelers, Airline Industry

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 704
  Miami, FL, USA (AHN) – The airline industry is reeling trying to accommodate passengers stuck from this weekend’s wintery weather. Hundreds of flights across the country were canceled as snow piled up in the north east causing a ripple effect of misery and chaos for travelers. Just a day before the official ...
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• BAA wins appeal over airport sell-off

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  • Ruling plunges enforced break-up into chaos • Airlines urge watchdog not to back off on plans BAA will demand major concessions from the Competition Commission after the watchdog embarrassingly lost an appeal brought by the airports group against its forced break-up. The company is likely to press for more ...
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• Card processor faces scrutiny over collapse of travel firms

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  • Allbury Travel controlled by Elias Elia through an offshore firm • Card processor E-Clear owes £30m, administrators claim Confusion surrounds the UK business interests of Greek Cypriot travel industry entrepreneur Elias Elia, chief executive of the payment processor company accused of precipitating the ...
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• BAA wins appeal against forced sale of UK airports

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Tribunal finds apparent bias in investigation that ruled airport operator must sell Gatwick and Stansted The break-up of BAA could be overturned after an official ruling this morning that there was "apparent bias" in the two-year investigation by the Competition Commission. The Competition Appeal Tribunal ...
  2 days ago

• Globespan collapse raises questions over card processor E-Clears role

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  E-Clear faces scrutiny over claims it held back up to £35m from ailing Scottish flight operator Administrators for collapsed Scottish airline Globespan are examining the relationship between credit card payment processor E-Clear and a Jersey-based investment vehicle which had for weeks appeared to be close to ...
  3 days ago

• Right to strike is being eroded, says BA union

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Previous dispute at bus firm uncovered loophole seized on by lawyers in British Airways case A swath of strike ballots are in danger of being struck down under legal challenges using the same loopholes that disabled the 12-day British Airways strike . According to sources close to active industrial disputes, a ...
  4 days ago

• An inside look at off-the-books elite airline programs

  
  Gadling — Authority: 703
  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines , Airports Imagine an airline experience free of middle seats, standing in line or dealing with nut-job flight attendants who withhold orange juice , water and any other service not related to "safety." Tom Stuker, it seems, doesnt have to close his eyes ...
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• British Airways cabin crew to vote again on strike action

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Union gives airline notice of ballot after court rejected Christmas strike due to voting irregularities The Unite trade union has officially told British Airways that it will re-ballot cabin crew members for strike action in the new year. The union, which represents 12,700 cabin crew, has written to BAs head of ...
  5 days ago

• Views on the news: BA strikes, jobless figures and death of the chequebook

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The now cancelled British Airways strike had commenters working over time this week, while unemployment figures were greeted with scepticism A victory for common sense, or blow a for democracy? One thing is sure, British Airways would struggle to lay claim to being the "Worlds favourite airline" this week, even after ...
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• Ryanair halts talks about 200 aircraft

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Budget airline reins in expansion strategy and will hand money saved back to shareholders Ryanair has pulled out of talks with Boeing for an order of 200 aircraft and will scale back investment in planes from 2011. Michael OLeary, the budget airlines boss, had previously threatened to ditch his ambitious ...
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• Kipper Williams – beef or chicken?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  BA passengers will be able to complete their Christmas flights, after the planned strike was declared illegal by the courts
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• Letters: The EU must step up in Copenhagen

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Gordon Brown is right to warn that failure at Copenhagen is a real possibility ( Report , 16 December). If the talks do fail, it will be in no small part down to the frustrating reluctance of EU leaders to step up the EUs negotiating position – and show leadership where it is so desperately needed. As an MEP ...
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• Flights with British Airways: Consumer rights

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  I booked an alternative flight – can I get my money back? If you didnt cancel your BA flight and now want to use that, you will need to contact the second airline to see what its cancellation policy is. Low-cost airlines are unlikely to offer refunds, while others will at least charge an administration fee of ...
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• BA cabin crew furious with union as 12-day Christmas strike ruled illegal

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Source at Unite union branch that represents 12,700 cabin crew admits high court ruling is blow to morale Dismayed British Airways cabin crew appeared to lack the appetite for a new strike ballot today as recriminations flew over the Unite unions failure to organise a watertight vote. Staff were angry with their ...
  5 days ago

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