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November Newsletter : 31
18/11/2009
Continental Joins Star Alliance
Continental Airlines is the newest member of the Star Alliance network, the largest airline alliance in the world. Customers can now enjoy a smooth journey on 25 member airlines with more than 19,000 daily flights serving some 1.071 airports in 171 countries across the globe - as well as earn and redeem OnePass miles across the network.
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London Hotels Suffer in Reputation Rating
Hotels in London have the worst reputation among travellers across Europe, a new study shows. The results were brought together in a Reputation Ranking by hotel price comparison website "trivago" based on 2.7 million hotel reviews for 13,000 hotels in 50 European cities. Best was Dresden with destinations such as Amsterdam, Copenhagen and London being the worst, Edinburgh had the best reputation in the UK, in 29th place.
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Emirates Profit Surges
Emirates has produced a set of half-year financial results that will be the envy of many other international airlines. Emirates produced a net profit of $205 million for the first six months of its current financial year representing a 165% improvement compared to the same period in 2008. In the first-half of its financial year 2009-10, Emirates said it posted strong business growth, both in terms of capacity on offer and traffic compared to the corresponding period in 2008, a performance that has been in stark contrast to the current trend seen across the aviation industry.
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East Midlands Trains Ticket on Departure
Due to the growth in the Ticket on departure facilities at all stations, East Midlands Trains stations are very busy particularly on Friday afternoons. They have asked customers to give plenty of time when collecting on a Friday and if possible to collect on a different day.
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BMI: We are not in a Financial Crisis
BMI was forced to issue a statement this week insisting it was a going concern after a report by the Times claimed it might not be able to continue beyond next year. The airline said its directors and auditors believed it would be able to meet its financial obligations and had adequate resources to continue in operational existence in the future.
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New Transatlantic Flights Planned
Low cost carrier Iceland Express is to fly to New York, Akureyri, Birmingham and Stansted by next summer. Flights from Reykjavik's Keflavik International Airport to New York Newark International Airport will run four times a week from June 1 next year. A weekly connection between Birmingham and Keflavik will start the same month together with weekly flights between Gatwick and Iceland's second city - Akureyri.
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