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ANA to launch budget airline All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday it has teamed with a Hong Kong investment group to launch a budget airline, aiming to tap the growing but competitive Asian market. The airline, which will fly both international and domestic routes, is expected to start operations in the second half of fiscal 2011, ANA officials said. search.japantimes.co.jp
Tourists - or lack of them I see once again the Thai authorities are throwing money about, trying to entice tourists back to Pattaya and Thailand in general. This once again is a complete waste of time and money while the main problem of coming to Thailand stays in place. It has nothing to do with the riots in Bangkok. www.pattayamail.com
Orbitz Launches Fall Sale With Up to 40% Off, Free Nights and $500 Off Future Travel for Thousands of Hotels Worldwide Orbitz.com today announced its annual Fall Hotel Sale, giving travelers up to 40 percent off of select hotels and $500 off future travel for thousands of hotels worldwide. Â The company also released the latest edition of the Orbitz Insider Index revealing the most popular shoulder season destinations and year-over-year average daily hotel rate changes to fall's top hotspots. biz.yahoo.com
AirAsia X airline offers 20 percent discount Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia X Saturday said it will be offering a 20 percent discount on tickets booked Sep 4-5. www.calcuttanews.net
Mexicana airlines travelers' baggage Joann Kuk of Oak Park is stuck with tickets on Mexicana Airlines that are worthless because the carrier is no longer flying, but she can count herself as lucky. She charged her tickets on her American Express card. Travel experts said using a credit or charge card is the best way to pay for an airline ticket. The card companies are generally quick to credit accounts if the carrier doesn't fly ... www.suntimes.com
American Airlines and American Eagle Extend Ticketing Deadline to Help Customers Affected by Mexicana Airlines Service ... American Airlines and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, today announced that the deadline for the special 20 percent discount off of any published fare for customers holding tickets for confirmed bookings on cancelled Mexicana flights has been extended until Sept. 12, 2010. biz.yahoo.com
Audi India's August sales up 46 percent German luxury car manufacturer Audi's Indian subsidiary Saturday reported that its August sales grew 46 percent and stood at 250 cars as compared to 171 units in the corresponding period last year. www.calcuttanews.net
Toyota's August sales up 26 percent Automobile manufacturer Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) Saturday reported a growth of 26 percent in its sales in August which stood at 6,361 units as against 5,045 units during the like period last year. www.calcuttanews.net
Task force to look into pharma industry's problems: Azad Assuring the Indian pharma industry of the government's support, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said the government has decided to constitute a task force to look into its problems. www.calcuttanews.net
What those codes on plane tickets mean There are a few bits of information to pay close attention to on an airline ticket: the flight number, gate number and boarding time. Fare basis code? Not a common concern.But the single-letter code divides passengers into classes based on how much they paid and how far out they booked. There are about a dozen in coach alone. The main way to improve your code is to pay more.The letters airlines ... www.suntimes.com
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