Royal Caribbean International returns to Asia in December 2007, bringing the active cruising experience to the region. The Vision-class ship, featuring the line’s signature rock-climbing wall and indoor glass walls providing exotic views of Asian landscapes, will offer a series of exciting cruises out of Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, visiting exotic ports of call in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.
Costly, congested and poorly run airports and environmentalists with daft ideas are the two biggest barriers to the continued growth of European low-cost carriers, EasyJet CEO Andrew Harrison said last week at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London. “We need a revolution” when it comes to airports, Harrison declared to representatives of more than 100 airlines gathered here.
The number of passengers carried on the Spanish airline´s intercontinental routes between Europe and the Americas showed a 17.6 percent increase in the second quarter with respect to the same quarter last year. The load factor improved by 2.3 points in the first two quarters from 2005.This spike was strongest in Iberia´s new Business Plus, its upgraded long-haul business class, which showed an 8.5-point hike in seat occupancy levels.
Barbados and the Netherlands Antilles have agreed to start negotiations regarding a Double Tax Agreement (DTA) and Mutual Customs Assistance Treaty. The Netherlands Antilles´ State Secretary of Finance, Alex Rosaria, was recently in Bridgetown where he was received by the Barbadian Deputy Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.
Air Berlin PLC transported 12.9 percent more passengers in August than during the same month of the previous year. In total, 1,607,834 passengers used the carrier to meet their travel needs. Due to the increase in offers to business travel, which is subject to seasonal fluctuations, the capacity usage of the company´s jetliners slumped from 86 to 84.5 percent.
Colombia´s AeroRepublica, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, announced the unveiling of its new corporate image. The new image is the result of a comprehensive market study performed by well-recognized branding experts/advisors. This new image, which will maintain the company´s name, leverages AeroRepublica´s most valued attributes and introduces Copa Airlines´ logo, livery and overall image.
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