Here is news just in from ECTAA: Alitalia – Withdrawal of the rescue consortium As you have seen, the press is abundantly reporting that it has not been possible to reach an agreement of all the trade unions to the Alitalia rescue plan. As a consequence, the Italian consortium that proposed to take over Alitalia [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Visas now required for Switzerland
September 17th, 2008
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Did you know? South African passport holders do not require visa for business and/or tourism purposes for a maximum stay of 3 months until 04 December 2008. Switzerland intends to join the Schengen visa scheme on 05 Dec ’08. From that date, persons requiring a Schengen visa to enter the Schengen States will also require [...]
Olympic to fall
September 17th, 2008
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Just in from Reuters: The European Union is set to give a green light for the closure of Greek carrier Olympic Airlines and will fine it EUR800 million euros (USD$1.12 billion) for illegal state aid, daily Imerisia reported on Tuesday. The EU Commission will meet this week to approve a Greek government plan to shut [...]
Biometric photos
September 9th, 2008
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The embassies are asking for Biometric photos and are rejecting applications if the photo’s do not conform. Click here for a document on what the Biometric photo is
Central terminal opens at OR Tambo
September 4th, 2008
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Here is an extract for the ACSA website: Billion rand Central Terminal Building arrivals to open at O.R. Tambo International airport – 2 September 2008 International passengers arriving at O.R. Tambo International Airport will be welcomed to Africa’s largest airport in style, as Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) opens the first phase of its R2.3 [...]
Preseating
September 1st, 2008
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Are you travelling alone? Do you have a seating preference? Well if you are travelling with someone be sure to ask your agent or the airline to preseat you. It takes a few minutes todo generally. However certain airlines only preseat their flying club members. If this is the case then sign up for free [...]
