Hungary’s Malev Airline Halts Flights
The money-losing airline was placed under control of a bankruptcy trustee, prompting creditors to begin seizing its planes outside the country.
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Travel briefs: Best airfares found 6 weeks before trip
Even when buying airline tickets, timing is everything. Passengers can get the lowest airfares if they buy six weeks before their flight, according to a study by Airlines Reporting Corp., an Arlington, Va., company that handles ticketing transactions between the nation's airlines and travel agents.
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Dividends to return as firms divvy up the spare cash
ONE MORE THING:THERE WAS good news for Smurfit Kappa shareholders on Wednesday with the packaging company reinstating a dividend for the first time since 2008.
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Travelzest plc: “Make My Family Smile” Contest winners bag a fantastic family vacation in Orlando
itravel2000, a Travelzest company , a leading online travel retailer, and Visit Orlando have announced the winners of the “Make My Family Smile” contest, launched in partnership with Citytv's Breakfast Television Toronto.
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Man pleads guilty in Minn. Somali terror case
A Somali-American man admitted Monday that he helped raise money so others could travel from Minnesota to join the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia, and that he sent money to Somalia so one of those travelers could buy a firearm.
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Ohio man admits fundraising help for al-Shabab
A Somali-American man admitted Monday that he helped raise money so others could travel from the U.S. to join the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia.
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Tail wind pushes CityJet towards break-even point
ONE MORE THING:WHILE RYANAIR this week upgraded its profit forecast for the current financial year by almost 10 per cent to a stellar €480 million, its Swords-based rival CityJet appears to be edging closer to break-even.
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Travelzest plc: London-Toronto: Daily Deals video on YouTube proves a huge success
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Rivals swoop in as Hungary's Malev stops flying
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian flag-carrier Malev ceased operating early on Friday after its planes were held overseas for unpaid debts, leaving a gap in the market that low-cost competitors were quick to exploit. Several budget carriers, including Ireland's Ryanair and Air Berlin, announced an immediate increase in their flights from Budapest airport, where state-controlled Malev was a major ...
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Air Asia and Tony Fernandes: From public champion to money-grabbing witch?
AirAsia is one of Malaysia’s great success stories. From basically nothing except a few old planes serving a few domestic routes CEO Tony Fernandes has built it into the biggest budget airline in Asia with routes spanning most of Asia and reaching into Australia, NZ and Europe.
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