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Another Baggage Handlers’ Walkout in Helsinki

by Mr. Plane on January 18, 2010

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Another walkout by baggage handlers at Helsinki Airport began on Monday evening. The job action initially involved 20 employees of ISS Aviation, which handles luggage for Blue1, Lufthansa, SAS and other airlines. It is expected to last until 9 am Tuesday. Carriers using the airport’s Terminal 1 said they would try to stick to their [...]

Finnair cancels also Tuesday’s scheduled flights due to pilots’ strike

by Mr. Plane on November 16, 2009

in Airlines,Airports,Aviation,Travel

Image via Wikipedia Due to Finnair’s pilots’ strike scheduled flights are also cancelled on Tuesday. Altogether Finnair has cancelled over 400 flights because of the strike. The cancelled flights affect 32 000 passengers. Finnair aims to operate all of its leisure flights regardless of the strike. Leisure flights are operated by Finnair’s management pilots and [...]

How to reduce transfer baggage mishandling

September 30, 2009 Aviation

About half of all baggage mishandling occurs during transfers. BIP (the Baggage Improvement Programme) has solutions that reduce missed connections. Transfer bags come in three flavours – dead, hot and cold. Dead bags are those that have missed their flight entirely – perhaps due to air traffic control or some other delay. These bags need [...]

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South African Airways Adds CyberSource to Its Anti-fraud Arsenal

September 29, 2009 Airlines

JOHANNESBURG and READING, England and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CyberSource Ltd., the U.K.-based subsidiary of CyberSource Corporation, today announced an agreement in which South African Airlines will use CyberSource solutions in its anti-fraud efforts. The airline has selected Decision Manager, CyberSource’s global fraud management portal, as well as Performance Monitoring, a CyberSource [...]

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Hotel Prices Fall in Helsinki

September 16, 2009 Travel

Prices of hotel rooms have fallen sharply in the Finnish capital this year. According to figures put out by the Hotels.com website, the decline has been nearly 20 percent. Lodging rates have come down in other large cities as well, but in Helsinki the fall was steeper than in the rest of the country. The [...]

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LAN Airlines Launches Online Booking Engine ‘LAN for Business’

August 24, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia MIAMI, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ — LAN Airlines, Latin America’s premier air carrier, announced today the launch of LAN for Business, a new online booking engine designed to allow small and medium businesses to purchase and reserve airline tickets with a few easy clicks. This tool has been specifically created to satisfy the [...]

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TSA’s Secure Flight Program Enters Next Public Phase

August 12, 2009 Aviation

Image via Wikipedia Passengers to provide date of birth and gender when booking airline travel WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that beginning August 15 U.S. airlines participating in the Secure Flight passenger vetting program may begin asking passengers to enter their date of birth and gender when making [...]

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Finnair Closes Door on Passengers with Swine Flu

July 20, 2009 Travel

Image by The Artifex via Flickr Finland’s national carrier, Finnair, says it will not allow passengers with the H1N1 swine flu virus to travel on its flights. The airline reviewed its policy after the National Institute for Health and Welfare classified the virus as a common dangerous disease. Finnair staff will keep a look out [...]

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