Airline News

Consumer complaints about airline service soared 107 percent in July, the government said Tuesday, the most misery reported for that month in five years.

news.bostonherald.com

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Airlines will need to include all taxes and other charges in their published prices, after European Union lawmakers voted to adopt new measures to regulate the industry.

news.com.au

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Australian airlines will be required to collect fingerprints from customers travelling to the US so they can be matched against a database of potential terrorists.

news.com.au

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The European Commission will ban all 51 Indonesian airlines from flying to the European Union next week citing Indonesian authorities' failure to give adequate safety assurances.

theage.com.au

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that he supports calls to make airlines trade carbon permits, saying that their imprint on the environment could no longer be ignored.

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Indonesia has vowed to shut down its national carriers that do not comply with safety regulations as the USA advises its citizens not to fly on Indonesian airlines.

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Six Indonesian airlines have been told to improve their safety standards or face closure.

theage.com.au

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The Freddie Awards ranks airline, hotel and credit card loyalty programs. Voting is open to the public. The awards are considered by the airline industry as the most important one of its kind.

Vote online for the world's best airline loyalty programme. Voting is open from January 15 until February 28, 2007.

freddieawards.com

Winners will be announced on April 26, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel.

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