TRAVEL NEWSLETTER
Friday, April 25, 2008
April 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the itravelnet.com monthly newsletter - a summary of what's been happening on the site this month.
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Singapore Airport Budget Terminal ----
Singapore Changi Airport is world renown for its award winning facilities. It is the home of Singapore Airlines and it is a major air travel hub of Asia.
Budget airlines though are not interested in such facilities that add to the cost of a cheap flight. To cater for the low cost airlines of Asia that might not otherwise consider Changi's gold plated airport, Singapore Airport opened a budget terminal in March 2006 to accommodate budget airlines.
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
---- Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island ----
A popular attraction of Sentosa Island is the Dolphin Lagoon, home of Sentosa's Pink Dolphins. These dolphins start off life grey then become pink as they mature.
A Pink Dolphin becoming pink
Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island
---- Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport ----
Tiger Airways Australia has its home base at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport. A budget airline like Tiger would seemingly be more suitable for Melbourne's other airport, Avalon, which is operating as a secondary low cost airport on the European model. Tiger have their own budget terminal at Tullamarine (terminal 4), separate from the main 3 terminals.
Tiger Airways Arrivals - Melbourne Airport
Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport
---- Multi leg flights and low cost airlines ----
The typical low cost airline operates on a point-to-point basis. Costs are kept down as there are no bags to check through to another flight, and no waiting for connections due to delayed flights.
Multi leg flights and low cost airlines
Featured Travel Sites
---- AltFrankfurt.com ----
AltFrankfurt.com is an electronic picture book, a "Golden Book" of images of the beautiful Old City of Frankfurt am Main in Germany, once Europe's largest preserved medieval city.
altfrankfurt.com
---- BoltBus ----
BoltBus is a low cost bus service operating in Northeast USA. Book early enough and you can get a ticket for 1 dollar. Destinations currently served are New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston.
boltbus.com
---- Live Air Traffic Control ----
LiveATC.Net provides live air traffic control (ATC) broadcasts from air traffic control towers and radar facilities around the world.
liveatc.net
---- V Australia ----
V Australia is the new airline broght to you by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group. It will initially fly from Sydney to Los Angeles from December 2008. It is the first new airline to take advantage of the open skies deal between the United States and Australia. Previously only Qantas and United were allowed to operate between the two countries.
vaustralia.com.au
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Singapore Airport Budget Terminal ----
Singapore Changi Airport is world renown for its award winning facilities. It is the home of Singapore Airlines and it is a major air travel hub of Asia.
Budget airlines though are not interested in such facilities that add to the cost of a cheap flight. To cater for the low cost airlines of Asia that might not otherwise consider Changi's gold plated airport, Singapore Airport opened a budget terminal in March 2006 to accommodate budget airlines.
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
---- Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island ----
A popular attraction of Sentosa Island is the Dolphin Lagoon, home of Sentosa's Pink Dolphins. These dolphins start off life grey then become pink as they mature.
A Pink Dolphin becoming pink
Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island
---- Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport ----
Tiger Airways Australia has its home base at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport. A budget airline like Tiger would seemingly be more suitable for Melbourne's other airport, Avalon, which is operating as a secondary low cost airport on the European model. Tiger have their own budget terminal at Tullamarine (terminal 4), separate from the main 3 terminals.
Tiger Airways Arrivals - Melbourne Airport
Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport
---- Multi leg flights and low cost airlines ----
The typical low cost airline operates on a point-to-point basis. Costs are kept down as there are no bags to check through to another flight, and no waiting for connections due to delayed flights.
Multi leg flights and low cost airlines
Featured Travel Sites
---- AltFrankfurt.com ----
AltFrankfurt.com is an electronic picture book, a "Golden Book" of images of the beautiful Old City of Frankfurt am Main in Germany, once Europe's largest preserved medieval city.
altfrankfurt.com
---- BoltBus ----
BoltBus is a low cost bus service operating in Northeast USA. Book early enough and you can get a ticket for 1 dollar. Destinations currently served are New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston.
boltbus.com
---- Live Air Traffic Control ----
LiveATC.Net provides live air traffic control (ATC) broadcasts from air traffic control towers and radar facilities around the world.
liveatc.net
---- V Australia ----
V Australia is the new airline broght to you by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group. It will initially fly from Sydney to Los Angeles from December 2008. It is the first new airline to take advantage of the open skies deal between the United States and Australia. Previously only Qantas and United were allowed to operate between the two countries.
vaustralia.com.au
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