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Air France and Air Austral have signed a codeshare agreement allowing customers to travel between Europe and the Indian Ocean via Paris-Charles de Gaulle and St. Denis de la Reunion. This partnership is in addition to the previous Interline agreement signed in April 2014 between Air France and Air Austral, and increases the choice of…
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Air New Zealand has announced it will launch direct flights between Auckland and Buenos Aires, Argentina – the airline’s first ever scheduled service to South America. A Boeing 777-200 aircraft will operate three return services a week on the route all year round. Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon explained the new destination, the…
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Heather Cho, the daughter of Korean air chief executive Cho Yang-Ho, will face a criminal investigation into the so-called ‘nut rage’ incident which has scandalised the airline in recent days. Officials in the South Korea transport ministry confirmed they will also take disciplinary measures against the airline.
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NEWS Qatar Airways flies into Eritrean capital Asmara
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