The administrators, KordaMentha, add that “it also appears highly unlikely there will be any flights in the short to medium term,” and advised passengers to make alternate travel arrangements.

Travellers who paid direct by cash are being told they will not be entitled to a refund unless they took out insurance which covers insolvency; those who paid by credit card may be able to claim chargebacks; while any who booked via the trade are being told to contact their travel agent.

Please contact your CT Connections’ consultant for more information.

The new global deal, which includes fare families and ancillary product, comes into effect immediately.

As part of the agreement, agents and corporate customers will have real time access to Virgin Australia content without surcharges.

Sabre said it will ensure the most accurate shopping and booking experience.

Spanair advises that on 28th January 2012, the airline suspended operations. Due to exceptional circumstances, all our flights were cancelled.

Refund options:

• Spanair is finalizing an agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to facilitate the refund of purchased but not yet flown tickets of Spanair.

• This agreement will let the travel agencies refund the complete price to those passengers that paid the ticket in a travel agency by bank transfer or cash.

• All other passengers who bought their tickets by credit card directly at www.spanair.com or in a travel agency, they will need enquire for refund options with their card issuer.

• In the following days we will inform the travel agencies about the procedure to follow.

In all other cases to claim the refund of your ticket, please contact:

• Spanair sales offices

• AENA help desks located in airports in Spain

• Airport Tourism information offices in Spain.

• Catalan consumer agency

Alternative flight options:

• We remind you of our previous communication that Spanair is in contact with other airlines (especially Vueling, Iberia & Air Europa) to find alternative solutions, providing special fares to those affected passengers that want to fly in the next few days. You will find more information at the respective websites of those airlines.

• If you have purchased a ticket with Spanair that is operated by another airline member of Star Alliance, in principle your flight will be unaffected. However for clarification we suggest you contact the operating airline.

• Spanair considers that all these measures will cover most of the claims presented.

Contact Information:

• For the latest information, please consult our website www.spanair.com

• The Spanair contact center (Telephone number within Spain: 900 13 14 15 and from outside Spain: +34 971 916 047) and our Spanish sales offices in the airports will remain open to attend to customers as far as possible.

Moreover, Spanair is permanently in contact with the Spanish aeronautical authorities participating in the Barcelona airport crisis committee where continually evaluates the contingency plan for the cessation of the airline´s operations.

Spanair apologises to all our customer affected by this situation

For further details or alternate options, please contact your Corporate Travel Connections’ consultant and or Account Manager

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Etihad said the deal was the result of “an exhaustive selection process” and will see the airline use integrated software across its reservations, inventory, marketing, planning, ecommerce, distribution and departure control operations by February 2013.

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The acquisition, once completed by June 30, 2012, will result in Accor re-branding at least 46 of the 48 properties, with two hotels in the Wholesale Fund currently operating under Marriott branding, being Sydney Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott North Ryde

Christchurch Airport chief executive Jim Boult said the airport’s runway and structure was now being checked but hoped the airport would repen around 4pm.

Fort Worth-based AMR says the decision to file for Chapter 11 protection is part of an overall effort by the company to achieve a cost and debt structure that is “industry competitive”, with the airline having posted losses in 14 of the last 16 quarters, including a US$162 deficit in the third quarter if this year.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Mr Horton said the company was meeting its challenges “head on”, having taken “all possible action to secure our long-term position”.

“This was a difficult decision, but it is the necessary and right path for us to take – and take now – to become a more efficient, financially stronger, and competitive airline,” the AMR boss said, adding that “modest” reductions in flight schedules and corresponding job cuts were likely.

New Structure

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Fare Family – Booking Class – Fare Basis

Business Class J J

Business Class C CBIZ

Business Class D DBIZ

Business Class I I

Current Structure

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Fare Family – Booking Class – Fare Basis

Business Class J J

Business Class D DOX*

Business Class I IPOX*

* on selected routes

Key features of the new structure:

• C class introduced into all markets

• D class expanded into point to point markets excluding some throughfares

• I class will initially only be available for international through connections.

The new fare structure will not involve changes to the existing business class product.

Repair work on the Tullamarine Freeway, which connects Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport with the city’s central business district, will be carried out between 26 November and 4 December.

Traffic between the airport, Mickleham Road and Melrose Drive will be affected during this period. However, in a bid to minimise delays, scheduled Freeway closures will be implemented only during the night, while the airport authorities are expected to soon issue a list of related detours.