Low Cost Airline News - Asia / Pacific.May 6, 2007 Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... Air New Zealand Mulling Low-Cost Domestic Carrier Air New Zealand is considering launching a low-cost carrier A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. to counter a proposal from an investment group for a no-frills domestic airline. May 4, 2007 Tiger Airways Tiger Airways Private Limited is a low-cost airline based in Singapore, with its primary hub at Singapore Changi Airport. Incorporated in September 2003, it is currently the largest low-cost airline operating out of Singapore in terms of passengers carried. , Jetstar Airways New entrants in Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , including Tiger Airways' foray into the market, are triggering a wave of deep discounting, according to the Sydney-based Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Airways, which celebrated its third anniversary yesterday, had 130,000 seats for sale with companion fares as low as A$2.50 ($2.06) on many domestic, transtasman and international routes. The sale was designed to head off Tiger's announcement of its choice of Melbourne Airport as its base. Virgin Blue retaliated with a 25% cut of its discount fares, while Qantas also launched a five-day domestic sale. CAPA CAPA California Alternate Performance Assessment CAPA Captaris, Inc (stock symbol) CAPA Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants CAPA Creative and Performing Arts (school) said the frenzy will cross the Tasman to New Zealand with confirmation that Kiwijet, a new LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. based on Southwest Airlines' business model, plans to take to the skies late this year. May 4, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Apr 30, 2007 |
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