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Grenade Shuts Down Airport

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Hawaii state tourism officials indicate that they're confident that airlines providing flights between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii will quickly fill the void left by the sudden shut down of Honolulu-based carrier, Aloha Airlines on Monday, March 31.

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Book with WestJet and save over 30% - book by March 13, 2008 2359 MST for travel until 25 June 2008 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

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China has vowed tough punishments on airlines to ensure that chronically late aircraft run smoothly for the 2008 Olympic Games, state media reported.

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Frustrated customers smashed ticket counters and threw objects at airline staff at Argentina's main airport on Saturday after the country's flagship airline canceled international flights for a second day.

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WestJet (TSX:WJA) today announced the addition of daily non-stop service from Toronto to Quebec City, coinciding with the celebration of the city's 400th birthday in 2008.

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Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday it will cut dozens of routes as it revamps its schedule to focus on faster growing markets and adapt to the slowing US economy.

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Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Thursday that its December traffic volume rose, boosted by the company's ongoing expansion.

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AirAsia, Asia's largest budget airline, expects to carry 250,000 passengers on its new Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route this year and aims to expand destinations with extra flights to Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Air France KLM on Tuesday posted a 3.1 percent rise in passenger traffic in December, led by growth on its American and Asian routes, but its passenger load factor fell 0.8 percentage points to 78.6 percent.

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In celebration of the New Year, WestJet (TSX:WJA) today announced a two-day $20.08 New Year's airfare sale for guests travelling from either Calgary or Edmonton to Abbotsford, or from Abbotsford to either Calgary or Edmonton. This fare is only available for purchase on January 7 and January 8, 2008 for travel until March 5, 2008.

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Cathay Pacific Airways and sister airline Dragonair have launched «FLY greener,» a new voluntary carbon offset scheme that will give passengers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint by offsetting the carbon emissions attributable to their journey.

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Australia and the United States will start talks on an open-skies aviation deal within the next six weeks to open up the lucrative trans-Pacific route between the two countries, Australia's government said on Wednesday.

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