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Good morning It has been an interesting and busy week, and I've lots of good things for you today as a result. In sort of chronological order, probably no-one will be surprised that my extensive
In addition to my main item about the DoT refusal to V Australia and Delta's request for an alliance to operate service across the Pacific, V Australia's parent company, the Virgin Blue Goup, had a
Canada has issued a travel advisory for France, urging Canadians to keep photocopies of the ID page of their pasport, along with copies of their driver's license, travel documents and credit cards, all in a
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