Finnair
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Crossing Borders: BTN Research Explores Nuances In European Travel Management Practices
… According to one German travel buyer, "In all those countries in Europe, you have a national carrier—Scandinavia with SAS, Finnair , British Airways. It is completely different from the United States. It's impossible for me to work with only two or three …
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Amadeus enabled the 'world's first' interline Electronic Miscellaneous Document, via a link between EgyptAir and Finnair
EMD is the document standard that airlines and billing settlement plans have created to enable the sale of optional services or merchandizing. "The application of EMD to interline partnerships means that participating airlines can now facilitate payment for and delivery of ancillary services across
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Airlines May Consider Card Surcharge Revisions After EU Ministers Approve New Directive
… the merchant fee charged by their card acquirer. While travel experts told <em>BTN</em> that airlines such as KLM, Finnair , British Airways and Lufthansa may adjust the surcharges they impose on travel agents, one of those carriers, Lufthansa …
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Finland's Area Travel Agency partnered with the GlobalStar Travel Management network
, according to Finnair . Both Finnair and Area are owned by the Finnair Group. The group also owns Finland Travel Bureau, which according to Finnair "will continue to be the sole representative of American Express Business Travel in Finland."
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Amadeus on Tuesday indicated it is ready to roll out IATA-compliant electronic miscellaneous documents to travel agencies
… markets by the end of next year. According to Amadeus, the EMD, which the GDS operator already is issuing in conjunction with Finnair , would enable carriers and agencies to "share information relating to issuance, management, distribution and fulfillment …
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European Airlines Report Strong Financial Performance
… only hoped to break even because of the ash crisis. Another airline celebrating a return to profitablity this week was Finnair , which announced a profit of €42 million after spending the previous seven quarters in the red.
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U.K. Flights' On-Time Performance Declines
… FlightStats figures also showed the European airline with the best punctuality in August was Widerøe of Norway, at 96 percent. Among the major carriers, the top was SAS at 93 percent, followed by KLM and Finnair , both at 89 percent.
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American, BA Land Antitrust Immunity
… immunity request pending before DOT, American Airlines and British Airways, along with Iberia and other Oneworld partners Finnair and Royal Jordanian, now have permission to compete in the new realm of joint venture corporate contracting, currently dominated …
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American Cites Higher Labor Costs As Reason Why It Came It Up Short
… Transportation Department to move forward with its joint venture with Oneworld partners British Airways, Iberia, Royal Jordanian and Finnair would translate into hundreds of millions of dollars of annual revenue once fully implemented. Becker said the carrier's …
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5Q With Oneworld's John McCulloch
… Berlin agreed to join the oneworld alliance and establish codeshare and frequent flyer program deals with American Airlines and Finnair . Subject to government approvals and scheduled to take effect 1 November, the code shares would provide Air Berlin customers …
