Each year even as millions of tourists embark on tours to the developing countries, they are accused of ignoring the huge impact that air travel has on the atmosphere. It is estimated that UK tourists spend close to £2 billion on holidays in remote developing countries.
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WASHINGTON - Passengers traveling by air throughout America will now be able to take on board sharp objects like small scissors, which were banned in the post 9/11 travel restrictions.
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LONDON - A Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner has earned the distinction of making the longest non-stop journey by a commercial airplane. Boeing completed the 13,422-mile journey yesterday thus beating the previous record of 10,823 miles that was set by the aircraft in 1989.
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In U.S. booking through the Internet will account for one third of the total travel booking by consumers for personal and vacation purposes in 2005. The importance of the Internet as a distribution channel for the travel industry will continue to grow.
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Mountaineers who have always taken pride in climbing the 8,848 m Mount Everest could be disappointed with manifestations of a recent research. A latest study defies earlier dimensions of the world’s highest peak, the Mount Everest, stating that the mountain measured 29,017ft or 8,844m above sea level, rather than the previously calculated 8,848.13 meters.
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Soaring jet fuel prices have led several airline companies in the United States like the American Airlines and Northwest Airlines to temporarily stop their operations between important destinations. A few others like the United Airlines, the Delta and the Continental Airlines were forced to increase their fares to cope with the situation.
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WASHINGTON - US Airways and America West Airlines formally completed their merger late on Tuesday. The merged entity will be called US Airways Group Inc.
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Racing ahead against Airbus this year, Boeing Corporation, the globe’s second biggest plane makers, clinched orders valued at 13.7 billion US dollars from Emirates airlines and from China. This is perhaps the first time in five years that the American plane manufacturer is overtaking Airbus in business quantum, though Airbus still retains its peak position it acquired since 2003 as the world’s biggest creator of commercially viable aircraft.
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