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Jetstar sorry for 'inhumane' treatment
PASSENGERS accuse the budget airline of lacking compassion with "ridiculous" policies after Christchurch earthquake.
Airport security missed knives in carry-on
PLANE chaos sparked as three box cutters fall out of passenger's bag after being missed by airport screeners and x-ray machine.
Australia to welcome biggest Celebrity
LUXURY 122,000 ton superliner complete with penthouse suites and a real grass lawn on top deck will call Australia home next summer.
Canterbury's plea: Tourists come back
CALLING all tourists: Our CBD might be in ruins but our region needs you.
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Celebrity Solstice heading our way
The Celebrity Solstice is set to base itself in Australia for summer 2012.
50 years photographing Australia
A collection of photos from the book of renowned photographer Steve Parish
Hot package deals
GET dirty at La Tomatina or relax by the beach in New Caledonia with these flight, festival, accommodation and tour package deals.
Trip to war-torn Libya up for grabs
LONELY Planet is advertising an "adventure holiday" to Libya, despite more than 1000 deaths reported in the country because of civil unrest.
Man refuses to fly with female pilot
A FLIGHT has been delayed while a male passenger protested about the pilot being a female, saying "I don't want to die".
Tourists in 40km epic walk to safety
A COUPLE walked 40km to get help for two other family members after their car became bogged on a remote outback track in northwest Queensland.
Airline sorry over bed bug scandal
PASSENGER horrified to see blood splattered across her body after being bitten by the creepy crawlies during a British Airways flight.
Swan refuses to rule out petrol tax
TREASURER Wayne Swan has refused to rule a petrol tax in or out of the government's proposed carbon tax.
Another asylum seeker boat intercepted
THE Australian Border Protection Command has intercepted another asylum-seeker boat.
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Passengers in rage over new check-in
AIRPORT workers given mobile panic alarms due to a spike in furious passengers having "issues" with new Qantas' check-in.
Lose weight or else, airline tells crew
THAI Airways flight crew threaten to complain to Human Rights Commission after being given six months to lose weight.
Alien purred at us - flight controllers
SIBERIAN air traffic controllers claim that a female-sounding alien spoke to them in a cat-like language.
Jetstar sorry for hero nurse double-fee
THE budget airline tried to charge a nurse an extra fare after she attempted to revive a fellow passenger suffering a heart attack.
Secret world of cabin crew
AIRLINE'S new tongue-in-cheek video of a dancing flight attendant who secretly longs to be pilot reveals a funny side of the job.
New mid-air engine drama for Qantas
ANOTHER Qantas A380 has suffered engine failure just weeks after a similar issue, placing the airline and Rolls-Royce at odds.
Aussie hotel rates hiked
HOTEL room rises on the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney were among the biggest in the world over the past year, research shows.
Bumped from your flight? It'll cost you
AS if it wasn't bad enough being kicked off your flight - an airline is being fined for failing to mention that it will also cost their passengers.
Glimpse of the stunning 'firefall'
TAKE a look at one of nature's rarest phenomena, where a waterfall takes on the appearance of a volcano spewing.
Drunk tourist crashes cab in New York
MAN arrested after carjacking a taxi and taking off on a high-speed joyride through New York City before crashing into light pole.
Hotels from hell caught on camera
TRAVELLER videos show filthy hotel rooms with blood-stained mattresses, dirty showers over toilets and cockroach nests.
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