Offer valid for BusinessFirst travellers
Continental Airlines is offering customers travelling across the Atlantic on qualifying BusinessFirst tickets complimentary fares for the eight-minute scheduled helicopter transfers between its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, and two locations in Manhattan.
"Continental already offers the most convenient way to get to Manhattan, with its exclusive customs and immigration facilities and AirTrain service to Penn Station in Midtown," said Jim Summerford, the airline's Vice President Europe, Middle East & India."
He also thanked to thier partner, US Helicopter for getting to Manhattan even quicker – and at no extra fare to our highest-yield customers.
The offer applies to BusinessFirst customers travelling to New York on fares booked in the airline's J and D class of service and originating from any of the 29 cities in 16 countries in Continental's trans-Atlantic route network.
Customers travelling on return tickets qualify for complimentary fares for helicopter transfers in both directions between New York Liberty and Manhattan; those on one-way tickets qualify for a one-way transfer. While the fare is waived, customers are liable for applicable taxes. The offer is subject to availability and to changes or cancellation at any time. US Helicopter has a different baggage allowance policy than Continental.
US Helicopter operates scheduled flights Monday-Friday, every business day.
Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline, with more than 3,100 daily departures serving 144 U.S. and 138 international destinations. Across the Atlantic, Continental operates over 300 departures weekly from 29 cities in 16 countries to its U.S. gateway hubs at New York, Houston and Cleveland, with onward connections to more than 230 cities throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Click4Sky.com: a new airline arrives on the European market
A New Airline Arrives on the European Market: CLICK4SKY.com
The first to offer guaranteed ticket prices inclusive of all fees
CLICK4SKY.com is coming to the European market with an offer of low-price tickets and is the only airline to offer a guaranteed price inclusive of all fees and taxes. One-way tickets for flights from Prague to 36 European destinations are available for CZK 1,990 inclusive of fees. CLICK4SKY.com passengers will fly on Czech Airlines aircraft.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of CLICK4SKY.com, Jan Kaše said, “We are bringing to the market the product that passengers really want. People who fly once or twice a year want to fly not only inexpensively but, above all, want to get a fair offer and know the conditions of the flight, including the price, right from their initial decisionCLICK4SKY.com will offer them all of this.
CLICK4SKY.com will give everybody a fair offer. The price of a one-way ticket to any of the 36 European destinations available will be CZK 1,990 and includes all fees and taxes. “Our price is guaranteed and is the same anywhere in Europe. For CZK 1,990 you buy a ticket to your target destination and for CZK 1,990 you buy a ticket back. You do not pay any other taxes or fees on top of that as they are all included in the price. Our price is final and guaranteed for everyone,” explained Jan Kaše. After the ticket is purchased, the date of the flight cannot be changed or any other changes made.
Services
• What the airline will offer:
• We are offering you the same price to 36 European destinations in 22 countries
• The price already includes all fees - you will not pay more
• We guarantee the price for the entire time the tickets for a particular flight are sold
• We will take care of you on board - refreshments are included in the price
• You can check in comfortably via the Internet at no charge
• We fly on direct routes from one city to another, without any transfers or unnecessary stopovers
• We fly to the major airports in 36 European cities
• We sell tickets only over the Internet - we do not operate any branches
• We provide electronic tickets
With CLICK4SKY.com, passengers will land at the major, key European airports from which they can get downtown easily and quickly. For the present time, passengers will travel on board Czech Airlines aircraft.
“We are flying with an airline that has earned awards for outstanding services, on-board service and its on-time record for several consecutive years,” said Jan Kaše.
On board the planes, the crew will provide the highest level of care to CLICK4SKY.com passengers. On-board services are free of charge and include high-quality refreshments, including a selection of hot and cold beverages. The daily press and an on-board magazine will be available, and passengers will also have the opportunity to purchase attractive merchandise. CLICK4SKY.com passengers will be able to check in for their flight from the comfort of their home or office via the Internet check-in. The flight attendants speak Czech, English and other major languages.
Tickets
Tickets are available on the CLICK4SKY.com website for flights from Prague to Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Belgrade, Bologna, Brussels, Bratislava, Budapest, Cairo, Cologne, Copenhagen, Cracow, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Istanbul, Košice, London, Ljubljana, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Oslo, Riga, Rome, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Thessalonica, Venice, Vienna, Vilnius and Zurich. Tickets can be purchased on the CLICK4SKY.com website
“For Czech Airlines, CLICK4SKY.com represents an opportunity to make use of any available spare capacity on its aircraft,” said Petr Pištělák, Vice-President for Marketing and Product Development at Czech Airlines. As part of its OK 2006-2008 revival strategy, sales at Czech Airlines have been focused, as a priority, on business-class passengers and frequent flyers in economy class. With this strategy it has managed to achieve revenue growth. Czech Airlines now wants to offer the remaining free capacity to another type of clientele through CLICK4SKY.com. “We are expecting to achieve additional revenues in the order of hundreds of millions of crowns per year through sales of CLICK4SKY.com tickets,” added Petr Pištělák.
The first to offer guaranteed ticket prices inclusive of all fees
CLICK4SKY.com is coming to the European market with an offer of low-price tickets and is the only airline to offer a guaranteed price inclusive of all fees and taxes. One-way tickets for flights from Prague to 36 European destinations are available for CZK 1,990 inclusive of fees. CLICK4SKY.com passengers will fly on Czech Airlines aircraft.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of CLICK4SKY.com, Jan Kaše said, “We are bringing to the market the product that passengers really want. People who fly once or twice a year want to fly not only inexpensively but, above all, want to get a fair offer and know the conditions of the flight, including the price, right from their initial decisionCLICK4SKY.com will offer them all of this.
CLICK4SKY.com will give everybody a fair offer. The price of a one-way ticket to any of the 36 European destinations available will be CZK 1,990 and includes all fees and taxes. “Our price is guaranteed and is the same anywhere in Europe. For CZK 1,990 you buy a ticket to your target destination and for CZK 1,990 you buy a ticket back. You do not pay any other taxes or fees on top of that as they are all included in the price. Our price is final and guaranteed for everyone,” explained Jan Kaše. After the ticket is purchased, the date of the flight cannot be changed or any other changes made.
Services
• What the airline will offer:
• We are offering you the same price to 36 European destinations in 22 countries
• The price already includes all fees - you will not pay more
• We guarantee the price for the entire time the tickets for a particular flight are sold
• We will take care of you on board - refreshments are included in the price
• You can check in comfortably via the Internet at no charge
• We fly on direct routes from one city to another, without any transfers or unnecessary stopovers
• We fly to the major airports in 36 European cities
• We sell tickets only over the Internet - we do not operate any branches
• We provide electronic tickets
With CLICK4SKY.com, passengers will land at the major, key European airports from which they can get downtown easily and quickly. For the present time, passengers will travel on board Czech Airlines aircraft.
“We are flying with an airline that has earned awards for outstanding services, on-board service and its on-time record for several consecutive years,” said Jan Kaše.
On board the planes, the crew will provide the highest level of care to CLICK4SKY.com passengers. On-board services are free of charge and include high-quality refreshments, including a selection of hot and cold beverages. The daily press and an on-board magazine will be available, and passengers will also have the opportunity to purchase attractive merchandise. CLICK4SKY.com passengers will be able to check in for their flight from the comfort of their home or office via the Internet check-in. The flight attendants speak Czech, English and other major languages.
Tickets
Tickets are available on the CLICK4SKY.com website for flights from Prague to Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Belgrade, Bologna, Brussels, Bratislava, Budapest, Cairo, Cologne, Copenhagen, Cracow, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Istanbul, Košice, London, Ljubljana, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Oslo, Riga, Rome, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Thessalonica, Venice, Vienna, Vilnius and Zurich. Tickets can be purchased on the CLICK4SKY.com website
“For Czech Airlines, CLICK4SKY.com represents an opportunity to make use of any available spare capacity on its aircraft,” said Petr Pištělák, Vice-President for Marketing and Product Development at Czech Airlines. As part of its OK 2006-2008 revival strategy, sales at Czech Airlines have been focused, as a priority, on business-class passengers and frequent flyers in economy class. With this strategy it has managed to achieve revenue growth. Czech Airlines now wants to offer the remaining free capacity to another type of clientele through CLICK4SKY.com. “We are expecting to achieve additional revenues in the order of hundreds of millions of crowns per year through sales of CLICK4SKY.com tickets,” added Petr Pištělák.
Czech Airlines in new look
Czech Airlines (CSA), best Airline in Central/Eastern Europe for the last four years has also been gradually working on changes to its overall visual presentation over the past eighteen months. These changes have already been seen in customer promotional materials and in new staff uniforms. Czech Airlines recently redesigned its largest sales office, which is located in downtown Prague. The last phase of implementing the company's new look is the redesign of the Czech Airlines' logo.
This process will not result in any additional costs to the company because "The painting of the outside of our planes has to be redone on a regular basis – roughly every five years”, said Petr Pištělák, the vice president for marketing and product development. The company will change its logo, as featured on all other materials and equipment, in a similar manner.
Czech Airlines is the largest national carrier in the new EU member countries, in terms of the number of passengers carried. In 2006, the Airline carried a record 5.5 million passengers. Since 2001, it has been a member of SkyTeam, one of the leading global airline alliances. It currently offers connections to 104 destinations in 44 countries worldwide. The fleet comprises 50 aircraft – ATR 42s/72s, Boeing 737s, and Airbus A310/A320/A321s. In the first half of 2007, Czech Airlines ranked first in on-time flight performance, among the 26 member airlines of the Association of European Airlines (AEA).
This process will not result in any additional costs to the company because "The painting of the outside of our planes has to be redone on a regular basis – roughly every five years”, said Petr Pištělák, the vice president for marketing and product development. The company will change its logo, as featured on all other materials and equipment, in a similar manner.
Czech Airlines is the largest national carrier in the new EU member countries, in terms of the number of passengers carried. In 2006, the Airline carried a record 5.5 million passengers. Since 2001, it has been a member of SkyTeam, one of the leading global airline alliances. It currently offers connections to 104 destinations in 44 countries worldwide. The fleet comprises 50 aircraft – ATR 42s/72s, Boeing 737s, and Airbus A310/A320/A321s. In the first half of 2007, Czech Airlines ranked first in on-time flight performance, among the 26 member airlines of the Association of European Airlines (AEA).
World Airports to be represented at 36th International Civil Aviation assembly
Aviation industry leaders from 35 international organisations and civil aviation regulators from 190 Governments meet in Montreal for the 36th International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) triennial assembly. Airports Council International (ACI) Director General Robert J Aaronson will lead the world’s airports.
“The ICAO assembly is an opportunity for the industry to meet with representatives of the world’s governments to discuss and reach conclusions on the important issues facing the industry, in one place and at one time,” said ACI Director General Robert J Aaronson, “While there will a strong focus at this assembly on the environment, ACI has submitted papers across a range of issues of importance to airports worldwide, including vital steps needed in safety and security.” Importantly, ACI also took part yesterday in a high level meeting on a comprehensive implementation plan for aviation safety in Africa.
Safety papers
ACI is encouraging airport operators, along with their regulators, to focus on airport certification as a high priority, believing that regulators should apply ICAO standards but avoid an excessively prescriptive approach to safety regulation, with a key objective to promote the introduction of safety management systems at airports worldwide.
It also suggests a review of airport specification guidelines for aircraft, Code F specifications for the new large aircraft such as the A380.
Environment issues
ACI states that, “Addressing environmental issues is fundamental to the ability of airports to maintain current operation levels and to handle the growing demand for air transportation”. Aircraft noise remains the environmental issue of greatest significance to most airports around the world, with the wider topic of aviation’s contribution to climate change starting to have an impact in Europe in particular.
Security concerns
ACI recognises the swift response of the industry to the so-called ‘liquids and gels’ issue that began in August 2006, but conveys that some of the issues still being felt at airports, saying, “the industry believes that further leadership and urgent action will be needed to achieve a global solution to the problems”. In the ACI security paper, the assembly is invited to request ICAO to: establish a recommended time frame in which states should fully implement the new security arrangements and establish a process to coordinate their implementation internationally; provide a template and process under which states can declare their compliance and facilitate mutual validation by making such information available to other States on request; and consider other suggestions for the more effective implementation of a permanent global solution.
The first of two ACI papers on economics supports ICAO policies on airport charges stating that charges should be established by consultation and agreement between airport operators and airport users wherever possible.
The second paper highlights recent trends in airport economics. It says that “steady air traffic growth and capacity issues are keeping capital expenditure for airport infrastructure expansion at a high level”. Adding “airport activities will continue to generate a substantial economic contribution to an increasingly interdependent world economy”.
ACI is presenting and information paper on cargo, together with the International Air Cargo Association and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations.
“The ICAO assembly is an opportunity for the industry to meet with representatives of the world’s governments to discuss and reach conclusions on the important issues facing the industry, in one place and at one time,” said ACI Director General Robert J Aaronson, “While there will a strong focus at this assembly on the environment, ACI has submitted papers across a range of issues of importance to airports worldwide, including vital steps needed in safety and security.” Importantly, ACI also took part yesterday in a high level meeting on a comprehensive implementation plan for aviation safety in Africa.
Safety papers
ACI is encouraging airport operators, along with their regulators, to focus on airport certification as a high priority, believing that regulators should apply ICAO standards but avoid an excessively prescriptive approach to safety regulation, with a key objective to promote the introduction of safety management systems at airports worldwide.
It also suggests a review of airport specification guidelines for aircraft, Code F specifications for the new large aircraft such as the A380.
Environment issues
ACI states that, “Addressing environmental issues is fundamental to the ability of airports to maintain current operation levels and to handle the growing demand for air transportation”. Aircraft noise remains the environmental issue of greatest significance to most airports around the world, with the wider topic of aviation’s contribution to climate change starting to have an impact in Europe in particular.
Security concerns
ACI recognises the swift response of the industry to the so-called ‘liquids and gels’ issue that began in August 2006, but conveys that some of the issues still being felt at airports, saying, “the industry believes that further leadership and urgent action will be needed to achieve a global solution to the problems”. In the ACI security paper, the assembly is invited to request ICAO to: establish a recommended time frame in which states should fully implement the new security arrangements and establish a process to coordinate their implementation internationally; provide a template and process under which states can declare their compliance and facilitate mutual validation by making such information available to other States on request; and consider other suggestions for the more effective implementation of a permanent global solution.
The first of two ACI papers on economics supports ICAO policies on airport charges stating that charges should be established by consultation and agreement between airport operators and airport users wherever possible.
The second paper highlights recent trends in airport economics. It says that “steady air traffic growth and capacity issues are keeping capital expenditure for airport infrastructure expansion at a high level”. Adding “airport activities will continue to generate a substantial economic contribution to an increasingly interdependent world economy”.
ACI is presenting and information paper on cargo, together with the International Air Cargo Association and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations.
Boeing predicts 3,400 new airplanes in China
China will require 3,400 new airplanes worth about $340 billion over the next 20 years, according to Boeing annual forecast for the commercial airplane market.
China will continue to lead all domestic air travel markets with a long-term passenger-with per kilometer growth rate of 8.8 percent. Following the anticipated surge in passenger traffic for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the China domestic market will grow nearly five-fold by 2026 to become slightly larger than today's intra-North American market.
With the continued high rate of growth for China air travel and air cargo markets, China's fleet will nearly quadruple to 4,460 airplanes by the end of the forecast period -- 2026.
Single-aisle airplanes such as the Boeing 737 will be the largest category with total new airplane deliveries reaching 2,200. Intermediate twin-aisles such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777 will see approximately 750 airplane deliveries. When combined, the single-aisle and intermediate twin-aisle market will make up 90 percent of China's total delivery dollars. About 330 regional jets and 90 airplanes of 747-and-larger size will be delivered.
With China's cargo markets leading the global industry, Chinese air carriers will add about 300 freighter airplanes by 2026. Its total fleet of freighter airplanes will more than quadruple in size.
"China domestic frequencies have increased more than sixteen-fold since 1990 while airplane sizes have remained about the same," said Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president, Marketing. "The Chinese domestic market's projected average growth is almost 9 percent. Boeing believes the current trend of more frequencies and nonstop flights will continue to accommodate this growth through a focus on single-aisle airplanes such as the Boeing 737, which is renowned for its superior performance, efficiency and low operating costs."
Air-travel growth between China and North America as well as between China and Europe will more than double in size during the next 20 years, and the number of city pairs will more than triple. There will be an increased use of intermediate twin-aisle airplanes to and from all mainland China major cities, fueling frequency growth and new nonstop services. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777 are the perfect combination of airplanes to satisfy this kind of development.
Worldwide, Boeing projects investments of $2.8 trillion for 28,600 new commercial airplanes to be delivered during the next 20 years. The Boeing market forecast is widely regarded as the most comprehensive and respected analysis of the commercial aviation market.
China will continue to lead all domestic air travel markets with a long-term passenger-with per kilometer growth rate of 8.8 percent. Following the anticipated surge in passenger traffic for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the China domestic market will grow nearly five-fold by 2026 to become slightly larger than today's intra-North American market.
With the continued high rate of growth for China air travel and air cargo markets, China's fleet will nearly quadruple to 4,460 airplanes by the end of the forecast period -- 2026.
Single-aisle airplanes such as the Boeing 737 will be the largest category with total new airplane deliveries reaching 2,200. Intermediate twin-aisles such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777 will see approximately 750 airplane deliveries. When combined, the single-aisle and intermediate twin-aisle market will make up 90 percent of China's total delivery dollars. About 330 regional jets and 90 airplanes of 747-and-larger size will be delivered.
With China's cargo markets leading the global industry, Chinese air carriers will add about 300 freighter airplanes by 2026. Its total fleet of freighter airplanes will more than quadruple in size.
"China domestic frequencies have increased more than sixteen-fold since 1990 while airplane sizes have remained about the same," said Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president, Marketing. "The Chinese domestic market's projected average growth is almost 9 percent. Boeing believes the current trend of more frequencies and nonstop flights will continue to accommodate this growth through a focus on single-aisle airplanes such as the Boeing 737, which is renowned for its superior performance, efficiency and low operating costs."
Air-travel growth between China and North America as well as between China and Europe will more than double in size during the next 20 years, and the number of city pairs will more than triple. There will be an increased use of intermediate twin-aisle airplanes to and from all mainland China major cities, fueling frequency growth and new nonstop services. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777 are the perfect combination of airplanes to satisfy this kind of development.
Worldwide, Boeing projects investments of $2.8 trillion for 28,600 new commercial airplanes to be delivered during the next 20 years. The Boeing market forecast is widely regarded as the most comprehensive and respected analysis of the commercial aviation market.
Mystery deepens over Tibet activist disappearance from September 11
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of CA Kallianpur, National Coordinator of Friends of Tibet and an expert Indinan deepens as the officials go clueless.
The 54-year old Tibet Activist and Researcher was travelling from Bombay to New Delhi on September 11, 2007 to organise a panel discussion on "India's Foreign Policy on China" at the India International Centre on September 13, 2007 and never reached NewDelhi.
Kallianpur's mobile which was traced to Jaipur Circle in Rajasthan was found with Jeetendra, a young boy in Kishenganj village, near Alwar inRajasthan, who was gifted the handset by his father Kailash Chand who happened to be travelling on the same train on September 11, 2007.
The police in Alwar managed to get Kallianpur's phone call record listfrom Reliance Mobile September 11-13, 2007 and have questioned thosewho received calls from this mobile number.
While questioning, Kailash Chand admitted that he found the phonelying under a seat in the compartment in which he travelled from 11pm,11sept till 7am on 12 Sept, when he got down at Mathura Junction.Kailash Chand said he asked co-passengers whom the phone belonged to and for the answer they said, "It might be that of the person who felldown in the train" he was shown the photograph of the missing person,but he said he had not seen him on the train at all and refused any role in
the disappearance of the person.
the disappearance of the person.Though there is abreakthrough by the Rajasthan police, the police in Bombay areclueless.
According to the Railway officials, there are no cases of any passenger having fallen ill or meeting with an accident at any of the stations between Bombay and Amritsar on Paschim Express route on that day. What is also mysterious is that according to railway officials no person by the name CA Kallianpur had travelled on the train onSeptember 11, 2007 as his name doesn't appear anywhere on the list.
Though strangely his mobile phone was found on the same train on September 12, 2007 around at 7 am, about 19 hours train journey from Mumbai.
Though Friends of Tibet believe that robbery was the reason behind hisdisappearance, the organisation does not rule out other possibilities due to the seriousness of the work he is involved with.
Meanwhile on September 14, 2007 one of the Friends of Tibet campaigners received an email from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in India informing "Sorry. WE DON'T have anything in this regard yet."
About CA Kallianpur
Height 5.3 feet, wheatish complexion,speaks Hindi, English, Marathi and Konkani. He was carrying a brownsuitcase while travelling.
Usually wears trousers and full-sleeved shirts. He has streaks of gray hair though he keeps it short. He wearsspectacles all the time.
Any information on Kallianpur would be highly appreciated. Please contact: 9833191592 (Sethu Das) / 9418079832, 9971448216 (TenzinTsundue) / 9810205217 (Chaman Sharma) or email:support@friendsoftibet.org--
Friends of Tibet, PO Box: 16674, Bombay 400050, India
Friends of Tibet is a global movement to keep alive the issue of Tibet through direct action. Our activities are aimed at ending illegal China's occupation of Tibet and the suffering of the Tibetan people. Friends of Tibet supports the continued struggle of the Tibetan people for independence.
To know more, vsit: http://www.friendsoftibet.org/
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