Canada: Two For The Price Of One
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reuters.com
OTTAWA - Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
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Legal Fight Over Copyright Regulations
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eTN Staff Writer
BEIJING - In the latest round of legal proceedings between Ctrip, a leading online travel agency, and Qunar, China's leading travel search engine, the People's Court of Haidian District, Beijing faile
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Court Directs Parties For Orderly Resolution
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eTN
BELLEVUE, WA - Expedia, Inc.
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Calls idea Ill-Conceived
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eTN
WASHINGTON, DC - The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, today responded to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) decision to p
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Flying Free?
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cbc.ca
A Montreal woman who uses a wheelchair and needs a travel companion to fly says she's upset two major Canadian airlines are fighting a court decision that would allow her assistant to board for free.
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United Airlines Vs. United Pilots
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money.cnn.com
CHICAGO - UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, and its pilots union are scheduled to appear in U.S.
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Kingfisher: Unfair Trade Practice
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sify.com
New Delhi: The national consumer redressal body has pulled up Kingfisher Airlines for adopting an unfair trade practice by misinforming passengers about the airline they were flying by.
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Bhutan
Thimphu district court sentenced three men and a woman yesterday to prison terms ranging from 3 to 9 years in connection with the robbery of an American tour group in October last year.
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Tips Will Be Tips
BOSTON - American Airlines interfered with the tipping process by imposing a fee on curbside baggage, a federal jury in Boston ruled.
The airline imposed a $2 bag-check fee at the curbside two years ago, which skycaps, who are paid below minimum wage, were required to charge, USA Today reported.
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Seychelles
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Alain St. Ange l eTN Ambassador
VICTORIA, Seychelles (eTN) - After the forced closure of The Plantation Club and Casino, the largest hotel in Seychelles, and after the appointment of a provisional liquidator, the majority shareholders in the holding company, Allee Development Corporation, has started the battle to protect their investments.
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Taiwan
TAIPEI - A debt-ridden Taiwan airline with domestic and international routes has received 90 days court protection from creditors and permission to restructure the company, local media said on Saturday.
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Handlebar Vs. Indian Air
India's Supreme Court has issued a notice to a state-run airline asking it to explain why an air steward was sacked for wearing a big moustache.
Victor Joynath De was grounded by Indian - formerly called Indian Airlines- in 2001 for refusing to shave off his handlebar moustache.
He had earlier lost a case in a lower court which ... read more
Netherlands
AMSTERDAM - The Board of Airline Representatives in the Netherlands (Barin) is taking the Dutch government to court to challenge the environmental tax set to take effect July 1, an Air France-KLM spokesperson told Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad.
The court case is expected to begin March 5, with Schiphol Group perhaps also slated to join, ... read more
Hanni, who spearheaded passengers' rights bill, heads to court
(eTN) - Kate Hanni made headlines in 2007 for trying to get Congress to pass an airline passenger’s bill of rights.
Now, the Napa resident is taking her crusade to court.
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