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Paralympian Kurt Fearnley can do what others are already trying to do in the courts: force Australian airlines to change the way they treat disabled passengers...But with a short crawl through Brisbane Airport this week, the athlete ignited debate about...
Tags: Mr Fearnley, Jetstar, Australia, Canberra, Wheelchair, Virgin Blue, Jetstar Airways, Kurt Fearnley, Social Issues, Brisbane Airport, Qantas, Low-cost airlines, Lockheed JetStar
Jetstar investigating wheelchair 'accident' Posted November 25, 2009 10:40:00 Updated November 25, 2009 10:44:00 Jetstar has launched an investigation into an incident where a passenger was injured in a fall from one of their wheelchairs at Melbourne...
Tags: Jetstar, Australia, Sydney, Wheelchair, Melbourne Airport, Jetstar Airways, Disaster Accident, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Lockheed JetStar
Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley said Tuesday he was so angry at having to leave his wheelchair at the check-in counter he crawled through Brisbane airport to reach the departure gate for his flight. Fearnley, who earlier this month won his fourth New...
Tags: Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, Jetstar, Mr Fearnley, Kokoda Track, Brisbane Airport, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Canberra, Jetstar Airways, Wheelchair, Honolulu International Airport, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Kurt Fearnley, Social Issues, Lockheed JetStar, Jetstar Asia Airways, Melbourne Airport, Disability, Law Crime
Airways New Zealand wants to put up charges for airlines using Queenstown Airport by 34 per cent to pay for new equipment there and has signalled price rises for all core services from next year. One airline is seeking answers on how the new charges were...
Tags: Jetstar, price rises, New Zealand, Queenstown, Air New Zealand, Airline, Noi Bai International Airport, Jetstar Asia Airways, Tiger Airways Australia, Business Finance, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Jetstar Airways
Class Economy, exit-row seat 44A. Seat pitch and width Exit-row seats have at least a 40-inch seat pitch. Standard economy seat pitch is 31 inches; all economy seats have 17.5-inch width. Seat configuration Two-four-two. Luggage allowance One piece...
Tags: Bangkok, Route Melbourne, Jetstar, seat pitch, Sydney, Thailand, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Airways, Low-cost carrier, Lockheed JetStar, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Jetstar Airways
Ian Sangston says the matter is being investigated. "We are investigating the matter ... the engine is being moved, or has already been taken to Melbourne for examination," Mr Sangston said. News of the investigation comes as Qantas engineers begin indefinite...
Tags: Qantas, Catherine Bolger, industrial action, Jetstar, Australia, Melbourne, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Jetstar Airways, Low-cost airlines, Acronyms, Association of Professional Engineers Scientists and Managers Australia, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Disaster Accident, Labor, Airline
The plane was travelling from Brisbane to Newcastle but when it landed at 6:30pm yesterday its left engine caught alight for about three seconds. A spokesman for Jetstar said passengers were evacuated without their luggage and the aircraft has been grounded...
Tags: engine fire, Mr Westaway, Jetstar, jetstar engine
Jetstar says it is investigating the incident and will interview the flight attendant today, but maintains passenger details are secure and protected by its privacy policy. The woman and her two daughters, aged 15 and 16, flew from the Sunshine Coast...
Tags: flight attendant, Jetstar
The number of passengers travelling on international flights with Jetstar more than doubled from August last year, as the airline expands its lower cost budget brand to cope with the global economic downturn. While Jetstar's international passenger numbers...
Tags: Qantas, Jetstar, passenger number, Sullivan
The Australian Council of Trade Unions says Jetstar is being immoral and fuelling the military dictatorship by continuing to fly into the country. Federal Government to pressure Jetstar and other Australian companies to stop doing business in Burma and...
Tags: Burma, Jetstar, Sharan Burrow, Australia, Sydney