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Can we call it FraKLDeAL? Alitalia has joined Air France-KLM and Delta Airlines in a transatlantic joint venture that shares costs and revenues but stops short of a merger, the airlines announced yesterday. With the addition of Alitalia, the joint venture now controls one-quarter of all transatlantic capacity with estimated annual revenues of US$10 billion and will offer 250 flights and about 55,000 seats a day, the companies said in a statement
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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on behalf of 10 US citizens who are prohibited from flying to or from the US or over US airspace because they are on the government's "No Fly List." None of the individuals in the lawsuit, including a disabled US Marine Corps veteran stranded in Egypt and a US Army veteran stuck in Colombia, have been told why they are on the list or given a chance to clear their names.
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Avalon Waterways’ new river cruise ship, the Avalon Felicity, will be christened next month in the Netherlands by award winning Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman, who was most recently seen and heard around the world as she sang at the Olympic opening ceremonies. Brueggergosman’s  magnificent soprano sound has been described as “a superb voice capable of just about everything.” She is now a major international talent, who also won a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year in 2008.
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British Airways cabin crew union Unite this week started balloting its 11,000 members on the company’s latest offer which includes two guaranteed rises in basic salary beginning February 2011. However, the airline boss Willie Walsh, says that even if the cabin crews vote for more strike action, the carrier should be able to run 100% of flights.
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The Barceló Maya Beach and Barceló Maya Caribe resorts, part of the five-in-one, all-inclusive Barceló Maya Beach Resort complex in the Riviera Maya, have recently upgraded their guestrooms with modern amenities. Each room has received a full renovation that includes flat-screen televisions, digital, laptop-sized safety deposit boxes, rain dance-style showers, Simmons Grand Dubai bedding, sofa beds

Families looking for a late summer or fall getaway can indulge in Breezes Curaçao's "Curaçao WOW" promotion. Guests visiting the "Super-Inclusive" resort between Aug. 15 and Dec. 15 will enjoy five nights for the price of four, starting at US$580 p.p. per stay. And, children
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 It's happened again: travellers from another continent arriving in Sydney, N.S., when they're supposed to be in Sydney, Australia. The couple's travel agency in Italy made the error and the couple spent the day trying to correct it, and to see the sights with the help of an Italian-speaking resident to translate.
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