Australia Travel News - 27 May 2013

Indonesian low cost carrier Lion Air sees its future in Thailand Posted: 26 May 2013 10:01 PM PDT The airline reported to have reached an agreement to acquire 49% of an unnamed Australian company and base six aircraft in Australia - one more aircraft than Tiger Airways' start-up fleet in Australia. A base still needs to be announced. The airline is ... See all stories on this topic » TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific

Frequent flyers baulk at the cost of Qantas redemptions Posted: 26 May 2013 10:01 PM PDT We learnt last week there was a major disconnect between Qantas and its new partner Emirates in one crucial area: the amount it was charging, compared with the Australian airline, for frequent flyer redemptions, with the result that there is a surge in ... See all stories on this topic »

Consumers Still Don't Get Security: How Can IT Pros Help? Posted: 26 May 2013 10:01 PM PDT A new survey suggests that Australians are more worried about security breaches at their bank than their airline. What this really proves is that consumers don't understand the interconnected nature of personal information and the risks that even ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan's ANA resumes Dreamliner flights Posted: 26 May 2013 03:29 AM PDT Workers check the batteries of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Takamatsu airport in Japan on May 9, 2013. ANA said it put its Dreamliner fleet back into service Sunday following a suspension of about four months due to battery ... See all stories on this topic »