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EPISODE · May 1, 2012 · 10 MIN

Episode 195: GA Allowed at Avalon Airport for a fee, a LOT of fees!

from The Australia Desk

The boys are back again after skipping last week's Australia Desk due to health & work issues (no really, it wasn't alcohol related at all!). So, after all that rest, they're ready to dive back into the topics, including:Tiger drops its super-low-cost $1 fares (plus fees & taxes, of course) and is looking towards better use of technology to win more customersThe Federal Government introduces a National Airline Customer AdvocateAvalon Airport near Melbourne in Victoria is to allow greater GA utilisation ... but check out those user fees (Grant recorded the sound of an aircraft landing at Avalon to prove it!)Virgin Australia shows off its latest A330s with very sexy interiorsThe Federal Government refuses to fully fund a trip for the 70 remaining veterans of Bomber Command in World War 2 to attend the opening of the official memorial in London (yet the Kiwi's are sending all 55 of their veterans)

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