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Gulf Air puts holidays info online

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Manama: Holidaymakers now have access to all six Gulf Air Holidays brochures over the Internet. A new website includes information on a range of holiday packages and car hire. Bookings must be made initially through local travel agents and Gulf Air offices, but a facility will soon be in place to book over the Internet. "Gulf Air is harnessing the power of the Internet in the digital age to offer our customers another value-added service," said Gulf Air Holidays manager Jon Barnett.

posted 5^th Aug 02

Fornborough (UK) :Qatar Airways is to convert one of its Airbus A300-600 aircraft into a freighter. The airline said it signed a contract with European aerospace group EADS for the conversion of the craft by early 2003. EFW (Elfe Flugzeug-werke) is the core conversion facility for Airbus freighter aircraft. Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said the carrier's cargo tonnage rose 36 per cent rise in the first six months of 2002. In June alone, tonnage rose by 45 per cent, up from the same month in 2001. The carrier will acquire its first freighter aircraft in May 2003.

posted 5^th Aug 02