Airport News - Asia / Pacific.

May 24, 2009

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand gets digital throughout Los Angeles this weekend. The kiwi airline announces the nationOs first human interactive billboard controlled entirely by mobile users to promote the Los Angeles to London roundtrip fares starting at USD 599*. The digital billboard projection launches May 21 starting at 9:30 p.m. at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles and will feature a 1970s-era airline pilot holding a sign that reads OTXT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO 310310.O The 1970s-era airline pilot character will respond to more than 150 different text commands including eating fruit, moon walking or even attempting to strip. The character responds with quirky text messages inviting users to enter the OreLAX to LondonO sweepstakes. May 20, 2009

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines and Qantas will expand their codeshare agreement to include services between Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth) and Japan (Tokyo Narita and Osaka Kansai) via Singapore from June 1. JAL also said it will place its code on Korean Air's daily Incheon-Shizuoka service beginning June 4. May 19, 2009

Qantas Airways

Qantas withdrew first class from sale for flight departures between July 6 and Oct. 31 on three routes due to the downturn in premium traffic. The flights are Sydney-San Francisco, Sydney-Buenos Aires and Melbourne-Hong Kong-London Heathrow. May 20, 2009

Yangtze River Express

Yangtze River Express will extend its Shanghai-Los Angeles freighter service to Dallas/Fort Worth four-times-weekly beginning May 22. May 19, 2009

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