ARTS DIARY

Black Pearl goes

Google writes the terms of its own book monopoly, and we lose

Neither privacy nor competition is the main reason for scepticism.

Clubs show the big boys how it's done

GIVE me the choice between watching the Wallabies play the Springboks at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday or the last round of the Shute Shield club competition in Sydney.

Ticket-scam Victims Could Lose Air Fares

ASSOCIATED costs such as cancelled air fares and accommodation will not be refundable to victims of the Beijing Olympics ticketing scam through their credit-card providers because the purchases cannot be classified as disputed transactions, Visa Australia has warned.

Airline Wants To Stop Disabled Flying Alone

THE regional airline Rex is seeking to ban intellectually disabled passengers from flying unaccompanied unless they can demonstrate an ability to understand safety procedures.

Airline Fares Set To Jump

VIRGIN Blue has refused to rule out a further fuel surcharge on fares as the airline industry struggles to cope with record high oil prices that show no signs of easing.

Sisterly Act Fuels Airline Fightback

BUDGET airline Jetstar is seeking to overturn a legal decision that could spell the end of some charges levied by companies such as banks, fitness centres and hire car companies.

Merrill Leaps From Qantas Mid-flight As Airline Weathers Fine From Us Court

QANTAS shares fell to their lowest in a year after investment giant Merrill Lynch issued a "sell" recommendation and a US court gave the airline 15 days to pay a $US61 million ($A68 million) fine for its involvement in price fixing.

Air Ticket Prices Take Off

A QUARTER of the price of a domestic airline ticket is taken up by hidden taxes and costs, airlines have revealed.

Ticket Stolen In Raid

A $5000 airline ticket to Paris was among property stolen when a man broke into a Wallsend house in September last year, Newcastle Court was told yesterday.

Airline Ticket Levy To Stay: Howard

The Federal Government would continue its airline ticket levy to ensure former Ansett workers received their entitlements, Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday.