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&#42 amadeus sees profit soar to £66.1m peak

Amadeus’third-quarter results saw the global distribution supplier’s profits increasing 8.6% on the same period last year to £66.1 million. Total revenue for the period ending September 30 increased 13.8% to £649.8 million.

&#42 BAA opens the island lounge at heathrow

BAA has opened its airport lounge at Heathrow. The Island, which was due to open earlier this year, costs £25 and is open to all passengers regardless of ticket type. Facilities include showers, clothes valet and a shoe-cleaning service, a seating area, newspapers and satellite TV and Internet workstations. Located in Terminal 3 arrivals, The Island is open seven days a week, from 5am until 2pm.

&#42 BA extends finnair codeshare agreement

British Airways has extended its codesharing agreement with Finnair to include the first long-haul destination between the two carriers. Finnair’s AY flight codes have been added to one of BA’s twice-daily services between Heathrow and Toronto. The two carriers currently codeshare between the UK and Finland and on domestic and short-haul connections.

&#42 london city airport begins wap coverage

London City Airport has gone live with a WAP mobile phone-based service. Information on arrivals and departures is available by linking to www.londoncityairport.com/index.wml. Information is updated every 90 seconds.

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