n air france teams up with budget rent-a-car
Air France has teamed up with Budget Rent-a-Car to promote long-haulbusiness-class flights to UK passengers. Customers booking two returnlong-haul flights between October 1 and January 31 qualify for free use of one of Budget’s high-performance cars for a week.
n airlines demonstrate millennium compliance
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan AirSystems took part in a joint demonstration at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to prove their systems are ready for any millennium computer problems. The three airlines providedaircraft for simulatedhour-long flights testing the changeover to 2000.
n Birmingham seespassenger numbers rise
Birmingham International Airport recorded its highest ever monthly passenger number last month,handling 753,000customers in its twoterminals. The figure was 4.1% up on August 1998.