CORPORATE TRAVEL
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All the latest news for the busy EA organising corporate travel
Qantas is
developing
a jetlag
busting app
Bendigo Airport upgrade:
new flights, runway,
parking and terminal
The Bendigo Airport welcomed its
first Qantas passengers last year, with
the inagural flight to Sydney marking
the completion of a redevelopment
and renovation of the terminal and
runways.
Extensive renovations have taken
place at the airport, with 46 local
businesses employed to provide
materials and deliver work, including
construction, electrical, floor coverings
and painting.
A new 76-space car park has
been sealed, the building has been
extended to accommodate the baggage
collection area, new carpet has been
laid throughout, new seating has
been installed, toilet facilities have
been updated and NBN fibre has been
connected to the building to allow
passengers to connect to the internet.
“The works have run to schedule
and we are very pleased with the result.
The building is now fit-for-purpose
and will be comfortable for passengers
as they wait to board flights, collect
their baggage or be picked up from
the airport,” City of Greater Bendigo
Business Services Manager Ben
Devanny said. S
Recording breaking arrivals highlight
Brisbane as a destination of choice
Passenger numbers at Brisbane
airport broke 24 million last year,
the highest visitor numbers in the
airport’s history.
The record number of people
passing through the airport is a sign
that Brisbane is fast becoming a world
city, and is high on the list for both
corporate and leisure travellers.
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“Brisbane as we know it is
evolving and going from strength to
strength thanks to a number of major
infrastructure projects currently
underway,” Gert-Jan de Graaff,
Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO said.
“It is clear the rest of the world
is taking notice of our great city and
region and all it has to offer.” S
Embarking on what Qantas
is calling ‘Project Sunrise’, the
airline has recently completed
three research flights direct from
Australia’s east coast to London
and New York. These 19-hour
direct flights are slated to be the
longest in the world.
Due to their length, the
Australian flag-carrier closely
monitored the health and
wellbeing of the research flights’
passengers. The findings from
this research may herald a new
future for airline apps—with the
airline’s CEO suggesting that the
data they’ve got is sophisticated
enough to help travellers with
their jetlag.
The app will help people
schedule specific activities to
help with their circadian rhythm,
“in the buildup to the flight, on
the flight and post-flight.”
It would be able to tell people
what to eat, when to sleep and
when to expose themselves to
light so they land in sync with
their destination’s time zone and
daylight cycle. Qantas Group
CEO Alan Joyce said the software
will put them at the top of the
airline app pile.“It’s a lot easier
than downloading a third-party
app from the app store, and gives
people an added advantage that
they don’t get today with other
airlines.” S