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Qantas Airways has announced a record profit of $15.9M (before tax), about S4M more than its previous record established last year. The airline’s revenue was $646.6M, an increase of 14.4 per cent on last year. The after-tax profit was SBM. Singapore Airlines has also reported a very satisfactory year, increasing last year’s aftertax profit by 58.3 per cent to $16.3M. Revenue was $494.7M. A San Francisco newspaper has suggested that if a merger between Continental, Western, and National Airways ever came about, the new name would have to be “Consternation” Airlines. Which caused a Qantas wit to ponder whether a merger between All Nippon and Braniff would be known as “All Bran” Airlines,
Rail fans will be able to combine a sight-seeing tour of Queensland with a fiveday journey by rail-car from Cairns to .Brisbane in June. The trip which involves a specially chartered unit, is being arranged by the Merivale Travel Centre. Overnight stops will be made at Mackay, Rockhampton, and Bundaberg. Contiki Tours, which specialises in European camping holidays for travellers under 35, has eased the burden of setting up camp each night by establishing permanent “villages” in Europe, Scandinavia, and the Greek islands. The company is now also using as overnight bases in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Greece a number of old traditional buildings including a fifteenth century French chateau and a fortress on the Rhine.
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