From worst to… er, worster? Tiger Airways went from 21.8% of flights with delays in February to 26% of flights with delays in March. In fact, Tiger has held the top spot of worst on-time performance results among major Australian airlines since it took over from Jetstar in August, 2009 (according to Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics).
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News.com.au reports that Australian travel agents were asked to list some of the strangest questions asked by tourists.
Here are some of the classics:
+ Can I catch a train from Fiji to New Zealand?
+ What type of car is needed to drive from the Great Barrier Reef to Perth?
+ “I’m doing a crossword at the moment and need your help. What is the name of that really tall building in the Gold Coast?”
+ “Why are Australian stop signs shaped like hexagons?”
+ “How many cartons of cigarettes can we take on our driving holiday to Queensland?”
+ “What passport would I need to visit Melbourne from Queensland?”
+ “I know it’s a long flight but how is it that I take off at 10am in Sydney and land at 10am in Vancouver on the same day? How is that possible?”
+ “Can you get Australian money out of ATMs overseas?”
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Name Peter Moore
Who? Australian author of six travel narratives including
No Shitting in the Toilet, The Wrong Way Home and
Vroom with a View. Currently lives in London. More at
www.petermoore.net
Age 46
Countries Visited 99
Worst Toilet The public toilet in Tepelene, Albania. An underground bunker with a floor covered in shit. People simply stood on the stairs leading down and took aim.
Worst Tourist Attraction The Bunyip in Murray Bridge, South Australia. Insert a coin and a crappy plastic creature emerges from a pond strewn with rubbish. Brilliant!
Worst Airport Kuala Lumpur International. Changi’s plainer, simpler and more boring sister
Worst Flight Attendants Qantas. They really don’t give a shit.
Worst Hotel Banjarmasin Homestay, Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Soggy mattresses and rats running along the poorly partitioned walls. A personal favourite.
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