A United Airlines flight that took off on Friday morning from San Francisco International Airport landed in Oregon in the afternoon missing an external panel, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
28.02.2024 - 01:30 / skift.com / Dennis Schaal / Flight Centre
Australia-headquartered Flight Centre announced Tuesday it is closing its U.S.-based wholesaler, Gogo Vacations.
“Given the narrower focus on leisure and corporate growth opportunities, as well as the launch of the Envoyage independent agency and advisor membership network, FLT has made the difficult decision to close its GOGO Vacations brand,” Flight Centre stated.
The U.S. wholesaler, which offered packaged vacations for travel agencies from tour operator partners to destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe and Tahiti, for example, was a storied U.S. brand in the travel agency community, having been founded in New Jersey in 1951. Flight Centre acquired Gogo, along with Liberty Travel, in 2007.
However, in the first half of fiscal year 2024, Gogo wracked up Australian $7.3 million (U.S. $4.77 million) in non-recurring losses, Flight Centre reported.
A notice on Gogo’s website said it will no longer accept new reservations, although it will service existing bookings.
Flight Centre will be laying off Gogo staff, but it declined to say how many layoffs it is making.
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Flight Centre Travel Group is shuttering wholesaler Gogo Vacations, part of a shift in its U.S. leisure strategy to focus more on luxury travel and independent contractors.
Envoyage Logo. (Photo Credit: Flight Centre Travel Group)