Lufthansa launches A380 flights to Beijing
Lufthansa has launched Airbus A380 flights to Beijing from Frankfurt. Initially, the A380 will serve Beijing once a week. In coordination with Chinese authorities, Lufthansa aims to gradually increase the frequency of this service. The A380, which bears the name Peking, will depart from Frankfurt for the Chinese capital at 17:20 under flight number LH720. After landing in Beijing at 08:30 local time...
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More flights to Senegal as Emirates launched Dakar flight ro ...
Emirates has launched its new direct flights to Dakar in Senegal, West Africa. Dakar is the airline’s 105th destination and the only non-stop, scheduled passenger link between Dubai and Senegal. The new route will cut current journey times to Dakar by the equivalent of an eight hour working day, creating an easy, fast and convenient service for business and leisure travellers.
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Another Strike ? British Airways turned down UNITE’s d ...
The Unite trade union is hoping to meet British Airways for further peace talks next week after accusing the airline of turning down its latest attempt to end a long-running industrial dispute with cabin crew.
Unite’s joint general secretary, Tony Woodley, wrote to 11,000 BA flight attendants after the carrier told staff that it was "focused" on trying to resolve the dispute in talks...
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Malaysia Airlines to add 5 More flights on Delhi – Kua ...
Malaysia Airlines will offer 5 additional flights to Kuala Lumpur from New Delhi, bringing the total number of flights to 12 weekly non-stop flights to the capital city of Malaysia. The new services will commence operations effective September 1, 2010.
The new flight departs New Delhi every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 12.25pm, arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 2025. The service will...
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Travel Africa : Visiting capital city of Namibia, Windhoek
Whether this is your first trip to Namibia or not, there is no shortage of things to do and see in Namibia. Most of Namibia is Savannah. You can find tree and bush Savannahs next to sand desserts and stone deserts. It boasts remarkable natural attractions that generate a magnetic pull for tourists form round the world. It is why, the first thing you should do is plan your trip, book your flights...
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Passenger died aboard flight to Atlanta, USA
Delta Air Lines said a 57-year-old passenger was found dead aboard a flight to Atlanta from Nigeria. Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said an autopsy determined Aolatou Assani died of ovarian cancer.
Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott said she was found unresponsive early Monday aboard Delta Flight 53, about an hour out of Atlanta and about 11 hours after it took off from Lagos....
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British Airways apologizes over crash warning error on fligh ...
"Were about to crash!" This is the computer-triggered message aka crash warning, that frightened passengers aboard a British Airways (BA) flight to Hong Kong from London, heard on Friday. It turned out to be human error, but sent mortified passengers into an imminent fear of doom as the message was broadcast. It underscores the growing concern with flight safety. BA...
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Arik Air will be starting direct flights to USA
Following the United States Category One certification to Nigeria, Arik Air yesterday said it will commence direct flights to USA. Describing the United States Federal Aviation Administration (US FAA) International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) certification, known as Category One, as a welcome development, the carrier disclosed that it will start operating a Nigerian registered aircraft on the...
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Air France may restart flights to Libya
Air France may reopen its flights to Tripoli from Paris more than two decades, the carrier said on Monday. "The Paris Charles de Gaulle to Tripoli route is among the destinations of potential interest to Air France," a spokeswoman for the French airline told AFP, without indicating when a decision would be made.
"Air France is closely following the development of economic ties between...
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Three domestic Asian airlines eyeing Bali – Baubau rou ...
Three Indonesian domestic air carriers are eyeing flights to Bali from Baubau (Southeast Sulawesi). Mz Amirul Tamin, the Mayor or Baubau, says that his office has already established agreements with three airlines: Lion, Wings and Express Air.
According to Amirul: "I have already consulted with several air companies who are eager to fly the route such as Lion, Wings and Express Air. Of course...
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Delta Air Lines will be starting direct flights to Liberia f ...
Delta Airlines will this Saturday, September 4, 2010 start a direct international flights to Liberia’s Roberts International Airport. This will be the first direct international commercial flight between the United States and Liberia in twenty years.
This is the second go around with the Delta flight arrangement to Liberia. In June 2009, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...
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