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Emirates Adds Flights To Khartoum, Increasing Connection Options For Customers

Emirates has announced it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Khartoum from five to seven a week...

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Saudi Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted

Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been...

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New Yorker, 91, Breaks Airline Mechanic Record

He started out as a 16-year-old apprentice on 50 cents an hour. Seventy-five years later Azriel Blackman holds the...

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Qatar Airways Boss Says ‘bullying’ Gulf States Will Hit Profits

Qatar Airways' outspoken boss Akbar Al-Baker accused neighbouring Gulf states Thursday of "bullying" his country during...

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Rising Temperatures Spell Plane Take-Off Woes

Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for aircraft to take off in coming decades, a US study...

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Debt-Ridden Air Zimbabwe Sacks Half Its Workforce

Air Zimbabwe has laid off 200 employees -- nearly half its workforce -- to try to stay in the air, Zimbabwe state media...

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Indian Man Tries To Open Plane’s Emergency Door In Midair

An Indian man tried to open an emergency exit door on a packed AirAsia flight in midair, injuring fellow passengers and...

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Kuwait Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted

Kuwait Airways said Sunday that a ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound flights had been lifted by...

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KLM, Air France Asked To Reverse Ban of ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags On Their Flights

Ghana’s Consumer Protection Agency is demanding the cancellation of a ban of matted woven bags, popularly referred...

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KLM, Air France Asked To Reverse Ban of ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags On Their Flights

Ghana’s Consumer Protection Agency is demanding the cancellation of a ban of matted woven bags, popularly referred...

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IndiGo Says Eyeing Troubled Air India’s International Business

India's largest airline IndiGo confirmed its interest in snapping up the international operations of troubled state-run...

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Qatar Airways Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban

Qatar Airways announced on Thursday that it had won exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...

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Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia

Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business...

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US Laptop Ban Lifted On Emirates and Turkish Airlines

Emirates has said the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the United States. In March, the US...

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Nigeria Probes Claims of Teenage Plane Stowaway Survivor

Nigerian authorities have launched an investigation into claims that a teenager survived 12 hours hidden in the wheel...

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Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia

Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business...

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US Laptop Ban Lifted On Emirates and Turkish Airlines

Emirates has said the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the United States. In March, the US...

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Emirates Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban

Emirates airline announced Wednesday that it had won an exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...

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US Lifts Laptop Ban On Flights From Istanbul

The United States lifted Wednesday a ban on carrying large electronic devices such as laptops in the cabin of US-bound...