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Laptop Ban Hits Dubai For 1.1m Weekend Travellers

Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct...

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Jordan Airline Suggests Flyers ‘talk’ During Laptop Ban

While Middle Eastern airlines grapple with carry-on bans for laptops on flights to the US and Britain, one carrier is...

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Laptop Ban Creates Turbulence For Airline Profits

A carry-on ban by Washington and London for laptops on flights from some airports will hit the profits of affected...

Business

RwandAir Begins Direct Flights From Accra To Lagos

RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda will on March 23 commence direct flights from Accra to Lagos...

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Indian MP Admits Hitting Air Steward 25 Times With Slipper

An Indian politician brazenly admitted on Thursday that he hit a steward on an Air India flight 25 times with his...

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Laptop Ban Sparks Ire Among Mideast Travellers

Travellers across the Middle East expressed frustration Wednesday at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to...

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Flight Ban On Laptops ‘sparked By IS Threat’

An aircraft cabin ban on large electronic devices was prompted by intelligence suggesting a terror threat to US-bound...

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Flight Ban On Laptops ‘sparked By IS Threat’

An aircraft cabin ban on large electronic devices was prompted by intelligence suggesting a terror threat to US-bound...

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Laptop, Tablet Bans On Flights

Britain and the US on Tuesday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from...

International

Electronics Banned On Some US Flights From Middle East

The US has announced a ban on electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and...

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US Bans Laptops, Tablets From Cabins On Flights From Middle East

The United States warned Tuesday that extremists plan to target passenger jets with bombs hidden in electronic devices,...

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US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries

The US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African...

International

US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries

The US is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin baggage on flights from eight Middle...

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Australia Carrier Grounds Planes After Propeller Falls Off

A regional Australian airline on Monday grounded six planes from its fleet after a propeller fell off one of them as it...

Business

Gov’t To Renegotiate Fifth Freedom Rights…as National Airline Looms

Government is to renegotiate existing Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights as it firms up plans to establish a new national...

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US Military Deploys Attack Drone To S. Korea

The US Army is permanently stationing an attack drone system and its support personnel in South Korea amid ongoing...

Business

Aviation Ministry Confers With Partners To Establish National Airline

The Minister of Aviation, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, says the ministry has started receiving proposals from interested...

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Second Post-Sanctions Airbus Joins Iran Fleet

Iran received its second new Airbus plane Saturday under an order that Tehran placed last year after a partial lifting...

International

Kenya To Clear More Hurdles Before Direct Flights To US Can Begin

Kenya must still clear several regulatory hurdles before direct or nonstop flights to the United States can begin,...