EU imposes carbon taxes on airlines
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:02 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Jan 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Union has imposed carbon taxes on airlines in order to combat climate change and the fee has come into force from Jan 1, ... Read more...
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Real Madrid face Valencia test in La Liga
November 18th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 18 (IANS) Real Madrid will look to overcome the effects of jetlag and tired legs when they travel to play third placed Valencia in the Spanish La Liga ... Read more...
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Lufthansa to relaunch onboard internet service
December 1st, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Lufthansa passengers travelling on transatlantic flights can now gain internet access through the airline's onboard service FlyNet, an airline official said Wednesday."It is an innovation in the interests ... Read more...
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In-debt Fergie’s wasteful spending spree
August 17th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 17 (ANI): Duchess of York splurged hundreds of thousands of pounds on designer dresses she never wore and first-class flights she never took, it has emerged.Fergie - who is 5-million-pound ... Read more...
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‘UK-ISI rift will be bad news for Britain’s security’
August 1st, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 1(ANI): British crime journalist Con Coughlin reckons that any rift between the United Kingdom and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency will be a bad news for the country's security. ... Read more...
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Three Brit Muslims awarded 20 years imprisonment in airline bombing plot
July 13th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): The three Al-Qaeda terror suspects accused of plotting to bomb seven transatlantic flights have been handed a life term by a local court here.The Woolwich Crown Court in ... Read more...
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Eurocontrol says about 500 European flights cancelled due to volcanic ash cloud on Monday
May 10th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- Some 500 flights are expected to be cancelled on Monday due to the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland, Eurocontrol, the agency charged with coordinating air traffic ... Read more...
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RAW - Eurocontrol statement on European air traffic situation
May 8th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- Eurocontrol on Saturday released the following statement regarding the current air traffic situation in Europe."As of 12.00 CET on 8 May 2010, EUROCONTROL has the following ... Read more...
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Volcanic ash grounds flights in Ireland, Scotland
May 4th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
London/Dublin, May 4 (DPA) All flights in and out of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland were halted Tuesday as ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted into the region's airspace.
The ... Read more...
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Air travel watchdog slams Europe’s handling of ash cloud (Lead)
April 19th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Paris/Oslo, April 19 (DPA) European governments have been highly unprofessional in their management of assessing risk levels from a cloud of volcanic ash covering Europe, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ... Read more...
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Iceland’s volcanic eruptions could continue for months: Experts
April 18th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 18(ANI): Experts have warned that Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcanic activity, which is still pumping ash into the sky and disrupting European air traffic, could last for months.When asked if it ... Read more...
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Passengers stuck as volcanic ash spreads across Europe (Second lead)
April 16th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Reykjavik/Berlin, April 16 (DPA) Massive disruptions of air travel continued for the second day Friday as European airports and airspace were closed because of ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland.
European air-traffic ... Read more...
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Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary poses with porn star
February 27th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Chief Executive Officer of Irish airline Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, was pictured posing with a porn star stewardess.O'Leary, 48, posed with sexy Czech babe Edita Schindlerova, who stars ... Read more...
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Terrorists are British, not Pakistani: Islamabad tells London
September 9th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) Britain has been accused of treating Pakistan like a "whipping boy" while failing to do enough to check home-grown British terrorism.
A senior Pakistani diplomat was Wednesday quoted ... Read more...
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Air France-KLM and Delta form transatlantic joint venture
May 20th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 20 (DPA) Europe's largest airline, Air France-KLM, and US carrier Delta Airlines have agreed to a joint venture involving transatlantic flights, the French-Dutch airline announced Wednesday in Paris.
The partnership will ... Read more...
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British MPs want answers over terror suspect killing
November 23rd, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) The reported killing of a British terror suspect in an American airstrike in Pakistan Saturday has prompted questions if the British intelligence was made aware of the planned ... Read more...
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Now, Brit intelligence warns Obama of huge threat from al-Qaeda
November 15th, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.15 (ANI): Security and intelligence officials in Britain have endorsed the views of their American counterparts vis-a-vis the huge threat that al Qaeda poses to the incoming Barack Obama administration.
According ... Read more...
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Trans-Atlantic flights bomber hid jihad books in his baby son’s cot
April 24th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.24 (ANI): The man accused of leading the plot to blow up Transatlantic flights kept extremist Islamic books in his sons cot, a jury heard on Wednesday.
Abdulla Ahmed Ali ... Read more...
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