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Air China Launches First Nonstop Flight to New Zealand

Singapore, Land of the World's Best Airport, Will Soon Manage a Few in India

Changi Airport in Singapore consistently wins international accolades. Ranked No. 1 in the Skytrax World Airport Awards for the past three years, it's particularly noted for its 500,000 plants and many gardens, which are overseen by a team of dedicated horticulturalists. Now, the same compa...

Direct Montpellier-Dakar flights delayed by 3 months

Aéroport Montpellier Méditerranée (AMM), the firm that manages Montpellier airport in France, says the planned launch of direct flights to Dakar, Senegal has been delayed from December 18 to Spring of next year. Flights are organized by Swiss ACMI specialist Jetlease u...

Russian Transport Ministry Issues New Requirements for Security at Airports

According to the Russian Transport Ministry's decree, "security zones with a minimum width of 50 meters are being created near terminals and other airport buildings (a recommendation for airports serving domestic flights)." The Russian Transport Ministry has approved changes to its requirements for security at airports, the official Internet portal of legal inf...

China Airlines Flight Delayed at Changi Airport for More Than 18 Hours

Some 300 China Airlines passengers were left stranded at Changi Airport on Monday into Tuesday (Dec. 8) after a mechanical glitch grounded their plane for more than 18 hours. Flight CI754, bound for Taipei was scheduled for which was scheduled to depart at 2:05 p.m. on Monday but left Singapore only at 10:53 a.m. on Tuesday. This had a knock-on effect on other China Airlines flights to...

Hainan Airlines Launches Xi'an-Rome Service

Hainan Airlines (HU) today launches the first nonstop service from Xi'an to Rome, linking the starting and end point of the ancient Silk Road by air, news reported from the airline's inauguration ceremony held at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) on Tuesday afternoon. This new route connects Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, with Ro...

KLM offers customers 5 new scheduled services in Europe

Customers from all over Europe fly KLM to our hub in Amsterdam to connect with flights to our destinations around the world. We aim to develop our European network so that we can offer more direct flights to and from Amsterdam and more and better connections via Schiphol. So I am proud to announce that we will add five more European destinations to our network, giving European travellers...

Fraport To Sign Greek Airports Deal Within 10 Days

German airport operator Fraport will sign a EUR€1.2 billion (USD$1.3 billion) deal to lease and manage 14 provincial Greek airports this month. "We will proceed with signing the agreement with Fraport within the coming 10 days," the head of privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told a news conference. The deal, under negotiation before the Syriza party won a general...

Unattended Bag Leads to Aberdeen S.D. Airport Evacuation

An unattended bag led to the evacuation of the Aberdeen Regional Airport and delayed arrival of passengers to the terminal Thursday night. Police responded to the security threat at the airport shortly after 10 p.m., according to a news release from the Aberdeen Police Department. Earlier in the evening, a male arrived at the airport, stowed a suitcase in a corner of the terminal and immediatel...

Russia Discusses Use of Cyprus Airports in Emergency Cases

Moscow and Nicosia are in talks on the use of Cyprus airports and ports by Russia on favorable conditions in case of emergency situations, Russia's Embassy in Cyprus said Monday. The spokesperson said that the sides are discussing privileges similar to those granted by Cyprus to France. "At the moment, privileges on the use of airports and ports in case...

Jetstar expands Avalon network with new Adelaide and Hobart flights

Jetstar will add flights from Avalon to Hobart and Adelaide from March 2016 as part of its commitment to increase flying from Melbourne’s second airport. The low-cost carrier will fly four times a week to Hobart and three times a week to Adelaide from Avalon, Jetstar said on Tuesday. Starting new routes from Avalon, located to Melbourne’s west near Geelong, was a condition of the...

Rex signs contract for Esperance, Albany service

Regional Express (Rex) says it has signed contracts with the West Australian government to operate the Perth-Esperance and Perth-Albany routes. The airline, which was named as the prefered tenderer for the two government-regulated routes in November, will replace Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) on the two services. ”Rex has today entered into a Deed with the WA Departmen...

Freezing Fog Cancels 58 Flights at Urumqi Airport

China Southern Airlines (CZ) canceled 39 flights at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) on Monday evening due to that another freezing fog hit the capital city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The lingering freezing fog shut down Urumqi airport from 9:00 p.m. of Dec. 7. Consequent flights were either canceled or diverted. News from China Southern said that the heavy...

Flight from Berlin to Egypt Lands in Hungary on Bomb Threat

Hungarian police say a flight from Berlin to the Egyptian beach resort of Hurghada has made an unscheduled landing in Hungary and is being checked for explosives after police received information about a bomb threat. Police spokeswoman Viktoria Csiszer-Kovacs said Monday that explosives experts are inspecting the unidentified airplane, its passengers and luggage. She would not identify the sour...

British Tourist Sparks Terror Scare at Airport After "Trying to Board Plane with Toy Bomb"

A British tourist was arrested after he tried to board airplane with a toy bomb and sparked a security scare, according to officials. The man told officers he had bought the item with the intentions of taking it to a New Year's Eve party. After initially declaring the toy, which featured a timer and imitation sticks of dynamite, at security he asked if he could take it on board the...

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