Man with Chemicals and Syringe Arrested at Mogadishu Airport

African Union officials have just announced that a Somali man was arrested in November as he attempted to board a commercial aircraft while carrying two chemicals and a syringe filled with some type of liquid.The suspect tried to board a Daallo Airlines flight in Mogadishu that was bound first...

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Volcanic Ash Disrupts Puerto Rico Air Travel

On Tuesday volcanic ash from the Soufriere volcano grounded dozens of flights into and out of Puerto Rico. But as of early this morning (12/30), airlines had resumed their flight schedules reports CFNews13.com.Read moreBy Planet Data...

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Georgia to Resume Direct Flights to Russia

Russia on Monday (12/28) gave Georgia permission to resume direct chartered airline flights to Moscow and Saint Petersburg for the first time since the two countries went to war in August 2008. The flights were expected to take place for the New Years holiday weekend, but Georgian Airways has...

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Nerves are jittery as a new security scare occurs on another flight from Amsterdam to detroit

Just 2 days after the original security scare on a plane from what is becoming a dreaded route between Amsterdam to Detroit, yet another notable emergency incident (enough to bother informing Barak Obama on his vacation) occurred. This time a man also from Nigeria described as being nervous, locked...

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Latest terrorist scare means a step up in security measures

A Nigerian man named Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab was arrested on Christmas Day following his failed bizarre attempt to ignite and detonate a kind of explosive device on board a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam that landed in Detroit Metro Airport, Michigan. After much to do which involved shouting...

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Ryanair plane slides onto a grass verge at Preswick in freezing conditions

As a direct consequence of the great freeze in Britain which occurred in the run up to Christmas, a Ryanair jet slid off the runway at Prestwick airport in Glasgow on the 23rd of December.  No casualties or major injuries amongst the 129 compliment of passengers and cabin crew...

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Iran to Unveil New Homegrown Military Satellite

Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said today (12/23) that his nation intends to unveil its newest domestically designed and manufactured military satellite dubbed the "Toloo" in February 2010.He did not say when it would be launched.Read more from Planet Data...

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Otters on a Cargo Plane!

A pair of otters broke out of their cage in the cargo hold of a Continental Airlines jet Tuesday night in Houston delaying the flight to Ohio for about an hour.The animals apparently got into the passengers' luggage and then scurried across the tarmac before being rounded up.Read more...

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Jet Crashes at End of Runway in Jamaica

An American Airlines jet overran a runway and crashed while landing at Jamaica's Norman Manley International Airport Tuesday night. At least 40 passengers are injured.According to the local media (here, here), the jet "broke" into several pieces upon impact. American Airlines denies these reports.Read more from Planet Data ...

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The deep freeze causes travel chaos

Greetings from a snow driven Genoa, where like most European cities weather conditions are below freezing and travel chaos is the natural consequence, with airports closing and long traffic build ups becoming the norm. The only reliable advice I can give you for the coming Christmas is simply don't...

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BA Cabin Crew Christmas Strike called off

BA passengers will be relieved to learn that the potential threat of the feared Christmas strike has now thankfully and wisely been lifted by the courts. This is a decision that will be welcomed by literally hundreds of thousands of families in the UK and all around the world...

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World Travel Awards 2009

World's Leading AirlineEtihad AirwaysWorld's Leading Airline AllianceOneworldWorld's Leading Airline Business ClassQatar AirwaysWorld's Leading Airline First ClassEtihad AirwaysWorld's Leading Airline To South AmericaTAP PortugalWorld's Leading AirportDubai International AirportWorld's Leading Airport HotelPan Pacific, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, MalaysiaWorld's Leading All-Inclusive CompanySandals Resorts InternationalWorld's Leading All-Suite HotelLebua at State TowerWorld's Leading BeachBondi...

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