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Holidaymakers facing delays despite air traffic control issues being resolved
Passengers await delayed flights at Manchester Airport following an issue with the National Air Traffic Service's flight planning system. Quotes from Suzanne Phillips and Joe Merriweather
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‘Frustrated’ Scottish student stranded at airport overnight amid travel chaos
Matthew Creed, a “frustrated and tired” Scottish drama student, was left stranded in Amsterdam Airport overnight when an air traffic control glitch saw his flight cancelled, forcing him to sleep there. Tens of thousands more airline...
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Varadkar defends council decision to cut night-time flights at Dublin Airport
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended Fingal County Council’s decision to issue an enforcement order on Dublin Airport requiring it to reduce the number of night-time flights. Mr Varadkar also said he did not think there would ultimately...
Bloomberg
AAPA Director General on Aviation and Travel Outlook
Subhas Menon, director general at the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, discusses his outlook for the aviation industry. He speaks with Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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Lisa's Market Movers: Top Moving Stocks This Morning 7/13
Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz reports the top moving stocks this morning: PepsiCo, Delta Air Lines and The Walt Disney Company.
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Heathrow Airport security staff call off strikes after accepting new pay offer
The Unite union has called off 31 days of strikes by Heathrow Airport security staff through the summer, after workers accepted a revised pay offer.
Bloomberg
Georgian Prime Minister on Geopolitical Landscape
H.E. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, discusses his country's strategic position at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, navigating an evolving geopolitical landscape and more with Bloomberg's Manus Cranny at the 2023 Qatar...
Bloomberg
Top Thai Operator Sees 'Record Year' for Hotel Room Demand
Minor International, Thailand's largest hotel resort operator, expects a record year for its hotel business on "pent-up demand" for international travels. Chairman Bill Heinecke said room bookings in company's hotels in all markets,...
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UK strikes – who will be walking out over the next few weeks?
Rail services, BBC local radio and the FA Cup final are set to be disrupted as the UK continues to face widespread industrial action. Here is a look at some of the key upcoming strikes.
Bloomberg
Citi's Chua Reacts To China Activity Data
Johanna Chua, Chief Asia Pacific Economist at Citigroup Global Markets, says China's latest activity data reinforce the view that China's rebound "won't be a big boom" but is on a positive track. She speaks with Rishaad Salamat, David...
Bloomberg
The Underground Mess in Germany That Grounded Lufthansa
There is a 5.7 million kilometer tangle of underground cables and pipes across Germany. And no one knows where they're all buried. In February, Lufthansa had to ground its global fleet after someone accidentally cut a cable. But since...
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Heathrow security guards launch 10-day strike over pay
Footage from the picket line at Heathrow Airport as around 1,400 members of Unite will be on strike for 10 days, covering much of the busy Easter weekend.
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Heathrow security guards on strike outside airport
Heathrow said the airport is operating as usual on Thursday despite a strike by security guards. Members of the Unite union walked out in the first of a series of stoppages after talks over a pay dispute broke down on Wednesday evening.
Bloomberg
Emirates President Clark on Airline Outlook
Emirates will look to place orders for more aircraft in the next few months as demand for long-haul travel rebounds and the carrier looks to lock in delivery slots. "We will probably order more in the next few months on top of what we...
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Emirates President Tim Clark On Airline Outlook
Emirates will look to place orders for more aircraft in the next few months as demand for long-haul travel rebounds and the carrier looks to lock in delivery slots. "We will probably order more in the next few months on top of what we...
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British nationals evacuated from Sudan reunited with relatives at Stansted
British nationals evacuated from Sudan have been reunited with relatives and loved ones at Stansted Airport. The British evacuation mission from Sudan has lifted 536 people to safety on six flights, amid warnings there is no guarantee on...
British Movietone
THE PRICE OF PROGRESS
October 22nd, the fateful day Mike Lithgow and six men died when the BAC One Eleven crashed. Now two months later, at the controls of a new and modified BAC One Eleven Jock Bryce, is completing runway tests ready for the first flight....
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London City becomes world’s first major airport with remote air traffic control
London City has become the world’s first major airport fully controlled remotely via a digital tower. All flights are being guided to take off or land by controllers who have relocated more than 70 miles away to Hampshire.
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BIRTHPLACE OF THE SPITFIRES
A memorial marking the association between Birmingham and the Royal Air Force is unveiled by Alex Henshaw, formerly chief test pilot at Castle Bromwich RAF Station. The memorial is a replica of the RAF bridge which used to stand above...
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Two Birmingham passengers taken to red list quarantine
Two people on a flight from Istanbul arriving at Birmingham Airport were escorted to hotel quarantine after landing on Monday morning. Of around 100 passengers on an aircraft which landed at around 10.15am, a man and a woman, believed to...
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Coronavirus: Countries on the UK 'red list'
A look at the list of countries on the red list for travel to the UK. Seven countries – Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Trinidad and Tobago – have been added to the red list.
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Afghan refugees land in Birmingham
Refugees from Afghanistan have been arriving into Birmingham Airport since the weekend, with over 40 coaches waiting to carry passengers around the country on Monday. Footage of police and other authorities outside the arrivals hall, and...
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EasyJet to cancel more than 20 daily half-term flights from Gatwick
EasyJet is to cancel more than 200 flights over the next 10 days as transport disruption hampers the outset of the half-term break. The airline said the cancellations would affect about 24 flights per day from London’s Gatwick airport...
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Ministers 'delighted' as Government grants Flybe rescue deal
Regional airline Flybe has secured a rescue deal with the Government that will allow it to keep operating, the Business Secretary said. Andrea Leadsom said she was "delighted" with the agreement, which came after rescue talks over the...