Midwest Air cuts service to 11 cities

Rising fuel costs have forced Midwest Air to reduce air service considerably. The airline had served 47 cities in January, and is now down to 32, grounding a third of its fleet."The Midwest Air Group will cut daily...

Tight security, visa restrictions and high fares deter Olympic tourists

Chinese government is not very enthused with the response from tourist for  Olympic games.Main deterrents are strict China visa regime and tight security restrictions. Expensive cost is hampering even domestic tourist in China. Fewer people are going to Beijing...

Jetstar Pacific Airlines offers 10,000 cheap tickets

From 11am May 28, Jetstar Pacific Airlines officially offered 10,000 air tickets at only VND 15,000 a ticket (excluding tax and other additional fees) on its domestic flights at its website www.jetstar.com."This is...

10,000 budget air tickets offered by Jetstar Pacific

10,000 tickets for domestic flights will be offered at VND 15,000 each from 11.00 am of May 28 to mark the participation of the first Vietnamese budget Airline Jetstar Pacific, in the global trademark of...

Planes ‘fly empty’ to keep slots at Heathrow

The airlines tell us that they are concerned about the environment but they have to offer a service to their customers. Here we see bmi flying planes without passengers - very green." Britain’s third-largest...

Planes fly empty to keep value take-off slots at Heathrow

BMI, the third largest airline in the UK, has admitted it is planning to keep running virtually empty flights in spite of decreasing passenger numbers in order to hold on to its landing and takeoff slots at airports....

Three plead guilty to explosives plot

The British men who were caught allegedly plotting to blow up an airliner using liquid explosives in 2006, which caused the ensuing worldwide ban on carrying liquids onto planes, have pleaded guilty to the crime today."LONDON (Reuters) - Three British Muslim men pleaded...

Chinese Historic -Taiwan Flights Take Off

It has been estimated that 50 million Chinese wish to obtain cheap airline tickets to fly to Taiwan. They are now able to do so thanks to China Southern Airlines. This new airline is now offering plane tickets from...

NASA rolls out new shuttle launch schedule

"NASA unveiled a new launch schedule today that calls for eight shuttle missions in 2009 and 2010 and 10 overall before the nation's three-orbiter fleet is retired.The last of the missions now is slated to launch May 31, 2010 -- which would leave enough time to launch an...

750 set to make trip to Taiwan from China

Direct flights between Taiwan and China is a great start to the new relationship between the two lands. Before when I made my trips from Taiwan to Shanghai it would take me a whole day to get there. We would leave...

Shanghai locals flock to Taiwan

With the ability to fly directly from mainland China to the island of Taiwan, business booms as expected. The tourist attraction of Taiwan has been a major draw for the younger set as flights and tours have been...

Wild weather batters parts of New Zealand

Snow, rain and gale force winds closed roads, halted interisland ferry travel and threw the plans of some air travelers in Wellington into disarray on Sunday "     Roads in the central North Island were closed because of snow and ice around Mount...

Female circumcision: a tradition steeped in blood

Culturally sensitive or not this practice has to be controlled as does the practice of 'forced marriage' and so called honour killings."Police are to stage high-profile checks on flights to a number of African states...

Pacific Airlines offers free Children’s Day flights

On Children’s Day, June 1, Pacific Airlines will fly children aged under 15 for free on three new routes between Hanoi and Hue, Da Nang and Nha Trang. The promotion will begin on March 15 for travel on June 1.The airline will issue free tickets for that day to children...

Chinese mainland, Taiwan sign historic agreement

"BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan around 9 a.m. Friday.  The Chinese mainland's...

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