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Tanzania blocks Kenyan Airways passenger flights in response to Kenya blocking its cargo flights

A Kenya Airways flight approaches landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Credit to Photo/NMG By The Associated Press Tanzania on Monday announced it had withdrawn approval for neighbouring Kenya’s flagship carrier Kenya Airways to operate a passenger service between the countries beginning next week. A statement from the Tanzanian Civil Aviation authority

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NTSB says no passengers seated near Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage that failed

People sit on a plane next to a missing window and portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., January 5, 2024 in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram/@strawberrvy via Reuters By Reuters The

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All passengers, crew escape blaze on Japan Airlines plane after Tokyo airport collision

Japan Airlines’ A350 airplane is on fire at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024. Photographer Issei Kato By Reuters All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, but five of the

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EU confirms date for post-Brexit £6 fee for European travel and when Britons will have to provide biometrics

EU confirms date for post-Brexit £6 fee for European travel and when Britons will have to provide biometrics Britons will have to pay £6 to enter the EU from 2025. Credit: Adobe/Kim Mogg NationalWorld By Ralph Blackburn The date when British holidaymakers will have to pay a £6 visa fee to enter certain European countries

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Kenya Airways signs interline deal with Emirates

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways has inked an interline deal with Emirates that will allow passengers of the two airlines to use a single ticket and baggage policy, in a deal likely to boost the fortunes of Kenya’s national carrier. Passengers of KQ travelling from Nairobi and Mombasa will access 23 destinations in Emirates’

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South Korean passenger plane flies with open door, lands safely

An Asiana Airlines plane is parked as one of the plane’s doors suddenly opened at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, May 26, 2023. A passenger opened a door on an Asiana Airlines flight that later landed safely at a South Korean airport Friday, airline and government officials said. (Yun Kwan-shick/Yonhap via AP)

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‘I was in tears’: Briton with valid passport barred from flight over Brexit rules

Is your passport more than 10 years old on the day of entry? Photograph: David Burton/Alamy The Guardian By Miles Brignall Travellers who have not used their passport for a while were this week being urged to dig it out and check it conforms to the post-Brexit rules for entering the EU – because if

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Heathrow and Gatwick: Airline with the most leg room on flights named and it’s not British Airways, Virgin Atlantic or Emirates

A Boeing 787 of the travel company Tui takes off from the southern runway at Gatwick Airport: Credit Photographer Peter Nicholls/Reuters MyLondon By Ertan Karpazli Going on holiday abroad could be the highlight of your year, but that’s only if it turns out to be worth the stress we go through to journey to our

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Heathrow and Gatwick: Important update issued for Brits travelling to 27 European Countries

Travellers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain: Credit to Photographer Henry Nicholls/Reuters MyLondon By Anna Highfield Brits hoping to travel to 27 different European countries should be aware of a big change in the pipeline. While many British travellers were concerned they would need a visa to

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Daallo Airlines Wants To Acquire Boeing 737-800s And Dash 8-300s

Credit to Photo Simple Flying Simple Flying By Tatenda Karuwa Somalia’s Daallo Airlines has appointed ACC Aviation to source Boeing B737-800 and De Havilland DHC8-300 aircraft to add to its fleet and expand its current route network. With its extensive relationships and market experience, ACC Aviation will source offers for the required aircraft and provide

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