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Ryanair Q1 profit falls on ash, keeps FY forecast

July 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

July 20 (Reuters) – Irish airline Ryanair (RYA.I) posted a 24 percent drop in first-quarter profit due to disruptions caused by a volcanic ash cloud and maintained its forecast for full-year earnings growth.

Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier said on Tuesday its net profit for the three months to the end of June came in at 93.7 million euros ($122 million) after accounting for the 50 million euro cost of almost 10,000 flights cancelled in April and May.

Adjusted net profit rose 1 percent to 138.5 million euros and Ryanair maintained its forecast for full-year net profit to rise by between 10 to 15 percent to between 350 million and 375 million euros — a forecast which it last month said excluded the 50 million euro ash cloud charge. (Reporting by Andras Gergely; Editing by Mike Nesbit) ($1=.7706 euros)

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SAS says to boost Scandinavian flights due demand

July 14, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

July 13 (Reuters) – Loss-making airline SAS (SAS.ST) said on Tuesday that it would increase flights on some Scandinavian routes due to strong demand.

SAS was badly hit by the global downturn and has had to slash costs and raise cash via a rights issue. But the airline was upbeat about its home markets

“Apart from the fact that we have planes which are record full, we also see a positive development in our Scandinavian network…,” SAS commercial chief Robin Kamark said in a statement.

“SAS will raise the number of depatures in the autumn within Scandinavia due to strong demand,” the company added. The new flights would come on the Stockholm-Copenhagen and Stockholm-Oslo routes. (Reporting by Patrick Lannin)

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UPDATE 1-EasyJet June passengers rise 9.4 pct

July 7, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) – British budget airline easyJet (EZJ.L) flew 9.4 percent more passengers in June year-on-year, its largest monthly increase since before flights were interrupted by a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland in April. The airline carried 4.54 million passenger in June, up from 4.15 million a year ago, while its load factor — a measure of how it fills its planes — increased 0.9 percentage points to 87.2 percent.

Passenger numbers at rival Ryanair (RYA.I) rose 15 percent in June, the Irish airline said on Monday, while they fell 11.1 percent at strike-hit British Airways (BAY.L). [ID:nWLA7687] [ID:nLDE6640HR]

(Reporting by Paul Sandle, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)

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India steps in to tackle Lankan drug shortage

May 15, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Colombo, May 15 — India has stepped in to help Sri Lanka overcome a severe shortage of medicines including the fast depleting stock of saline in hospitals across the country. A worried Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition had to request the Sri Lankan air force (SLAF) to fly special missions to India to pick up bulks of saline bottles to supply to hospitals and health care units in cities, towns and villages. A team of senior officials from the healthcare ministry is also expected to fly to Mumbai to speed up the process of acquiring stocks of dozens of categories of life saving medicine as well.

“The first two flights came back with 27,750 bottles of saline each. The third flight from Mumbai is expected to bring back another 25,000 bottles of saline,” Healthcare Ministry’s C Samarawikrama said.

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Ash cloud seen reaching Portugal – Eurocontrol

May 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The area affected by volcanic ash from Iceland is expected to extend south to Portugal and possibly as far east as Barcelona and Marseille on Saturday, European air traffic agency Eurocontrol said.

Airports are closed or expected to close in northern Portugal, the north of Spain and parts of southern France, it said in statement.

Eurocontrol said it expected about 25,000 flights to take place in Europe on Saturday, down from 30,342 the previous day. It said Friday’s number was in line with normal traffic levels.

“Ash eruptions are ongoing and the area of potential ash contamination is expanding in particular between the ground and 20,000 feet,” it said.

(Reporting by Dale Hudson)

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Flights cancelled as Greeks strike

May 6, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

All flights in and out of Greece have been cancelled as workers stage their third general strike in as many months.

Tens of thousands of public sector workers are expected to protest against the government’s economic cutbacks.

Anger over the austerity measures is rising as people calculate how much money they are going to lose in order to provide the funds to enable Greece to escape bankruptcy.

Government employees are furious they are being punished for a crisis that was not their fault.

Tens of thousands of civil servants who are eligible to retire have submitted their resignations before Parliament votes in the emergency measures.

The would-be retirees want to secure the lump sum to which they are entitled, otherwise they will lose it forever.

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Reading porn mags, emptying colostomy bag – Gross things people do on flights!

May 6, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Melbourne, May 6 (ANI): Reading porn magazines, joining the mile-high club solo and emptying a colostomy bag are just some of the grossest things plane passengers do.

According to a list compiled by travel website ‘Jaunted’, passengers perform some absolutely revolting activities in flights like using the neighbour’s blanket to wipe hands and mouth after a meal, dumping chicken bones onto the floor after eating and even clipping toenails.

“I once witnessed a man use the hot cloths passed around to refresh hands and faces as an underarm rag,” news.com.au quoted Terra Lynne Walker, a passenger, as saying.

But the one incident that tops this ‘sick list’ belonged to Kweena, who posted about her experience sitting next to an elderly passenger.

“I was on a plane next to a sweet looking elderly woman, who asked me if I had a pin. I was young, it was the ”90s, I had some flair on my purse, so I took off a button and gave it to her, wondering why she needed it,” Kweena wrote.

“Well, she said that her colostomy bag was filling with gas and she needed to release the pressure before the bag burst. She released it all right, and the most horrific stench filled the plane. Everyone thought it was coming from me.”

The website says that flights warn passengers against reading ‘adult’ magazines, changing nappies or joining the mile-high club solo on board the flight. (ANI)

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Five killed in fresh US drone strike in North Waziristan

April 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Miranshah (Pakistan), Apr 26(ANI): At least five suspected militants were killed and various others injured in a fresh US drone attack in the restive North Waziristan on Monday.

According to reports, unmanned Predator aircrafts fired three missiles at a house in Mir Ali area of Khush’hali Klay, killing four on the spot and injuring several others.

It is believed that at least four spy planes were hovering over the region and making low flights, The News reports.

US drone attacks routinely target Taliban and Al-Qaeda commanders in Pakistan’s lawless tribal regions along the Afghanistan border.

Although Pakistan publicly opposes the attacks, saying they violate its sovereignty and fuel anti-Americanism among the population, it is believed that it was sharing intelligence with the US about the insurgents and their hide-outs.

More than 830 people have been killed in more than 90 US strikes in Pakistan since August 2008, with a surge in the past year as President Barack Obama has put Pakistan at the heart of his fight against Al-Qaeda. (ANI)

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Five killed in fresh US drone strike in North Waziristan

April 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Miranshah (Pakistan), Apr 26(ANI): At least five suspected militants were killed and various others injured in a fresh US drone attack in the restive North Waziristan on Monday.

According to reports, unmanned Predator aircrafts fired three missiles at a house in Mir Ali area of Khush’hali Klay, killing four on the spot and injuring several others.

It is believed that at least four spy planes were hovering over the region and making low flights, The News reports.

US drone attacks routinely target Taliban and Al-Qaeda commanders in Pakistan’s lawless tribal regions along the Afghanistan border.

Volcanic ash chaos turns romantic for Chace Crawford

April 24, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, April 24 (ANI): The Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, that left passengers stranded at European airports, brought romance for actor Chace Crawford – the Gossip Girl star was seen enjoying a date in London, it has emerged.

Crawford, 24, who flew into London early last week for the promotion of his new flick Twelve, found himself stuck in the UK after flights across northern Europe were cancelled due to the heavy ash cloud floating in the skies.

But Crawford used the opportunity to his favour and was spotted with a Brit actress, named only as Tessa.

He was reportedly seen enjoying an evening with the blonde, and was snapped leaving a London night spot with his arm around her waist.

“Chace was trapped in London, so he spent his time with Tessa. They were introduced by a friend and really hit it off. He had to return to the U.S. for work, but he hopes he”ll see her again,” the Daily Express quoted a source as telling the New York Post. (ANI)

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Iceland now to close airports due to ash

April 23, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Iceland, able to keep its airports open while European airlines were grounded due to ash from its volcanic eruption, is now closing its airspace because of a change in wind direction, authorities said on Thursday.

The eruption of the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, about 120 km (75 miles) southeast of the capital Reykjavik, caused six days of travel chaos for Europe as it spewed ash miles into the air.

European airlines have now started flying again, but Iceland is just about to close after the wind changed direction and started blowing ash east towards the capital and its airport.

“With a view to the ash distribution forecast for Friday April 23 it can be expected that the flight zone for Keflavik and Reykjavik Airports will be closed for a certain period of time,” the aviation authority said in a statement.

“This is for the first time that the flight zone around the two Icelandic international airports has closed since the beginning of the eruption …,” it said, referring to a first eruption in March which presaged the current, larger eruption.

Iceland, despite being home to the volcano which caused so much trouble for European travellers, had not been affected by the ash from the volcano as the wind had been taking it away from the island, south to the rest of Europe.

The website of Keflavik airport, the main international airport serving Reykjavik, showed a series of flights being cancelled for Friday, as well as several flights being brought up to 0500 GMT, before the expected flight ban from 0600 GMT.

(Reporting by Patrick Lannin)

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Finnair cancels flights due to ash, Finnish airspace closed

April 17, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Finnish national carrier Finnair said it would cancel flights on Friday and probably on Saturday due to a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano that forced authorities to halt air traffic.

“We have cancelled all of today’s flights. It is likely that many Saturday’s flights will also be cancelled as the airspace remains closed at least until 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) tomorrow,” Finnair spokeswoman Inka Ikonen said.

She said the company had not yet estimated the costs of the traffic halt.

On an average day, Finnair has some 200 flights and it transports 15,000-20,000 passengers.

Finavia shut Finnish airspace at midnight (2100 GMT on Thursday) and warned on Friday morning air traffic halt would continue for now and Finnish airspace could be closed for days if the ash cloud stays over Finland.

(Reporting by Terhi Kinnunen; Editing by Anshuman Daga)

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AXA PE in talks to buy Go Voyages -paper

April 12, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) – AXA Private Equity (AXAF.PA) is in talks to buy tour operator Go Voyages from Groupe Arnault and Belgian businessman Albert Frere, Le Figaro newspaper reported.

Private Capital | Financials

The online seller of holidays and flights would be worth between 300 million euros and 350 million euros ($401 million to $468 million), Le Figaro said.

AXA Private Equity and Go Voyages were not immediately reachable for comment. ($1=.7477 euros) (Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Mike Nesbit)

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WWII bomb closes Berlin airport

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Berlin Tegel, the German capital’s main airport, was closed on Wednesday and flights were re-routed after an unexploded World War II bomb was found there.

“All air traffic has been re-routed and the bomb squad is in the process of defusing the bomb,” a Berlin police spokesman said.

Munitions from the war are found regularly in Germany.

On Tuesday a similar bomb was defused near a light railway station in eastern Berlin.

Tegel serves around 14.5 million passengers a year but is due to be replaced in 2011 when the new Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) airport becomes operational.

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Main Berlin airport closed after WWII bomb found

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Berlin Tegel, the German capital’s main airport, was closed on Wednesday and flights were re-routed after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found there.

“All air traffic has been re-routed and the bomb squad is in the process of defusing the bomb,” a Berlin police spokesman said.

Munitions left over from the war are found regularly in Germany. On Tuesday a similar bomb was defused near a light railway station in eastern Berlin.

Tegel serves around 14.5 million passengers annually, but is due to be replaced in 2011, along with the city’s other commercial airport, when the new Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) airport becomes operational.

(Reporting by Brian Rohan, editing by Tim Pearce)

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Funds to boost Kokoda Track safety

March 31, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The Australian Government is providing another $3 million to improve safety along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.

Environment Minister Peter Garrett says the money will be spent on several projects including improved navigation for flights in and out of Kokoda.

It will also provide for upgrades of roads and the Kokoda airstrip, as well as first aid training.

Earlier this month the Government spent $250,000 to improve the road that leads to the Kokoda Track.

Work on the safety upgrades began after 13 people, including nine Australians, were killed in a plane crash near Kokoda last August.

Four other Australians died while walking the 96-kilometre mountain track last year.

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Posh ‘left heartbroken after missing Becks on airport’

March 24, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, Mar 24 (ANI): Victoria Beckham was left with a lump in her throat when she could not kiss injured hubby David goodbye at Heathrow airport, owing security issues and flights from different terminals.

The celebrity couple could not be together at airport as injured Becks, 34, jetted to Los Angeles, while Posh changed planes in London on her way from California to a fashion launch in Moscow.

The 35-year-old former Spice Girl could only talk by phone to David, who was returning home to Los Angeles after recuperating at their mansion in Hertfordshire following ankle surgery.

“It was upsetting for them both. Victoria burst into tears when she realised they wouldn”t even be able to say ”hi” at the airport,” the Sun quoted a source as saying.

“This is the life they lead – their jobs mean they have to travel all over the world at short notice,” added the insider.

The couple will be reunited when Posh flies home on Friday. (ANI)

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Defence exercise may hamper flights

March 23, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Flights into and out of Newcastle Airport could be delayed this week due to military exercises at the Williamtown RAAF Base.

Airport CEO Paul Hughes says the runway will be shortened for most of the week to allow for the exercises which involve loading live ordnance onto defence aircraft.

Mr Hughes is urging passengers to check with their airlines regarding any flight disruptions.

“The runway’s shortened but the aircraft can still come in from one direction only, so unless they have a significant tail wind which would affect their operations they will be able to land safely but if we do get winds which are not favourable there’ll need to be some adjustments to the schedule,” he said.

“We’ll be asking people just to check with their airline to make sure there have been no significant changes.”

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Singapore Airlines sacks staff, closes all operations in Pakistan

March 20, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Lahore, Mar.20 (ANI): Singapore Airlines (SIA) has closed its operations in Pakistan due to the deteriorating security condition in the country.

According to a private television channel, the airlines, which had four flights a week from Pakistan to Singapore, has closed its offices and sacked its entire staff, The Daily Times reports.

Several multi-national companies (MNC’s) have stopped their operations in Pakistan, which has seen a considerable increase in violence and bloodshed over the past two years.

The troubled nation has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of suicide attacks carried out across the country and loss of life during the first 70 days of 2010 compared to the same period last year.

According to the available facts and figures, at least 15 incidents of suicide bombings have taken place so far in the first 70 days of this year (between January 1 and March 12), while 11 assaults were carried out in first 70 days of 2009.

The suicide bombings in 2010 have left 321 people dead and injured over 500, with the daily average killing rate of four and a half people and the weekly killing rate of 10 people.

During the same period in 2009, 105 people were killed. The year had proved to be the bloodiest as at least 1,217 people were killed and 2,305 injured in 80 attacks.

According to the data compiled by the Punjab Home Department, 145 people were killed in five incidents of suicide bombings in January this year; another 101 people lost their lives in seven such attacks in February while 75 people have so far been killed in the first 12 days of March.

Authorities investigating the bombings are of the view that most of the attacks have been carried out by the Punjabi Taliban belonging to four Jihadi groups working in tandem with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. (ANI)

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Airline strikes flight deal with miner

March 17, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Skywest Airlines has signed an agreement with Citic Pacific Mining for an airline service between Perth and Karratha for mine workers.

The airline says the year-long agreement could generate an extra $10 million per year in revenue.

The service will provide extra flights for workers on the Sino Iron Ore project.

Skywest says it will allow 10 per cent of the seats to be sold to regular travellers flying to and from Karratha.

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SAS says to boost Scandinavian flights due demand

UPDATE 1-EasyJet June passengers rise 9.4 pct

India steps in to tackle Lankan drug shortage

Ash cloud seen reaching Portugal – Eurocontrol

Flights cancelled as Greeks strike

Reading porn mags, emptying colostomy bag – Gross things people do on flights!

Five killed in fresh US drone strike in North Waziristan

Five killed in fresh US drone strike in North Waziristan

Volcanic ash chaos turns romantic for Chace Crawford

Iceland now to close airports due to ash

Finnair cancels flights due to ash, Finnish airspace closed

AXA PE in talks to buy Go Voyages -paper

WWII bomb closes Berlin airport

Main Berlin airport closed after WWII bomb found

Funds to boost Kokoda Track safety

Posh ‘left heartbroken after missing Becks on airport’

Defence exercise may hamper flights

Singapore Airlines sacks staff, closes all operations in Pakistan

Airline strikes flight deal with miner

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