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21 March 2024

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Why are billionaires buying islands and building secret bunkers?

Billionaires, despite their will to be original, tend to flock to the same places. On the one hand, many of them like to spend time in […]

21 March 2024

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Brussels Airlines pilots postpone strike to Easter weekend

The Brussels Airlines pilots strike initially supposed to take place from 23 to 27 March has been postponed by e few days, now falling exactly on […]

21 March 2024

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“We want SAF”, say major airlines’ CEOs

During the Airlines for Europe (A4E) aviation summit on 20 March, CEOs of major airlines discussed the future of European aviation, especially in terms of what […]

21 March 2024

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Belgian national rail operator introduces affordable service to Paris Olympics

In an effort to provide a more affordable train service between Brussels and Paris, Belgian national rail operator SNCB is launching a new connection between the […]

21 March 2024

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Northern Europe tops World Happiness Report in 2024

The 2024 World Happiness Report is out and northern Europe dominates the rankings. To make the list, which is published by Gallup, the United Nations, and […]

20 March 2024

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World’s largest aircraft to be built by US energy start-up

The world’s largest aircraft is set to be developed, as a way of transporting wind turbine infrastructure to hard-to-reach places. The Windrunner The plane, known as […]

20 March 2024

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Edinburgh could become first UK airport to offer passengers US border preclearance

Preclearance for US border control could be coming to UK airports, with Edinburgh airport as the front runner, if talks between the airport’s CEO, and UK […]

20 March 2024

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Pilot jailed after trying to fly from Edinburgh to New York drunk on Jägermeister

A Delta Airlines pilot who was preparing to take charge of a flight from Edinburgh to New York was discovered to be two-and-a-half times over the […]

20 March 2024

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Booking is changing its Travel Sustainable filter

Last week, Booking.com announced that from 25 March, it is changing its approach to sustainability on its site. With more than 28 million accommodation listings around […]

20 March 2024

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Woman gives birth on flight while fleeing Haiti

Haiti is in the midst of an armed gang rebellion led by Jimmy Chérizier, known as Barbecue. The uprising has not only made several countries such […]

20 March 2024

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First flying taxi could take off in the UK by 2026

The UK could see taxis flying overhead within two years if government plans to galvanise the industry go ahead. Flying taxis, most of which take the […]

20 March 2024

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“Passenger from hell” forces plane to make U-turn 2 hours after departure

On Monday morning, a Jetstar flight heading from Melbourne to Bali had to divert back to the airport it took off from just 2 hours after […]

20 March 2024

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Spat between airlines and airports over airline charges is hotting up in Brussels

Airport charge reform was on the table prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the strain on aviation caused by the crisis saw the issue pushed under […]

20 March 2024

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British Airways to deploy baggage robots at Gatwick Airport

British Airways (BA) and its parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) are preparing to deploy baggage robots at London’s Gatwick Airport, hoping to ease the pressure […]

19 March 2024

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Do you know what happens to the coins tossed in the Trevi Fountain?

Locking padlocks to bridges, building stone cairns on pathways and even carving names into monuments – there are many ways in which tourists leave something of […]

19 March 2024

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Tourists warned to stay away from Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption

Tourists have been warned to stay away from volcanic activity in Iceland, amid another eruption and the re-evacuation of a fishing town, just weeks after a […]

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