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Japan's Kumamoto airport reopens to commercial flights for first time since quake

​Kumamoto airport in Japan's quake-ravaged southwest prefecture opened for the first time Tuesday for commercial flights, with the first plane heading for the airport in the disaster-hit region departing from Tokyo's Haneda Airport at around 6:00 a.m. this morning.

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Putin, Sisi discuss resumption of Russian flights to Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, discussed the resumption of Russian flights to Egypt over the phone, the Kremlin said Monday.

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Cold Spell Traps Over 70,000 Tourists on Jeju

A snowstorm over the weekend closed down Jeju International Airport from Saturday to Monday, trapping 76,000 visitors on the southern resort island.

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Int'l passengers via Japan's Kansai airport in 2015 reach record high

​The number of passengers on international flights via Japan's Kansai International Airport in 2015 reached a new record high due to increasing LCC (low-cost carrier) flights from China and other Asian countries, said the New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. on Monday.

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China rejects Vietnam's accusations of threatening civilian air traffic

China is shocked and confused by Vietnam's argument that the test flights at a newly built airport in the South China Sea have threatened civilian air traffic, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday.

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The Best and Worst Airlines of 2015

The annual scorecard of the nine biggest U.S. carriers shows surprising progress in air travel.

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China refutes Philippines' protest against test flights in S. China Sea

China refuted the Philippines' protest against test flights at a newly built airport in the South China Sea, stressing the test flights fall totally within China's sovereignty.

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China Successfully Conducts Test Flight at New Airport in South China Sea

China conducted successful test flights at a newly built airport in the Nansha Islands of the South China Sea on January 6, 2016.

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From Shanghai to Sydney, tourists think twice about Paris trip

Tour operators canceled package trips and some predicted a further slowdown in bookings as jittery travelers hold off on immediate plans or look to go elsewhere.

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Pentagon to add more drone flights by 2019: media

​The Pentagon plans to widen its overseas drone operations over the next four years to meet its increasing needs of surveillance and intelligence harvesting, the U.S. daily the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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United Airlines resumes flights grounded by computer problem

​United Airlines (UA) resumed flights at all airports that had been grounded Wednesday morning for about two hours due to a computer glitch, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Millions in northeast U.S. affected by fierce snowstorm, blizzard

Millions of people living in the U.S. northeast on Monday took the brunt of a severe snowstorm and blizzard that is ravaging the region.

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More cross-Strait flights for Spring Festival

Additional flights will operate to deal with increased passenger flow between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan for the Spring Festival, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

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Russia to secure military presence over oceans: minister

​Russia's top defense official said on Wednesday Russia will conduct long-range bomber training patrols over the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans to guarantee its military presence there in response to complicated geopolitical situation.

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Argentine airport strike disrupts 20 flights to Brazil

​More than 20 Buenos Aires- bound flights from Brazil had to be canceled Thursday due to a 36- hour strike by Argentine unions opposed to the government.

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Vietnam to open more direct flights to Cambodia, Singapore

​Vietnam's national air carrier Vietnam Airlines will open direct flights from Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang province to Cambodia and Singapore from November this year, Vietnam's government portal reported Friday.

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Strikes cause hundreds of flight cancellations in Germany

Hundreds of flights were canceled on Thursday after public sector workers walked out at seven airports across Germany, local media reported.