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Monarch Airline collapse affects 860,000 customers

Around860,000passengershavebeenaffectedbyBritain'sfifthbiggestairlineMonarchgoingintoadministration.Thecollapsemeans300,000separatebookings-someforgroupssuchasf

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Air France plane engine fails over Atlantic

AnAirFranceflightfromParistoLosAngeleswasforcedtomakeasuddendiversionwhenitlostpartofanengineovertheAtlantic.OneofthefourenginesontheAirbusA380flightAF66failedw

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Passenger plane skids off runway in southern India

ApassengerplaneofIndia'snationalcarrierAirIndiaskiddedofftherunwayafterlandingataninternationalairportinthesouthernstateofKeralaTuesday,asenioraviationofficials

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10 killed, 4 still missing in Indonesia’s N. Kalimantan boat capsize

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,July26(APD)–IndonesiajointsearcherscontinuedtheeffortsonWednesdaytofind4missingpassengersofthecapsizedboatoffNorthKalimantanprovince’

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Chinese high-speed trains start pilot food ordering service

Passengersonboardhigh-speedtrainsdepartingfrom27stationsacrossChinacannowenjoyavarietyofdishes,afteronlinefoodorderingservicesstartedapilotschemeonMonday.TheChi

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EasyJet passengers use emergency slides after "terror talk"

PassengershavebeenevacuatedfromaUK-boundplaneviaemergencyslidesafterconcernsoveranonboardconversationthatincluded"terroristcontent".TheeasyJetflightfromSlovenia

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Passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight arrested after bomb threat

AMalaysiaAirlinesflightboundforKualaLumpurwasforcedtoreturntoMelbourneonThursdayafterapassengerwhoclaimedtohaveabombtriedtoenterthecockpit.FlightMH128turnedarou

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US official considers laptop ban on all international flights

U.S.HomelandSecuritySecretaryJohnKellysaidSundayhe'sconsideringabanonlaptopsinthepassengercabinsofallinternationalflightstoandfromtheUS.Thiswouldbeahugeexpansio

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Pakistan airline admits taking extra passengers in aisle

Pakistan International Airlines is investigating how seven extra passengers were allowed to stand in the aisles on a flight to Saudi Arabia, a spokesman told the BBC.

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32 killed in Taiwan tour bus crash, island's worst highway accident in decades

At least 32 people were killed in northern Taiwan when a tour bus overturned on a highway on Monday night, Central News Agency reported.

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Chinese railways ease holiday journey for special needs passengers

​An elderly woman suffered a heart attack at Beijing South Railway Station after realizing her ID card was missing. She was quickly transferred to a clinic in the station where she was treated by two doctors.

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7 passengers killed in highway accident in Myanmar

At least seven passengers have been killed with many others injured in a highway bus accident on Yangon-Mandalay expressway, the official Global New Light of Myanmar said Friday.

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Malaysia Airlines turnaround challenge "unprecedented"

​Turning around Malaysia Airlines after the double tragedies of MH370 and MH17 is an "unprecedented" challenge, the firm's recently appointed chief executive has told the BBC.

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U.S. to Ban All Samsung Note 7 Phones on Airline Flights

Airline passengers who try to carry Samsung Electronics Co. Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and may face fines under an emergency U.S. order that significantly expands restrictions on the devices linked to almost 100 incidents of overheating and fires.

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Swiss train attacker dies from burn wounds, motivation still unclear

The man who set fire to flammable liquid and stabbed six passengers on a train in northern Switzerland was confirmed dead on Sunday after suffering serious burns in the attack Saturday.

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Passengers using mobile phone on planes face $7,500 fine

Passengers using mobile phones on planes might face 50,000 yuan ($7,515) fine, according to a latest draft amendment to the country's Civil Aviation Law that was published on Monday by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

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New terminal for Jakarta's crowded airport opens

The main airport serving the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday (Aug 9) opened a new terminal that will allow the overcrowded aviation hub to handle tens of millions more passengers a year.