1. Christchurch back in business
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New Zealand's Christchurch International Airport is now reopened for flights after the earthquake that hit the city in the early hours of September 4.Earthquakes are common in New Zealand, but this on

2. Ryanair to cut Belfast flights
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Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair is to exit George Best Belfast City Airport, Northern Ireland from 31 October 2010. At the same time, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has criticised politicians'failure to

3. A380 into Manchester
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The UK's Manchester Airport has seen its first A380 flight after Dubai-based Emirates flew the aircraft into the city. Emirates already operates the A380 into London Heathrow, but this is the first t

4. Delta applies for transatlantic routes
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USA carrier Delta has applied for slots at London, UK Heathrow airport to serve two of the busiest transatlantic routes - Boston and Miami. The slots were part of the 'sacrifice' demanded by regul

5. South Korea introduces fingerprint, full-body scans
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South Korea is to introduce fingerprint scans at airports and ports from this week. Immigration officials will scan the fingerprints of 'suspect arrivals', the Justice Ministry said. A facial

6. Budget airport delay for KL
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Malaysia's airport operator says its planned Kuala Lumpur air terminal for budget airlines will be delayed until mid-2012. The airport has been delayed by slow progress on building the runway and d

7. Laser louts threatening Scottish flights
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... aircraft and police helicopters. Incidents involving laser pointers have quadrupled to 28 at Edinburgh Airport so far this year. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says there have been 41 ca...

8. United, Continental merger given green light
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... To win Justice Department backing, the companies gave up rights for 18 daily round-trip flights at Newark airport in New Jersey to Southwest Airlines. ...

9. Airline banned night landings at crash airport
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...hina's China Southern Airlines, the country's largest passenger carrier, said night-time landings at a new airport in north-eastern China were unsafe a year before a Henan Airlines' Embraer jet crashe...

10. Plane crash kills 43
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...people are believed to have died in a plane crash in China when a Henan Airlines flight broke apart at the airport at the north-eastern city of Yichun. Another 53 people on board were hospitalised....

11. ADAC reports sparkling July
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Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports have reported record passenger numbers for last month. Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) said there were 1,008,228 passenger arrivals and departures last month, breaking

12. NZ man finds bird strike solution
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A Canterbury, NZ scientist has come with a possible solution to airport bird strikes by using grass that birds don't like and which poisons insects that birds feed on. Chris Pennell says by alterin

13. More passengers for Auckland
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New Zealand's Auckland International Airport (AIA) says international passenger traffic excluding transits was up 4.9 per cent in July compared to July 2009. Domestic passenger numbers grew five pe

14. Lombok looking forward to TIME 2010
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...of infrastructure, tourism facilities and tourism attractions in the region. A new international airport is expected to be operational later this year, and this  development is expected...

15. Bangkok gets hi-speed airport rail link
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The new high-speed train linking central Bangkok to its international airport has opened, albeit with a few glitches still to be ironed out. The Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link was first

16. Continental inks Aegean deal
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...d Greece's Aegean Airlines are to code-share on Continental's flights between Newark Liberty International Airport and Athens, as well as on selected flights operated by Aegean in Europe. ...

17. Suvarnabhumi phase two okayed
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Thailand's government has okayed development of the second phase of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport in a deal worth BHT62 billion, Transport minister Sopon Zarum says.

18. Air NZ boosts Japan charters
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...ors will complement those already travelling on Air New Zealand's 12 scheduled services from Tokyo (Narita Airport) and Osaka (Kansai Airport) each week.   The charter flights will utilise 23...

19. American to sell near-exit seats
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...ss. Marketed as 'express seats', they will be available for sale at self-service check-in kiosks at airports. ...

20. Heathrow says Kelkoo got it wrong
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London, UK's Heathrow Airport has responded to this week's Kelkoo survey that claimed it is the worst airport in Europe for tax-free savings. The airport says the conclusions reached by Kelkoo's s

21. Thames airport plan still kicking
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Plans to build an airport in the Thames Estuary, London, UK - widely promoted by London mayor Boris Johnson - are still bubbling along despite widespread opposition. Johnson wants the facility bui

22. Indonesia to have 14 new, small airports
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Indonesia has given the private sector an opportunity to develop 14 new regional airports. The Ministry of Transportation says the airports will be built in the eastern part of Seram (Kuffar),

23. Greetings cards sent to known criminals
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The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) reportedly is sending officers to ports and airports to 'welcome' known criminals home from overseas. The body also writes to criminals when they lea

24. BAA doubles pay offer
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UK airport operator BAA reportedly has agreed to double its pay offer to staff including security personnel and firemen to avert a strike that threatened to disrupt travel plans for millions over the

25. UAE 'should refrain from building overcapacity'
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...n the study, "UAE: The region's aviation hub." The country already has eight international airports and they are undergoing continuous upgrades and renovations, the study said. T...

26. Colombian crash kills one outright
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A Colombian Aires plane that crashed on landing in bad weather and split into three pieces at San Andres airport, Caribbean, has left one dead and most of the other 126 passengers injured, some seriou

27. BAA, Unite talks avert strike
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UK airport operator BAA and union Unite have struck a deal to prevent a strike at BAA's six British airports. Members of the Unite union, including fire-fighters and security staff, had voted by th

28. Heathrow not so tax free
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The UK's London's Heathrow Airport has the lowest tax-free discounts in Europe, a survey by shopping comparison website Kelkoo says. The Kelkoo report says Heathrow departure lounge retailers' pric

29. BAA strike looms
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Key BAA airport security and support staff in the UK have voted to strike, threatening travel plans for thousands who use Heathrow, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen airports.

30. NBTA ‘green’ entries close
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...nal director of sales and marketing for Sofitel Australia and Chris Woodruff, chief executive of Melbourne Airport. ...