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Virgin Atlantic To Stop Kenya Flights
May 16, 2012
Virgin Atlantic is to withdraw flights between Nairobi and London by September due to low passenger numbers, high fuel costs, and increasing aviation taxes in Britain.
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Singapore Air To Suspend Abu Dhabi, Athens Services
May 16, 2012
Singapore Airlines, which is struggling with weak load factors, said on Wednesday it will suspend services to Abu Dhabi and Athens from October 26 due to weak demand.
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Egypt Expects Tourism To Rebound This Year
April 30, 2012
Egypt's tourism minister expects the number of tourists to rebound this year to pre-revolution levels of 14.5 million after slumping in 2011 following an uprising that forced out President Hosni Mubarak and brought much of Egypt's economy to a halt.
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Condor Lures Customers With Greek Deal
April 16, 2012
German airline Condor is offering German customers EUR€50 off flights to Greece in a bid to encourage bookings to the Mediterranean nation after a slump.
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Puebla Airport Reopens After Volcano Activity
May 12, 2012
The airport in the central Mexican state of Puebla reopened on Thursday night after it was closed briefly by an ash cloud from a nearby volcano, said an official from the local government.
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Tourists Warned To Stay Off Peruvian Beaches
May 7, 2012
Peru's government declared a health alert along its northern coastline and urged residents and tourists to stay away from long stretches of beach, as it investigates the unexplained deaths of hundreds of dolphins and pelicans.
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Air Canada Flights To Return To Normal Saturday
April 14, 2012
Air Canada expects to resume normal operations on Saturday, after the CIRB declared a strike by pilots at the country's biggest airline as illegal.
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Air Canada Cancels Some Flights
April 13, 2012
Air Canada canceled at least 30 flights on Friday after what it called an "illegal job action" by some of its pilots, the latest example of tense labor relations at the country's biggest airline.
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Ryanair To Cut Routes From Edinburgh
April 12, 2012
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to cut eight routes from Edinburgh Airport as part of a continuing feud with the airport over costs.
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ANA To Resume Flights To Myanmar
April 11, 2012
All Nippon Airways, Japan's biggest airline by passenger numbers, will resume regular flights to Myanmar for the first time in 12 years, President Shinichiro Ito said on Wednesday.
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