Tag: Air travel
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UK airports could ditch luggage liquid rules by 2024
Security restrictions on liquids and laptops in airport hand luggage could be axed in the UK within two years thanks to high-tech 3D scanners. The government is considering rolling out the more advanced scanners by mid-2024, a source told the BBC, although a final decision has yet to be made. The equipment, similar to CT…
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Ghana on course to becoming aviation hub – Ex-GACL boss
A former Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, Charles Asare says Ghana is on course to becoming a preferred aviation hub and a leader in air-travel business in West Africa with the commencement of commercial flights to Ho and Wa airports from Accra. Mr Asare noted that “by developing a world-class terminal (terminal…
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COVID-19 vaccine: 8,000 jumbo jets needed to deliver doses globally – IATA
Shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world will be the “largest transport challenge ever”, according to the airline industry. The equivalent of 8,000 Boeing 747s will be needed, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. There is no COVID-19 vaccine yet, but IATA is already working with airlines, airports, global health bodies and drug…
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British Airways owner IAG to cut more flights
British Airways owner, IAG, is cutting more flights over the next three months as it adjusts to the continuing collapse in demand for air travel. IAG, which also runs Aer Lingus and Iberia, said quarantine restrictions meant capacity this autumn would be 60% below 2019 levels. The group said it had seen a “delayed recovery”,…