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Transplant Plane Crash Lands Into Birmingham Airport
Written by Lewis Lane November 23rd 2010

Birmingham airport was closed on Friday following the crash of a light aeroplane carrying a liver for a transplant operation as it attempted to land in thick fog. The privately-operated, two-seater Cessna was coming in to land just after 3.30pm and crashed just as it hit the runway before being engu

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Royal Wedding Set to Increase UK Tourism
Written by Yvonne Dawson November 19th 2010

The recent announcement that Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry, has set the UK Tourism market alight. Tourist chiefs are extremely excited about the amount of business that the Royal wedding will generate, as people travel from all over the world to London, to witness the event first ha

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New Sphinx-lined Road Unearthed In Luxor
Written by Yvonne Dawson November 19th 2010

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed 12 new Sphinxes beneath existing developments in the major city of Luxor. It has taken 18 months for authorities to relocate and compensate those living above the site in apartment blocks before the excavations could begin, and although the site was known from

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Disgruntled Passengers Stage A Sit-In
Written by Lewis Lane November 18th 2010

Over 100 disgruntled passengers staged a sit-in aboard a Ryanair flight last night by refusing to disembark a plane that was re-routed to Belgium. The Ryanair flight carrying mainly French travellers from Fez in Morocco was expected to have landed at Beauvais Airport near Paris on Tuesday night but

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Sir Richard Branson Set To Cross-Dress After Losing F1 Bet
Written by Lewis Lane November 17th 2010

Known for his outrageous publicity stunts including flying a hot air balloon around the world and driving a tank down New York’s Fifth Avenue, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson is set to put a smile on his competitors faces in his latest stunt. The billionaire entrepreneur will dress up as an air ho

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Eye-Catching Airport Security Technology
Written by Lewis Lane November 17th 2010

As part of a new trial, Manchester Airport is to introduce the biometrics system for testing, whereby passengers will have their eyes scanned as soon as they check-in as part of a 2 week trial. The high-tech machines will be installed at check-in and can recognise an individual’s iris as they walk

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Scare For Qantas Passengers After Cockpit Fills With Smoke
Written by Lewis Lane November 16th 2010

After hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the last few weeks, Qantas hit more trouble this morning when one of its Boeing 747s was forced to make a ‘priority landing’ after the cockpit filled with smoke. Pilots on the Buenos Aires bound flight from Sydney were forced to wear oxy

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Collision Narrowly Averted At Exeter Airport
Written by Yvonne Dawson November 12th 2010

A serious accident was narrowly averted at Exeter Airport when a Flybe aircraft tried to take off on a runway that a Boeing 737 had just landed on, according to a report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) The crew of the Flybe Dash 8 aircraft were deemed to have been ‘distracted enou

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Is A Pocket Toilet On Your Christmas Wish List This Year?
Written by Yvonne Dawson November 12th 2010

The latest ‘must have’ accessory for all festival goers and frequent travellers has to be the pocket toilet. Although the product, which is manufactured by Ardern Healthcare, has been around for a while, it has seen a sudden boost in popularity. The pocket toilet is quite literally a toilet in a

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Stranded Cruise Passengers Dine On SPAM!
Written by Lewis Lane November 11th 2010

Thousands of cruise passengers including 16 Britons are stranded in the Pacific after their ship’s engines burst into flames. The blaze left the Carnival Splendor dead in the water yesterday and without power onboard, conditions for the 3,200 passengers and 1,167 crew rapidly declined. The cabin t

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