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8
Apr

Porter Airlines cancels several flights for April 8, 2010

The Porter Flight numbers cancelled today are: 246 247 250 252 382 404 407 414 936

12
Mar

British Airways Unnon announces strike

guardian.co.uk, Friday March 12 2010 More than 500,000 BA passengers face strike disruption this month after the Unite trade union announced walkouts over two consecutive weekends, prompting BA to withdraw a last-ditch peace offer. Unite trade union has called a series of strikes over two consecutive weekends this month, beginning with a three-day walkout on […]

22
Jan

Terror alert: Plan to hijack Indian plane

Pranab Dhal Samanta Posted: Jan 22, 2010 at 0250 hrs New Delhi India has put all Air India/Indian Airlines flights operating in South Asia on high security alert after specific intelligence was received on Thursday that Islamic fundamentalist groups aligned to the Al-Qaeda or the Lashkar-e-Toiba plan to hijack one such flight. According to intelligence […]

8
Jan

WestJet Carry On Changes

On December 25, a passenger travelling on a Delta Airlines flight from Europe to the U.S. attempted to detonate an explosive device. While this flight landed safely, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) have implemented a no carry-on baggage policy to speed up the security screening […]

15
Dec

Evacuations in Fiji after cyclone

Cyclone Mick brought winds of up to 156km/hr last night causing flooding in many areas including Suva; evacuations in Navua 15 December 2009 Officials in Fiji are assessing how much damage Cyclone Mick has caused overnight. The category two cyclone went through the main island, packing winds of up to 156 kilometres an hour and […]

19
Aug

Signature Vacations Savings

Signature Vacations is celebrating the launch of its 2009/2010 Tropical Sun brochure with limited time special pricing at select resorts throughout the Caribbean and Mexico for winter departures from Victoria, Kelowna, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Sample fares include: Calgary to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Canto Del Sol Plaza Vallarta, November departures from $698, […]