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Shanghai slashes flights after a handful of Covid cases found
Shanghai scrapped about one-third of the flights from its busiest international airport on Friday and suspended some hospital services after a handful of Covid infections…
Europe closes to Southern Africa on fears of virus strain
Countries across Europe halted air travel from southern Africa amid growing concern about a new, potentially riskier Covid-19 variant that originated there and has since…
US needs data on variant before limiting any flights, Fauci says
More scientific data is needed about the new coronavirus variant that’s roiling global markets before the U.S. can determine whether to halt flights from southern…
U.K. stops some flights from Africa over Covid variant worries
The U.K. will temporarily ban flights from South Africa and five neighboring countries over worries about a new, dramatically different Covid-19 variant recently identified in…
One of the world’s busiest border crossings to reopen Monday
Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to reopen a causeway linking the two countries from Monday, allowing cross-border land travel for the first time since March…
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Garcetti expects LA to get billions in infrastructure funds
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is optimistic infrastructure projects in America’s second-biggest city will be big beneficiaries of the sweeping federal infrastructure bill -- potentially…
DHL Express invests $78M to expand its Americas hub at Miami International Airport
• Nearly twice the size, newly renovated facility doubles shipment volume throughput to meet double-digit volume growth, also adding 8 new flights • Largest DHL…
TSA screeners face vaccine deadline with up to 40% lacking shots
As many as 40% of U.S. airport security screeners haven’t been vaccinated for Covid-19 as an immunization deadline for federal employees and the busy holiday…
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New nerve centre boosts Hactl efficiency and resilience
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has opened its revolutionary new Integrated Hactl Control Centre…
Volotea, the first airline to join VINCI Airports’ forest carbon sink program
A partnership agreement has been signed by Volotea, the airline of regional capitals, and VINCI Airports, the world’s leading private airport operator, in order to…