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Low oil price sends Lufthansa profits soaring
German airline Lufthansa said Thursday that low oil prices and booming passenger business sent profits soaring in 2015, a year marred by the Germanwings crash and drawn-out industrial action by pilots and crew.
Lufthansa chief...
Egypt to offer incentives for low-cost airlines
Egypt plans to announce incentives for low-cost airlines such as easyJet and Germany's Air Berlin and Condor to help combat a slide in tourist arrivals, its tourism minister said in an interview.
"We already have...
Heavy rains close Abu Dhabi airport and Emirates schools
Heavy rains have closed Abu Dhabi's international airport and shut schools in the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi International Airport, home to Etihad airline, announced the flight suspension Wednesday on Twitter "due to severe weather...
Egypt extradites Frenchman in ‘Air Cocaine’ case
Egypt extradited Frenchman Christophe Naudin to the Dominican Republic on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the escape of two pilots jailed in a drugs case dubbed "Air Cocaine".
Naudin, a criminologist and aviation security...
Yemen says Aden airport to reopen in weeks after refurbishment
Aden airport is expected to reopen fully for commercial traffic within weeks, Yemen's information minister said, a move that would shore up confidence in the ability of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government to control...
Qatar joins Gulf allies to urge against Lebanon travel
Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon for safety reasons, their state news agencies reported.
Riyadh, Abu Dhabi...
Sisi, for first time, says Russian plane was brought down by terrorists
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last year was downed by terrorists seeking to damage Egypt's tourism industry and relations with Moscow.
"Has terrorism ended,...
Kenya: Lions wander out of park into residential area
Six lions walked out of Nairobi National Park and were roaming through a residential area Friday, said Kenyan wildlife authorities who dispatched rangers to find the errant big cats.
The lions were first spotted at...
Subway riders dismiss NYC plan to wake sleeping passengers
Even in the city that never sleeps, it's common to see New Yorkers doze off on the subway. But New York City's police commissioner is instructing police officers to wake passengers in an effort...
Smokers in Italy hit with new fines to protect the young
Smokers in Italy are now facing fines of up to 500 euros ($600) if they light up in a car with a child or pregnant woman — or if they toss a cigarette butt...
