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US transportation department slaps fine of $80,000 on Air India

AIR INDIA

WASHINGTON: The US transportation department has slapped a $80,000 fine on Air India for failing to post customer service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers about its optional fees.

Karachi-The Economic Hub of Pakistan

Karachi

Pakistan is a wonderful country having dynamic natured cities. Some cities are famous for their natural looks, some are well known for their deserts and coasts and some are worldly known for their festivities and good economic opportunities. Karachi is one of them. Karachi is one of big cities of Pakistan having tall buildings, good [...]

Australian billionaire to build Titanic II

Australian billionaire to build Titanic II

One of Australia’s richest men, Clive Palmer, on Monday unveiled plans to build a 21st century version of the doomed Titanic in China, with its first voyage from England to New York set for 2016. Palmer, a self-made mining billionaire, said he had commissioned state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to construct Titanic II with [...]

Questions over queues at Heathrow Airport

Questions over queues at Heathrow Airport

Long queues at Heathrow Airport passport control on Friday evening have cleared overnight, BAA confirms.But a spokeswoman said it was too early to tell whether the long wait for immigration checks at Terminal 5 would continue on Saturday.MPs had earlier demanded an explanation from the Immigration Minister Damian Green for the recent bout of delays.

Passenger plane escapes accident as tyre bursts amid landing

Shaheen Air plane 737

KARACHI: Less than two days after an airline jet crashed near Islamabad that killing all 127 people onboard, another plane narrowly escaped a major accident on Sunday at the Karachi Airport runway. The plane suffered problems when one of its tyres burst causing the aircraft to tilt towards its side during landing.The spokesman said the [...]

Airport scan protester strips naked

Airport scan protester strips naked

A man has stripped naked at a US airport as a protest against airport security screeners, police said, MSN News reports. The incident at Portland International Airport in Oregon caused some passengers to cover their eyes and their children’s eyes while others looked, laughed and took photos, a police report said. Port of Portland police [...]

Darbar Guru Nanak In Pakistan

Darbar Guru Nanak

Darbar Guru Nanak is the sacred place of Sikhism in Pakistan that remains full of pilgrims worshipping silently. Volunteers there cook and serve thousands of free meals for pilgrims each day.”There are no foes no strangers,” says Sikh scripture, “for we are all fellow beings.” Sikh history originated from Nankana Sahib. Guru Nanak Dev, the [...]

Elderly US woman lands plane after pilot-husband dies

Elderly US woman lands plane

An 80-year-old US woman with little flying experience has staged an emergency landing in Wisconsin after her pilot husband collapsed and died. Helen Collins remained calm as she brought the small Cessna plane in to land at Cherryland Airport, even though she said she knew her husband was dead.She had taken basic lessons in taking [...]

Emirates unveils new theme

Emirates new Global Brand Platform

DUBAI: Emirates airline on Monday unveiled a new global brand platform and direction with the theme “Hello Tomorrow,” which positions the global airline as the enabler of global connectivity and meaningful experiences. For the last decade, Emirates’ “Keep Discovering” theme won it international critical acclaim and countless plaudits. It is highly expected that the new [...]

The weekend of madness

Muscat

I was looking forward for a relaxing weekend but it turned to be a nightmare. Hours of pushing and jostling are not really everyone’s cup of tea.

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