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UK Bans Direct Flights From UAE, Shutting World's Busiest International Route
Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world's busiest international airline route from Dubai to London.
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Schools Closed, Flights Delayed After UK Snowfall
Britain was recovering Monday after heavy snow brought freezing temperatures, shutting hundreds of schools and disrupting flights for a second day.Newspaper front pages were filled with pictures of people either enjoying the snow or stuck in gridlock on the roads.
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Fire on Boeing Dreamliner at Heathrow forces another to fly back to UK airport
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner had to fly back to Britain's Manchester Airport due to a "technical issue" after take-off today, an hour after a fire on another Dreamliner shut down London's Heathrow Airport.
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Ash cloud shuts airports in parts of Europe
A cloud of dense ash from the volcano in Iceland resumed its havoc-making disruptions of European air travel early Monday, forcing aviation authorities to temporarily close important airports in the Netherlands and British Isles, including London Heathrow, Europe's busiest.The airspace over Heathrow was ordered closed from 1 am until 7 am London ti...
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Some European flights take off; London still shut
Applause, cheers and whoops of joy rang out at airports around the world Tuesday as airplanes gradually took to the skies after five days of being grounded by a volcanic ash cloud that has devastated European travel.
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UK to send warships to get stranded Britons
Britain announced on Monday it will send Royal Navy warships to rescue those stranded across the Channel by the volcanic ash cloud, and the aviation industry blasted European transport officials, claiming there was "no coordination and no leadership" in the crisis that shut down most European airports for a fifth day.
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UK Bans Direct Flights From UAE, Shutting World's Busiest International Route
Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world's busiest international airline route from Dubai to London.
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Schools Closed, Flights Delayed After UK Snowfall
Britain was recovering Monday after heavy snow brought freezing temperatures, shutting hundreds of schools and disrupting flights for a second day.Newspaper front pages were filled with pictures of people either enjoying the snow or stuck in gridlock on the roads.
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Fire on Boeing Dreamliner at Heathrow forces another to fly back to UK airport
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner had to fly back to Britain's Manchester Airport due to a "technical issue" after take-off today, an hour after a fire on another Dreamliner shut down London's Heathrow Airport.
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Ash cloud shuts airports in parts of Europe
A cloud of dense ash from the volcano in Iceland resumed its havoc-making disruptions of European air travel early Monday, forcing aviation authorities to temporarily close important airports in the Netherlands and British Isles, including London Heathrow, Europe's busiest.The airspace over Heathrow was ordered closed from 1 am until 7 am London ti...
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Some European flights take off; London still shut
Applause, cheers and whoops of joy rang out at airports around the world Tuesday as airplanes gradually took to the skies after five days of being grounded by a volcanic ash cloud that has devastated European travel.
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UK to send warships to get stranded Britons
Britain announced on Monday it will send Royal Navy warships to rescue those stranded across the Channel by the volcanic ash cloud, and the aviation industry blasted European transport officials, claiming there was "no coordination and no leadership" in the crisis that shut down most European airports for a fifth day.
