Flight check-in suspended as Hong Kong airport swamped for second day
Hong Kong: Flight check-in has been suspended at Hong Kong International Airport for the second consecutive day. “Terminal operations at Hong Kong International Airport have been seriously disrupted, and all check-in processes have now been suspended,” the airport authorities said in a statement posted on the airport website. “All passengers are advised to leave the […]
China sets up special passages at 18 ports to fast track exit-entry procedures for BRI-related people
Starting from April 28, 12 Chinese airports including those in Beijing and Shanghai, six road ports in Manzhouli in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Khorgas in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, will set up special Belt and Road passages to facilitate exit-entry procedures for people involved in the initiative. Qu Yunhai, deputy […]
Gov’t to test hotel-to-airport baggage delivery service
The South Korean government said Wednesday that it has partnered with the Incheon airport and a budget carrier to test a hotel-to-airport baggage delivery service until the end of May. In the “Easy-Drop” service, a traveler can send baggage from a local hotel to Incheon airport if he or she is set to leave on […]
Turkmenistan Opened $2.3 Billion Airport Terminal in Ashgabat
Turkmenistan has opened a new $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport as the former Soviet republic’s tries to become an international transport hub in Central Asia and reduce its dependence on revenues from natural gas exports, RFERL/RL reports. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said during the opening ceremony on September 17 that Turkmenistan has “all […]
South Korea to construct terminal at Tashkent airport
South Korea will construct a new terminal of Tashkent International Airport (Tashkent-4) by the end of 2019. Representatives of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have presented official results of a feasibility study for the terminal’s construction in Tashkent, said the press service of the Uzbek Embassy in Kyrgyzstan. Preparation of the feasibility study was […]
Plane crash in Delhi kills 10 on board
A Ranchi-bound Border Security Force charter flight crashed near Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Tuesday morning, killing all the 10 people on board. Indian news agency PTI said the flight was carrying paramilitary technicians. According to initial reports, the flight hit a wall at Badpola village in Dwarka, about 5 km from the […]
Cairo airport free of cigarette smell thanks to Korean company
A South Korean company donated two cigarette smoke purifiers to Cairo International Airport on Tuesday 15th December. The Korean agency for promoting trade and investment announced that the Korean company “airtech21” held the ceremony for the donation event in Cairo’s international airport. The device is composed of a special colander to remove tar, nicotine, and toxic gases, […]
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