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Arab Arrested After Cockpit Invasion Thwarted
by Peter Needham – eglobaltravelmedia.com.au An apparently crazed passenger holding a Yemeni passport rushed down the aisle and tried to break into the locked cockpit of an American Airlines flight from Chicago bound for San Francisco. The man, identified as Rageh Ahmed Mohammed Al-Murisi, 28, was brought down when crewmembers and passengers – including a […]
Arab Arrested After Cockpit Invasion Thwarted
by Peter Needham – eglobaltravelmedia.com.au An apparently crazed passenger holding a Yemeni passport rushed down the aisle and tried to break into the locked cockpit of an American Airlines flight from Chicago bound for San Francisco. The man, identified as Rageh Ahmed Mohammed Al-Murisi, 28, was brought down when crewmembers and passengers – including a […]
Upgraded online booking system for tickets to Machu Picchu
Tourists can now book and pay for tickets to visit Peru’s leading attraction, Machu Picchu, from anywhere in the world thanks to an upgraded online booking system. From the end of April tourists can now simply go to www.machupicchu.gob.pe, reserve tickets, pay by VISA, print out tickets and go directly to the Historic Sanctuary. Peru’s […]
Declining Tourism Numbers in Antarctica
No more big ships in Antarctica. Thin skin and thick oil make a scary mix. Report by Prisca Campbell There is a report out of Hobart from IAATO – the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators – expressing concern over the dramatic drop in tourist visits to Antarctica. The organization is holding an annual general […]
Merpati Indonesian Air Crash
Identical Type Xian MA60 aircraft in Merpati colours Source: www.traveldailyasia.com Officials in Indonesia have told state-run Merpati Nusantara Airlines to stop buying the Chinese-made Xian MA-60 aircraft involved in a Saturday’s fatal crash. The airline last year announced an order for 15 new Chinese-made turboprop planes, 13 of which have been delivered. In the wake […]
Merpati Indonesian Air Crash
Identical Type Xian MA60 aircraft in Merpati colours Source: www.traveldailyasia.com Officials in Indonesia have told state-run Merpati Nusantara Airlines to stop buying the Chinese-made Xian MA-60 aircraft involved in a Saturday’s fatal crash. The airline last year announced an order for 15 new Chinese-made turboprop planes, 13 of which have been delivered. In the wake […]
Merpati Indonesian Air Crash
Identical Type Xian MA60 aircraft in Merpati colours Source: www.traveldailyasia.com Officials in Indonesia have told state-run Merpati Nusantara Airlines to stop buying the Chinese-made Xian MA-60 aircraft involved in a Saturday’s fatal crash. The airline last year announced an order for 15 new Chinese-made turboprop planes, 13 of which have been delivered. In the wake […]
Tourists make lucky escape as another boat sinks in Vietnam’s Halong Bay
Heavy traffic on Halong Bay (file picture) Source: www.chinapost.com.tw A group of French travelers had a lucky escape in Vietnam when their tour boat sank on Halong Bay, the party’s leader said on Monday, in an eerie echo of an accident earlier this year that killed 12. There were no injuries in the latest incident, […]
Tourists make lucky escape as another boat sinks in Vietnam’s Halong Bay
Heavy traffic on Halong Bay (file picture) Source: www.chinapost.com.tw A group of French travelers had a lucky escape in Vietnam when their tour boat sank on Halong Bay, the party’s leader said on Monday, in an eerie echo of an accident earlier this year that killed 12. There were no injuries in the latest incident, […]
Tourists make lucky escape as another boat sinks in Vietnam’s Halong Bay
Heavy traffic on Halong Bay (file picture) Source: www.chinapost.com.tw A group of French travelers had a lucky escape in Vietnam when their tour boat sank on Halong Bay, the party’s leader said on Monday, in an eerie echo of an accident earlier this year that killed 12. There were no injuries in the latest incident, […]
