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Europe hit by blizzards, air traffic havoc, deaths
Extreme winter weather swept across western Europe Saturday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at London’s main international airport and claiming several lives in Spain, Portugal and France, including those of three Mali-bound soldiers. The frigid temperatures also caused delays and cancellations on major railway lines including the Eurostar train service,…
Dead stowaway found on British Airways flight in Heathrow
A suspected stowaway was found dead on board a British Airways flight that landed at London’s Heathrow Airport from Cape Townon Thursday, the airline said. The body of an unidentified man was found in the landing gear bay of a Boeing 747, British Airways said, adding that it was investigating how the “very rare…
Olympian exodus begins from London
London’s Heathrow Airport set up a special terminal designed to resemble a city park to cope with the busiest day of the Olympics as around 15,000 athletes, officials and media headed home Monday. Just hours after the closing ceremony the gateway airport for the Games said it was ready to…
Heathrow airport rolls out ‘fast-track’ passport lanes for Canada and Australia
Separate fast-track passport lanes for people from “old Commonwealth” countries, such as Australia and Canada, are to be introduced at Heathrow after the Olympics, the immigration minister has disclosed. Damian Green has told MPs a short pilot scheme has been carried out using separate passport desks for those from five…
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