A plane was pressured to divert when a windshield pane cracked soon soon after take-off.
Delta flight 1268, which departed Salt Lake Town, Utah, for Seattle on Wednesday, had to divert back to its departure airport when the window crack was discovered.
Footage shared by a passenger with neighborhood media shows a shattered windshield on the remaining-hand side of the cockpit of the Airbus A320 aircraft.
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“Delta flight 1268 returned to Salt Lake Town soon after departing due to a crack on the windshield,” a Delta spokesperson verified to The Unbiased.
“The flight landed properly devoid of incident. We apologise to our buyers for the inconvenience.”
In accordance to flight tracking web site Flight Radar 24, the flight landed back at Salt Lake Metropolis 48 minutes after acquire-off.
Air Canada flight AC857 was traveling from London Heathrow to Toronto when a crack in the facet window was learned mid-flight.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft experienced passed Ireland and was starting its journey throughout the Atlantic when the conclusion was made to switch again and land in Dublin.
SAA has been plagued by monetary and operational struggles for several yrs, without very long-term secure leadership.
Minister Pravin Gordhan of South Africa’s department of public enterprises on Thursday (5 December) verified the government’s involvement in the rescue techniques, stressing a proposed restructure would safeguard the airline’s property and restore self confidence in the carrier.
On Friday, the airline verified in a assertion the proceedings had been beneath way.
“The board of directors of South African Airways has introduced the detect of graduation of business enterprise rescue proceedings was filed with the Businesses and Intellectual Residence Fee (CIPC) on 5 December 2019,” explained SAA.
“The organization is formally in business enterprise rescue. The CIPC has processed the appointment of the organization rescue practitioner Les Matuson from Matuson Associates in South African Airways’ voluntary enterprise rescue approach.”
SAA’s current lenders have pledged an first £50 million to the exertion, which will be matched by the South African government.
The Foreign Business has warned British travellers to be aware of the condition, and maintain in contact with their vacation supplier.
“South African Airways is undergoing a small business rescue approach which may possibly lead to improvements to their timetable,” claimed the FCO. “Look at with your airline or tour operator ahead of travelling.”
The main airport of the Orkney Islands will be closed for three hours on the busiest day of the week because of an unexploded German torpedo in nearby Scapa Flow.
Loganair says Kirkwall airport will be closed from 11.30am to 2.30pm on Friday.
The torpedo was discovered on Monday close to the wreck of HMS Royal Oak, which was sunk by a U-boat in October 1939, soon after the start of the Second World War.
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A Royal Navy bomb disposal team “will be engaged in the recovery, movement and detonation of a suspected live warhead”, according to the Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority.
In a Notice to Mariners it has warned vessels in the vicinity to stay at least 1.2 miles away.
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6/50 29 November 2019
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8/50 27 November 2019
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10/50 25 November 2019
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13/50 22 November 2019
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement to announce the general election at Downing Street in London, Britain
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Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gestures as launches the party’s election campaign in south London. Britain will go to the polls on December 12
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43/50 23 October 2019
Thirty-nine bodies have been found in a lorry container in Essex, police have said.
The discovery of 38 adults and one teenager was made at an industrial estate in Thurrock.
Police said they believed the lorry had come from Bulgaria and entered the UK at Holyhead, in Wales, on Saturday.
Essex Police said it had launched a murder investigation after its officers were called to Waterglade Industrial Park, in Grays, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder
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44/50 22 October 2019
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Hundreds of students take part in the traditional Raisin Monday foam fight on St Salvator’s Lower College Lawn at the University of St Andrews in Fife. The messy display is the culmination of a weekend of festivities where first years say thank you to their more senior student “parents” for mentoring them
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Wales players celebrate after beating France in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Japan. Warren Gatland’s side had to battle after France’s fast start but capitalised on their rivals’ ill discipline to squeeze into the semi-finals, 20-19
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson shake hands during a news conference after agreeing on a Brexit deal, in Brussels
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A man walks his dog through the fallen leaves in Clarkes Gardens, Allerton in Liverpool
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1/50 4 December 2019
The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, which is given every year by the city of Oslo as a token of Norwegian gratitude to the people of London for their assistance during the Second World War
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2/50 3 December 2019
Protesters against the visit of US President Trump during a demonstration near Buckingham Palace on the first day of the Nato Summit in London
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3/50 2 December 2019
England captain Joe Root celebrates reaching his double century during day 4 of the second Test match against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton, New Zealand
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4/50 1 December 2019
A hard frost is seen on the first day of the meteorological winter in Pitlochry, Scotland
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5/50 30 November 2019
A police officer looks at flowers left at London Bridge in central London, after a terrorist wearing a fake suicide vest who went on a knife rampage killing two people, and was shot dead by police
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6/50 29 November 2019
School children and students take part in the Youth Strike for Climate in London as part of the Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike
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7/50 28 November 2019
Cyclists make their way up a tree lined hill near to Moor Crichel in Dorset. November’s dismal weather will finally change, with drier and colder conditions coming for the start of December, forecasters have said
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8/50 27 November 2019
The moment a swan flew over a flock of 60,000 starlings as dusk fell on Whixall Moss Nature Reserve in Shropshire
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9/50 26 November 2019
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon plays with local children during a visit to the Jelly Tots & Cookies Play Cafe in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire
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10/50 25 November 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses with sheep as he visits the Royal Welsh Showground, in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, whilst on the General Election campaign trail
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11/50 24 November 2019
Cush Jumbo attends the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards at London Coliseum
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Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn meets a supporter on a train on his return from a visit to Sheffield
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13/50 22 November 2019
Gallery assistants adjust ‘The Ancient Town of Uglich’ by Konstantin Yuon, 1913, estimated at £600,000 to £800,000, during a press preview of the sale of works by some of the most pre-eminent creators of Russian art at Sotheby’s in London
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14/50 21 November 2019
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15/50 20 November 2019
After Mauricio Pochettino’s sacking the eveninfg before newly appointed Tottenham head coach, Jose Mourinho, takes his first training session in charge
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16/50 19 November 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Jimmy Egan’s Boxing Academy at Wythenshawe, while on the campaign trail ahead of the General Election
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18/50 17 November 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas lifts the winners trophy after beating Dominic Thiem at the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London
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19/50 16 November 2019
Duke of York, speaking for the first time about his links to Jeffrey Epstein in an interview with BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis
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20/50 15 November 2019
Brazilian indigenous leader, Kreta Kaingang from the Kaingang People, holds a petition letter with over 200,000 signatures asking the UK government to suspend trade talks with Brazil until the Amazon and its people are protected, as he poses outside 10 Downing Street
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21/50 14 November 2019
Spanning all four spaces and the corridor of the White Cube Bermondsey gallery Anselm Kiefer’s new exhibition encompasses large-scale painting and installation
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22/50 13 November 2019
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wears a pair of mittens that say ‘Pick Pam’, referring to Labour MP Pam Duncan-Glancy (not pictured) as he visits the Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre in Glasgow
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23/50 12 November 2019
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24/50 11 November 2019
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25/50 10 November 2019
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26/50 9 November 2019
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Delivery lorry stuck in flood water at Coston Ford, Leicestershire after heavy rainfall in the area
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29/50 6 November 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement to announce the general election at Downing Street in London, Britain
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35/50 31 October 2019
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gestures as launches the party’s election campaign in south London. Britain will go to the polls on December 12
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40/50 26 October 2019
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42/50 24 October 2019
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43/50 23 October 2019
Thirty-nine bodies have been found in a lorry container in Essex, police have said.
The discovery of 38 adults and one teenager was made at an industrial estate in Thurrock.
Police said they believed the lorry had come from Bulgaria and entered the UK at Holyhead, in Wales, on Saturday.
Essex Police said it had launched a murder investigation after its officers were called to Waterglade Industrial Park, in Grays, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder
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44/50 22 October 2019
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45/50 21 October 2019
Hundreds of students take part in the traditional Raisin Monday foam fight on St Salvator’s Lower College Lawn at the University of St Andrews in Fife. The messy display is the culmination of a weekend of festivities where first years say thank you to their more senior student “parents” for mentoring them
PA
46/50 20 October 2019
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47/50 19 October 2019
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49/50 17 October 2019
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Flight paths to and from the airport go over Scapa Flow – the deep body of water surrounded by the Orkney Mainland and other islands.
Loganair told passengers: “Please check flight status before going to the airport, as there will be delays.
“We’re sorry for the inconvenience this will cause.”
Flights to and from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and some smaller Orkney Islands will be affected.
Thousands of British travellers to Spain, Switzerland and Italy have had their flights cancelled on the first day of a national strike in France.
Air-traffic controllers, transport workers and millions of other workers are walking out in protest against President Macron’s plans for pension reform.
The French aviation authority, the DGAC, has ordered airlines flying to, from or over France to cancel a proportion of flights.
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From Gatwick, easyJet has cancelled multiple flights to Milan and Geneva, as well as links to Barcelona, Malaga and Murcia.
Britain’s biggest budget airline has grounded 20 flights to and from Gatwick, its biggest base – with a further 233 cancellations elsewhere on the network.
1/10 1. Air Zealand
The Kiwi flag carrier claimed the top spot in the AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards due to inflight innovations, environmental leadership and staff motivation
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2/10 2. Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines came second overall and also took the Best First Class award for its Suites product
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3/10 3. All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways claimed third place, hailed for being at the forefront of cabin innovation
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4/10 4. Qantas
Qantas won two awards – Best Domestic Airline Service and Best Lounges – alongside fourth place
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5/10 5. Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific was named the best long-haul airline in Asia
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6/10 6. Emirates
Best Inflight Entertainment was awarded to Emirates
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7/10 7. Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic came in seventh
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8/10 8. EVA Air
Taiwan’s EVA Air was eighth
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9/10 9. Qatar Airways
The Best Catering and Best Business Class awards went to Qatar Airways thanks to its Qsuites
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10/10 10. Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia won Best Economy for an “extremely spacious cabin that sets it apart from many airlines”, plus Best Cabin Crew
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1/10 1. Air Zealand
The Kiwi flag carrier claimed the top spot in the AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards due to inflight innovations, environmental leadership and staff motivation
Air New Zealand
2/10 2. Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines came second overall and also took the Best First Class award for its Suites product
Getty
3/10 3. All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways claimed third place, hailed for being at the forefront of cabin innovation
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4/10 4. Qantas
Qantas won two awards – Best Domestic Airline Service and Best Lounges – alongside fourth place
Qantas
5/10 5. Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific was named the best long-haul airline in Asia
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6/10 6. Emirates
Best Inflight Entertainment was awarded to Emirates
AP/Adam Schreck
7/10 7. Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic came in seventh
Virgin Atlantic
8/10 8. EVA Air
Taiwan’s EVA Air was eighth
Getty
9/10 9. Qatar Airways
The Best Catering and Best Business Class awards went to Qatar Airways thanks to its Qsuites
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10/10 10. Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia won Best Economy for an “extremely spacious cabin that sets it apart from many airlines”, plus Best Cabin Crew
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At least 40,000 easyJet passengers have been affected.
British Airways has cancelled more than 30 flights on Thursday between Heathrow and destinations in Belgium, France, Spain and Switzerland.
Six BA flights to and from Paris, and four each serving Nice, Geneva, Barcelona and Madrid have been grounded. Round-trips to Basel, Brussels, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse are also cancelled.
From Stansted, Ryanair has cancelled flights to and from Bergerac, Nantes, Nice, Poitiers and Toulouse, as well as a return trip to Barcelona.
During the morning, Eurocontrol in Brussels warned carriers and their passengers of localised problems arising from the strike.
Biarritz airport is closed all day because there is no air-traffic control (ATC) cover. Caen, Pau and Tarbes airports will not open until later.
At Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Eurocontrol warned of a one-hour average delay for departures up to 10am local time. At Toulouse, the average delay in arrivals is two hours.
Air France, whose main hub is CDG, says it plans to operate all its long-haul flights and all but 15 per cent of medium-haul services. About one-third of domestic flights have been grounded.
The French national airline warns: “Last-minute delays and cancellations cannot be excluded.”
Passengers whose flights are cancelled are entitled to accommodation and meals until they can be found alternative transport – if necessary on a different carrier.
These costs, together with lost revenue, will push the cost of the strike for airlines to tens of millions of pounds.
The pressure group for the leading airline groups, Airlines for Europe (A4E), tweeted: “French national ATC strike continues to wreak havoc across the EU with hundreds of cancellations by A4E airlines.”
Eurostar has cancelled 78 trains linking London St Pancras with France, Belgium and Netherlands between 5 and 8 December. Most are to and from Paris, but some Amsterdam and Brussels services are also affected.
An estimated 50,000 international rail passengers have had to make other arrangements.
Within France, most long-distance trains have been cancelled. SNCF, the French rail operator, is encouraging travellers to use the car-sharing enterprise, BlaBlaCar.
In Paris, the Louvre museum is warning that staff shortages may affect visitors: “Due to public transport strikes, the museum may open later and some exhibition rooms may remain closed.”
There is no clarity yet over whether or when the Eiffel Tower will open.
Strike-related disruption will continue through the weekend and may affect travel next week.
A woman faces up to two years in prison after she flew into a drunken rage on a flight, hitting and kicking cabin crew and hurling verbal abuse.
Emma Langford, 47, was on a British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Cape Town on 6 December 2018 when she “chased” and “grabbed” staff, telling one, “your arse is massive”, before smashing a tray of plates and glasses, Ealing Magistrates Court heard.
Langford, from Old Basing, Hampshire, pleaded guilty to three charges of assault, criminal damage, being drunk on an aircraft and behaving in a threatening, abusive, insulting and disorderly manner towards cabin crew, reports The Metro.
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The court heard that the incident began to unfold 30 minutes into the journey, when Langford left her seat and demanded cabin crew give her something to drink as she was “thirsty”.
Molda Gribbin, prosecuting, told the court Langford had been given a water and asked to sit down after she “raised her voice and was agitated”.
1/51 5 December 2019
Southeast Asian Games, Vietnam v Indonesia, Women’s Volleyball Preliminary Round – Philsports Arena, Pasig, Philippines
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2/51 4 December 2019
Firefighters work to contain a large fire at an industrial building at Inlet Road inn Auckland, New Zealand
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3/51 3 December 2019
Doan Quynh Nam Tran of Vietnam competes in the women’s gymnastics at the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) in Manila
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4/51 2 December 2019
A youth plays on foamy discharge, caused by pollutants, as it mixes with the surf at a beach in Chennai
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5/51 1 December 2019
Southeast Asian Games at the Royce Hotel, Mabalacat, Philippines. Vietnam’s Pham Hong Anh in action during her single dance final.
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6/51 30 November 2019
A woman holds a coloured flag at the Botswana Pride Parade in Gaborone. The parade is the first one organised in Botswana, after the Court ruled on June 11 in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, which had been punishable by a jail term of up to seven years.
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7/51 29 November 2019
A child holds a placard during a ‘drop dead’ flashmob protest against climate change consequences at Lumpini Park in Bangkok, Thailand
Reuters
8/51 28 November 2019
Pro-democracy protesters hold an SOS sign and US national flags during a Thanksgiving rally in Edinburgh Place, Hong Kong. Protesters were thanking US President Donald Trump for signing into a law ‘The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Hong Kong’, provoking an angry backlash from the Chinese government. Hong Kong is in its sixth month of mass protests, which were originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill, and have since turned into a wider pro-democracy movement
EPA
9/51 27 November 2019
Rescuers with a dog search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Durres, western Albania
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10/51 26 November 2019
A shepherd leads a flock of sheep on a pontoon bridge in Allahabad
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11/51 25 November 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a female company belonging to 5492 troops
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12/51 24 November 2019
A protester jumps between burning tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq
Reuters
13/51 23 November 2019
Fans dressed as Star Wars characters during day three of the first Test between Australia and Pakistan at The Gabba in Australia
Getty
14/51 22 November 2019
Pope Francis speaks with religious leaders during a meeting at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
Reuters
15/51 21 November 2019
A girl injured in last night’s attack by the Syrian regime on a camp for displaced people near the Turkish border in Idlib, Syria is held up to the camera
AFP/Getty
16/51 20 November 2019
Indian paramilitary soldiers detain a Congress party supporter during a protest against the withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) cover to party president Sonia Gandhi, her children and former prime minister Manmohan Singh, in New Delh. The move to lift off the SPG security, an elite force that protects prime ministers and their immediate families, led to sharp reactions from the Congress, which accused the government of personal vendetta
AP
17/51 19 November 2019
An image taken from a plane window shows Sydney shrouded in smoke from nearby bush fires
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18/51 18 November 2019
Protesters run for cover after riot police fired tear gas towards the bridge they were climbing down to the road below, to escape from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dozens escaped the besieged campus by lowering themselves on a rope from a footbridge to a highway. Once on the road they were seen being picked up by waiting motorcyclists
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19/51 17 November 2019
Anti-government protesters draped in Iraqi national flags walk into clouds of smoke from burning tires during a demonstration in the southern city of Basra, Iraq
AFP via Getty
20/51 16 November 2019
A protester wearing a yellow jacket waves a French flag in a fountain during a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the “yellow vests” movement in Nice, France
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A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to return a tear gas canister fired by Israeli forces amid clashes following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kfar Qaddum
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A patient suffering from dengue fever receives medical treatment at an isolation ward at a hospital in Larkana, Pakistan. According to local reports, 26 deaths have been reported out of a total of 10,013 confirmed cases of dengue infection. Dengue fever is reportedly caused by a specific type of mosquito, the Aedes mosquito, that bites only during daytime, especially during sunrise and sunset.
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An anti-government protester flashes the V-sign for victory in front of burning tyres used to block a main road at the entrance of Tripoli. The previous night, street protests erupted across Lebanon after President Michel Aoun defended the role of his allies, the Shiite movement Hezbollah, in Lebanon’s government, cutting off several major roads. In his televised address, Aoun proposed a government that includes both technocrats and politicians
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An Israeli missile launching from the Iron Dome defence missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. They were sent up to intercept rockets launched from the nearby Palestinian Gaza Strip. Israel’s military killed a commander for Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escalation in violence
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A species of deer thought to be extinct, the chevrotain, has been spotted for the first time in 30 years in the wilds of Vietnam. The deer is around the size of a domestic cat
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The royal motorcade of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, under tight security, passes through a street in Tokyo. Thousands of people gathered for the rare open-top car parade featuring the newly enthroned Emperor
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People knock over a mock-up of the former Berlin Wall during a performance prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Hertha BSC Berlin v RB Leipzig on the 30 anniversary of the fall off the wall
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Flames from an out of control bushfire from a nearby residential area in Harrington, northeast of Sydney. Australian firefighters warned they were in “uncharted territory” as they struggled to contain dozens of out-of-control bushfires across the east of the country
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Demonstrators shine lasers during a protest against Chile’s government in Santiago, the capital
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Activists from India’s main opposition Congress party shout slogans as they are stopped by police during a protest against what the activists say is economic slowdown in the country, in Guwahati, India
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Smoke rises from a fire in downtown Lagos, Nigeria. Firefighters worked hard to try and extinguish a fire at the Balogun market. Thick black smoke and flames shot from the five-story buildings as fire trucks attempted to get access
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Women run down a sand dune as they take part in the desert trek “Rose Trip Maroc” in the erg Chebbi near Merzouga. It is a female-oriented trek where teams of three must travel through the southern Moroccan Sahara desert with a compass, a map and a topographical reporter
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Riot police descend an escalator inside the City Plaza mall in Hong Kong after a bloody knife fight wounded six people there. A local pro-democracy politician had his ear bitten off during another chaotic day of political unrest in the city
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People participate in the celebration of the ‘muerteadas de Jalapa del Valle’, as part of the Day of the Dead in Mexico
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Participants from Thailand pose in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall as they take part in the annual gay pride parade in Taipei. Some two hundred thousand revellers marched through Taipei in a riot of rainbow colours and celebration as Taiwan held its first pride parade since making history in Asia by legalising gay marriage
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A girl enjoys a ball bath as she is being photographed at the made-for-Instagram museum ‘Cali Dreams’ in Dusseldorf, Germany. No artworks are shown in this museum, rather each visitor himself becomes an artwork by staging himself in front of one of the 25 sceneries. Cali Dreams is initially open for three months. After this test phase, however, the museum is planned as a long-term project
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Pro-democracy protesters hold an SOS sign and US national flags during a Thanksgiving rally in Edinburgh Place, Hong Kong. Protesters were thanking US President Donald Trump for signing into a law ‘The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Hong Kong’, provoking an angry backlash from the Chinese government. Hong Kong is in its sixth month of mass protests, which were originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill, and have since turned into a wider pro-democracy movement
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Pope Francis speaks with religious leaders during a meeting at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
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A girl injured in last night’s attack by the Syrian regime on a camp for displaced people near the Turkish border in Idlib, Syria is held up to the camera
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Indian paramilitary soldiers detain a Congress party supporter during a protest against the withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) cover to party president Sonia Gandhi, her children and former prime minister Manmohan Singh, in New Delh. The move to lift off the SPG security, an elite force that protects prime ministers and their immediate families, led to sharp reactions from the Congress, which accused the government of personal vendetta
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Anti-government protesters draped in Iraqi national flags walk into clouds of smoke from burning tires during a demonstration in the southern city of Basra, Iraq
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A patient suffering from dengue fever receives medical treatment at an isolation ward at a hospital in Larkana, Pakistan. According to local reports, 26 deaths have been reported out of a total of 10,013 confirmed cases of dengue infection. Dengue fever is reportedly caused by a specific type of mosquito, the Aedes mosquito, that bites only during daytime, especially during sunrise and sunset.
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An anti-government protester flashes the V-sign for victory in front of burning tyres used to block a main road at the entrance of Tripoli. The previous night, street protests erupted across Lebanon after President Michel Aoun defended the role of his allies, the Shiite movement Hezbollah, in Lebanon’s government, cutting off several major roads. In his televised address, Aoun proposed a government that includes both technocrats and politicians
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An Israeli missile launching from the Iron Dome defence missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. They were sent up to intercept rockets launched from the nearby Palestinian Gaza Strip. Israel’s military killed a commander for Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escalation in violence
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A species of deer thought to be extinct, the chevrotain, has been spotted for the first time in 30 years in the wilds of Vietnam. The deer is around the size of a domestic cat
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The royal motorcade of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, under tight security, passes through a street in Tokyo. Thousands of people gathered for the rare open-top car parade featuring the newly enthroned Emperor
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People knock over a mock-up of the former Berlin Wall during a performance prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Hertha BSC Berlin v RB Leipzig on the 30 anniversary of the fall off the wall
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Flames from an out of control bushfire from a nearby residential area in Harrington, northeast of Sydney. Australian firefighters warned they were in “uncharted territory” as they struggled to contain dozens of out-of-control bushfires across the east of the country
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Demonstrators shine lasers during a protest against Chile’s government in Santiago, the capital
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Activists from India’s main opposition Congress party shout slogans as they are stopped by police during a protest against what the activists say is economic slowdown in the country, in Guwahati, India
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Smoke rises from a fire in downtown Lagos, Nigeria. Firefighters worked hard to try and extinguish a fire at the Balogun market. Thick black smoke and flames shot from the five-story buildings as fire trucks attempted to get access
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Women run down a sand dune as they take part in the desert trek “Rose Trip Maroc” in the erg Chebbi near Merzouga. It is a female-oriented trek where teams of three must travel through the southern Moroccan Sahara desert with a compass, a map and a topographical reporter
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Riot police descend an escalator inside the City Plaza mall in Hong Kong after a bloody knife fight wounded six people there. A local pro-democracy politician had his ear bitten off during another chaotic day of political unrest in the city
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People participate in the celebration of the ‘muerteadas de Jalapa del Valle’, as part of the Day of the Dead in Mexico
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Firefighters work to control flames from a backfire during the Maria fire in Santa Paula, California
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Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights, over the Vestrahorn mountain in the east of Iceland
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A model presents a creation at the show Heaven Gaia by Xiong Ying during the China Fashion Week in Beijing. The fashion event runs from 25 October to 2 November
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Hindu devotees collect rice as offerings on ‘Annakut’ or ‘Govardhan Puja’ festival at the Madan Mohan temple in Kolkata. People in large numbers gather at the temple to collect the rice offerings in the belief that it will keep them in good health and they’ll never face poverty or scarcity of food
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Authorities investigate after a Port Authority bus was caught in a sinkhole in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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South Africa players celebrate after beating Wales in their Rugby World Cup semi-final match. The Springboks will face England in next Saturday’s final following fly-half Handre Pollard’s match-winning penalty four minutes from time. The match ended 19-16
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Participants from Thailand pose in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall as they take part in the annual gay pride parade in Taipei. Some two hundred thousand revellers marched through Taipei in a riot of rainbow colours and celebration as Taiwan held its first pride parade since making history in Asia by legalising gay marriage
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A girl enjoys a ball bath as she is being photographed at the made-for-Instagram museum ‘Cali Dreams’ in Dusseldorf, Germany. No artworks are shown in this museum, rather each visitor himself becomes an artwork by staging himself in front of one of the 25 sceneries. Cali Dreams is initially open for three months. After this test phase, however, the museum is planned as a long-term project
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A fire lorry speeds towards a rampant wildfire near Geyserville, California
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Protesters facing Lebanese army soldiers wave national flags in the area of Jal al-Dib in the northern outskirts of Beirut. A week of unprecedented street protests against the political class showed no signs of abating, despite the army moving to reopen key roads. Protests were sparked on October 17 by a proposed tax on WhatsApp and other messaging apps
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Liberal leader and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves to supporters beside his wife Sophie after the federal election at the Palais des Congres in Montreal. He managed to hold on to power, albeit of a minority government, in one of the most divisive elections in the country’s history
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A convoy of US vehicles is seen after withdrawing from northern Syria, on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq
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Archaeologists remove the cover of an ancient painted coffin discovered at Al-Asasif Necropolis in the Vally of Kings in Luxor, Egypt
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A protester throws a tire on a fire to block the highway north of Beirut, Lebanon. Protesters, mainly civil activists, started demonstrating in the downtown area on 17 October, condemning proposed taxes in the 2020 budget. An unexpected addition to impose a daily fee for using WhatsApp calls caused outrage. However, according to the Telecommunications Minister Mohamed Choucair, the charge will not make it through the government palace after the impact it has made on the streets
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse amongst the first snow at Mouth Paektu
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The cabin manager asked her not to speak to cabin crew in this manner and reported smelling alcohol on her breath.
Although Langford initially returned to her seat, she then went back to confront the cabin manager, saying she had paid £4,000 for her ticket and asking him whether he could “afford that amount”.
Again, Langford was asked to calm down and go back to her seat, but instead she chased a member of cabin crew, grabbed her the shoulders and “pushed her into the door.”
Langford also tipped a tray of glasses and plates onto the floor, which gave another flight attendant a small cut, and hit the cabin manager several times. She hit another member of the crew “a number of times”.
“She kicked me in the back of the legs and said ‘your arse is massive’,” claimed one of the flight attendants, whose statement was read out to the court.
“She called me chubby and fat arse. It was massively offensive and hurt my confidence. I felt humiliated in front of the whole cabin.”
An off-duty police officer had to help restrain Langford, and she was removed from the aircraft by the authorities after landing in Cape Town.
Although Langford has been in a rehab programme and undertaken mental health treatment since the incident, the court declared that Langford’s actions were extreme enough to warrant being sentenced at a crown court, where she could be given up to two years in prison.
“The offence took place in a very confined space and the aircraft was airborne,” said Chairman of The Bench Pamela Ullstein. “It could have put other passengers at risk.”
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A British Airways spokesperson told The Independent: “This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated and the appropriate action will always be taken.
“Our customers and crew should be able to enjoy a peaceful flight, without suffering any form of abuse.”
Langford is on bail until she is sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on 3 January.
Asian cities are the best places to be an expat, according to a new ranking.
Taipei in Taiwan topped Internations’ 2019 Expat City Ranking, which analysed 82 cities worldwide on factors such as quality of life, ease of getting settled, work life, finance and housing and cost of living.
The Taiwanese capital came in first place for the second year running as the best place to move to for work, followed by Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
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Rounding out the top five were Singapore and Montreal in Canada.
The rest of the top 10 cities were in Europe: Lisbon, Portugal; Barcelona, Spain; Zug, Switzerland; The Hague, the Netherlands; and Basel, Switzerland.
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19/25 Eindhoven, Netherlands
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22/25 Wiesbaden, Germany
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23/25 Haarlem, Netherlands
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24/25 Annapolis, USA
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25/25 Salzburg, Austria
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1/25 Trieste, Italy
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2/25 Lausanne, Switzerland
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3/25 Boulder, USA
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4/25 Bergen, Norway
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5/25 Hobart, Australia
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6/25 Chigasaki, Japan
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7/25 Bolzano, Italy
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8/25 Bordeaux, France
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9/25 Innsbruck, Austria
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10/25 Porto, Portugal
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11/25 Aachen, Germany
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12/25 Reykjavik, Iceland
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13/25 Savannah, USA
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14/25 Postdam, Germany
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15/25 Basel, Switzerland
Basel, Switzerland
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16/25 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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17/25 Victoria, Canada
Victoria, Canada
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18/25 San Sebastian, Spain
San Sebastian, Spain
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19/25 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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20/25 Bath, UK
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21/25 Aalborg, Denmark
Aalborg, Denmark
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22/25 Wiesbaden, Germany
Wiesbaden, Germany
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23/25 Haarlem, Netherlands
Haarlem, Netherlands
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24/25 Annapolis, USA
Annapolis, USA
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25/25 Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria
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Expats in Taipei rated the city highly for quality of life and local transport, plus most are happy with the availability of healthcare in the city, according to expat network Internations. Additionally, 96 per cent of expats said they felt safe in Taipei.
The other Asian cities in the ranking include Bangkok in 20th place, Tokyo in 26th place and Jakarta in 33rd place.
In terms of the worst cities to move to as an expat, Kuwait City came bottom at 82nd place. Rome, Milan, Lagos, Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Lima, New York City and Yangon were also ranked poorly.
As a spin-off from a music business, Virgin Atlantic seemed a fairly wacky idea. But there was at least something rock’n’roll about the upper class “bubble” on Mr (as he was then) Richard Branson’s transatlantic airline.
As a spin-off from a music and airline business, Virgin Trains looked positively weird. While a Boeing 747 was (and is) cool, yet another delayed arrival at Watford Junction, Warrington Bank Quay or Wigan Northwestern had zero appeal.
Since you were doubtless very young in the mid-1990s, let me tell you how the railway looked and felt to its users. A government that championed the motor vehicle had been in power since 1979. Through the Sixties and Seventies, rail passenger numbers had slumped steadily due to the wholesale closure of lines and stations, the increase in car ownership and the slow decay of British Rail.
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To the lasting credit of some persuasive railway visionaries, the decline had been staunched by three bold ventures: the High Speed Train, which brought 21st-century speeds to the UK in 1976; Thameslink, which introduced cross-London trains in 1988; and electrifying the East Coast main line to Leeds and Edinburgh during the last years of the Thatcher government.
Around two million journeys per day were enjoyed – or, more usually, endured.
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Despite widespread public hostility to rail privatisation, John Major’s government pressed ahead with selling off the nation’s infrastructure, rolling stock and the rights to run a railway. The network was carved up into franchise-sized portions, each sold off to the highest bidder – or those demanding the lowest subsidy.
Most of the franchises were awarded to existing transport enterprises or management buy-outs. The odd one out was Virgin Rail Group, created by Branson with the bold idea of bringing some magic to train travel.
The start was hardly auspicious. Virgin Trains had some of the oldest rolling stock on the railways. Branson’s company signed a deal with the infrastructure owner, Railtrack (long since renationalised) to upgrade the West Coast line to allow for 140mph trains by 2002.
We are still waiting for such a turn of speed; the upgrade scheme unravelled expensively. Network Rail rescued the project, but the line speed is restricted to 125mph.
But while Virgin Trains (and long-suffering passengers) were waiting for the promised improvements to be completed, the company was busy transforming the image of long-distance rail travel. As with his other enterprises, Sir (as he became in 2000) Richard started with the staff: empowering and inspiring them to deliver decent service to the customers who pay their wages.
Once the tracks were in good enough condition to deliver the promised faster and more frequent services, Virgin Trains piled on the passenger numbers. Three times more travellers use the West Coast main line than at the time of privatisation. And whatever your view of firms extracting profits from running trains, Virgin is the exemplar of how to do it with panache.
Two virtues mark the company out: the sense that this is an organisation devoted to making life better for the traveller, and superb staff who work with pride and professionalism.
From this weekend, Virgin Trains is deleted from the timetables. Sir Richard Branson’s company has been stripped of its franchise in a row with the Department for Transport (DfT) over pension provisions.
The incumbent train operator was happy to pay contributions for its current workforce, but felt that ill-defined responsibility for part of the pensions deficit across the rail industry was a risk too far in these uncertain times.
The last Virgin Trains northbound departure (to Wolverhampton, if you’re tempted) leaves London Euston at 9.42pm on Saturday, and the final arrival in the capital is at 11pm the same evening.
From Sunday, Virgin Trains will find its universe reduced to a concise Florida network comprising Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
Here in Britain, the onboard teams, the platform staff and back-office managers will continue to deliver excellent service when they wear the new uniforms of Avanti – the brand for the partnership involving FirstGroup and the Italian state railways, Trenitalia. But the spirit and success of Virgin Trains will be a hard act to follow.
Etay Maor, main safety officer at world risk intelligence firm IntSights, travels usually. In simple fact, he took additional than 100 flights more than the earlier calendar year. Throughout his journeys, he noticed a troubling pattern: Passengers leaving their boarding passes powering on the plane.
“The trouble is, individuals really do not realize that all your personalized information is encoded right there,” Maor said. Some airways preserve much more info than others, he pointed out, but even the most simple facts can be applied to assemble more information about you.
If that has you anxious (and honestly, it must), here’s a search at what variety of information can be unlocked with a boarding go and what you can do to protect your self.
How Hackers Can Exploit Your Boarding Move
All anybody wants to see this hidden details is a barcode scanner ― the same type that scans items at the grocery retailer. Barcode scanners can be conveniently uncovered on several web-sites and in application merchants, generally for free of charge. Any fundamental scanner will function, nevertheless Etay mentioned he especially likes BP Scanner simply because it decodes and categorizes the info so it is easy to examine.
Here’s how uncomplicated it was for me to find and download:
Just like that, I now have the ability to scan the barcode on any boarding go and obtain obtain to all that passenger’s affiliated facts, these kinds of as their identify and flight details. But the barcode will also expose one important piece of details: The passenger’s entire airline account amount. From time to time, further particulars belonging to the account, this sort of as e mail deal with, phone range and far more, will also be available.
With access to the complete recurrent flier account variety, a scammer can then get “secret question” info like mothers’ maiden names or substantial school mascots from social media to log into the account. From there, the criminal can wreak havoc by altering or canceling future reservations, stealing regular flier factors and a lot more.
And if the hacker is not thriving at logging in applying that facts on your own, all they want to do is a little bit of social engineering, according Maor. For example, they can contact up the passenger and say, “Hello, Mr. Smith, this is Delta calling. Your total account quantity is [insert number here]. We just endured a breach and want your previous identified password to re-credential you.”
“Or the other way all over ― simply call Delta,” Maor said. Utilizing individual details this kind of as title, cell phone variety, birthday, and so on., there is a great prospect that the hacker can have the password reset.
“People should deal with their boarding passes the very same way they take care of their passports. You’d hardly ever go away your passport guiding.”
– Etay Maor, chief safety officer at IntSights
You Never Will need A Regular Flier Account To Get Hacked
Of program, there are a ton of unique airways, each with their very own frequent flier or loyalty courses. If you’re like me, you may perhaps have signed up with many, but are likely to stick with one or two brand names you specifically like for most flights.
For instance, I like to fly with Southwest anytime achievable because of the open seating policy and free checked luggage. But when I required to reserve my new trip from Los Angeles to Boston for Thanksgiving, tickets were being unsurprisingly high priced and direct flights were tricky to appear by. So I ended up reserving through American Airlines, an airline I never use quite normally, and didn’t bother searching down my AAdvantage account information to connection to the reservation.
But even if you do not have your recurrent flier account related to your ticket, a single other critical piece of info will make that straightforward to find: The special confirmation code you acquire when you e-book your flight. Typically, this is a string of six figures the airline email messages you that permits you to immediately search up your reservation.
By scanning my American Airlines boarding go, I was in a position to see that reference code linked with my ticket (it was also printed on my true boarding pass). I then went to aa.com and input it, alongside with my first and last name, into the “Your Journeys / Check In” portion of the site. Not only was I revealed all my flight facts, which include connecting flights and occasions, but also the names of everybody else booked underneath the similar reservation and our entire AAdvantage account numbers.
How To Defend Your Boarding Go Facts
“People need to deal with their boarding passes the similar way they handle their passports,” Maor reported. “You’d in no way go away your passport at the rear of.”
And if you’re thinking why airways would maintain all this information about travellers on their boarding passes, Maor said it arrives down to protection vs . usability.
“When something poor occurs and you want really swift aid from a consultant, they scan this and they see your e-mail, journey information and every little thing else, and they can quickly assist you,” he mentioned. But normally, shoppers really do not comprehend how a great deal facts businesses have on them and wherever that data is stored.
With knowledge so easily accessible these days, you have to be skeptical and often err on the side of caution when it comes to your private data.
Obviously, there is no having all-around utilizing a boarding move while traveling, but there are a handful of precautions you can acquire.
Use a mobile boarding go. Your most secure bet for protecting your sensitive travel details is to avoid paper fully. Choose to obtain your boarding move digitally rather of printing it so no one can see or access the barcode (as lengthy as they really do not have your telephone, anyway).
Shred your paper boarding pass. If you need to print your boarding move, keep it secured at all situations and do not go away it out exactly where an individual could speedily scan it or snap a rapid pic. And unquestionably do not forget about it in the seatback pocket of the aircraft. The moment you have created it dwelling, go in advance and shred it.
Never ever article images of your boarding go. A swift lookup of #boardingpass on Instagram will show you thousands of new posts by users displaying their boarding passes ― many with unobstructed barcodes.
In actuality, I was capable to scan a British Airways boarding move posted on Nov. 30 and use the reservation code to glance up the person’s full name, phone amount, e mail tackle, membership variety, and the name/account amount of one more individual less than her reservation. I was also granted entry to improve the facts of her reservation and create an account to gather her unclaimed details earned for that trip (really don’t get worried, Erica, I did not!).
Heathrow Convey is welcoming two new people on to its industrial team to expand 3rd social gathering income.
Nicolette Miller and Mark Eastwood are now functioning at Heathrow Express
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Heathrow Convey expands professional team
Mark Eastwood is the new business enhancement supervisor and Nicolette Miller is now the partnership promoting manager for the devoted airport rail service.
Eastwood formerly labored with IAG, made loyalty strategies at Avios, and most not too long ago led frontline groups with Virgin Atlantic.
His aim will be rising third social gathering product sales, driving industrial partnerships, and selling the rewards of latest engineering and API developments.
“I’m delighted to be part of Heathrow Express at a time when they are adapting their know-how, focusing on increasing their varied array of partners, and improving the buyer knowledge,” mentioned Eastwood.
“There are essential targets and options forward, quite a few of which will benefit people hunting for a quickly, and sustainable transfer from London to Heathrow.”
Miller will be focusing on developing the Heathrow Categorical brand name by means of relationships with airline, hotel, sponsorship and retail partners.
Her practical experience is in a assortment of company sectors and her most modern role was with the Royal Lender of Scotland.
She reported: “What truly intrigued me about the possibility with Heathrow Express was the prospect of bringing my earlier campaign and partnership advertising experience to the journey industry, and supporting Heathrow Convey in their objective to present the best airport transfer assistance in the world.
“There are enormous alternatives relating to the tasks we are operating on, which we believe that will have a great impression on business shipping.”
