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Snow chaos at world's busiest airport
As four inches of powdery snow coated the city, aides to Georgia's new governor debated until the last minute whether to cancel Monday's black-tie inauguration ball and ask the Motown cover band to pack up their instruments. Then, as roads grew slicker, the event's planners made a plea to constituents seldom heard in politics: Stay home. Skip the i...
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J&K snowfall: Highway blocked, 400 vehicles stranded
The two-month-long dry spell in Kashmir ended as many parts of the Valley received snowfall, while other parts including Srinagar city were lashed by rains.The Jammu-Srinagar highway has been blocked due to heavy snowfall at Jawahar tunnel and Patni top. Over 400 vehicles are stranded. Snowfall was reported from parts of south and north Kashmir, in...
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UK airports may face fine for flight disruption: Report
Britain plans to arm itself with powers to impose heavy fines on airports for disruption of passengers' travel in the wake of Heathrow closing its runways last week during the pre-Christmas snow chaos, a top aviation official said.A new airport economic regulation bill would provide extra powers to impose fines for a wide range of service failures....
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UK offers troops, EU seeks answers for snow chaos
The snow was melting off London's streets, but Heathrow Airport told infuriated passengers it won't restore full service until Thursday -- five days after a five-inch (12-centimeter) snowfall turned hundreds of thousands of holiday plans into a nightmare of canceled flights and painful nights sleeping on terminal floors.Traveller's anger boiled ove...
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Madonna does yoga on board stranded airplane
'Queen of Pop' Madonna enraged her first class co-passengers when she was let off their snow-stranded plane two hours before the others and added to the trouble when she started doing yoga in the aisles.Passengers on board a flight from New York became stranded on the snow-blanketed tarmac of Heathrow airport over the weekend, and were furious when...
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British Airways advice for passengers
Stranded travelers slept on makeshift beds at European airports on Sunday as wintry weather caused travel havoc, dashing the hopes of those attempting to head away for the holidays by road, rail and air. (Read: Air India flights affected by London weather)Leading British carrier, British Airways, has issued following statement for its passengers:Se...
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Snow chaos in Germany, Eiffel Tower partly re-opens
Snowfall, ice and freezing temperatures forced many travelers to camp out overnight at Paris and Frankfurt airports, while Scotland called in the army Thursday to clear snow. (Read: Heavy snow shuts Eiffel Tower, airport)While Paris' air traffic was returning to normal, more disruptions were expected at Germany's Frankfurt Airport. Many European co...
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Snow chaos at world's busiest airport
As four inches of powdery snow coated the city, aides to Georgia's new governor debated until the last minute whether to cancel Monday's black-tie inauguration ball and ask the Motown cover band to pack up their instruments. Then, as roads grew slicker, the event's planners made a plea to constituents seldom heard in politics: Stay home. Skip the i...
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J&K snowfall: Highway blocked, 400 vehicles stranded
The two-month-long dry spell in Kashmir ended as many parts of the Valley received snowfall, while other parts including Srinagar city were lashed by rains.The Jammu-Srinagar highway has been blocked due to heavy snowfall at Jawahar tunnel and Patni top. Over 400 vehicles are stranded. Snowfall was reported from parts of south and north Kashmir, in...
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UK airports may face fine for flight disruption: Report
Britain plans to arm itself with powers to impose heavy fines on airports for disruption of passengers' travel in the wake of Heathrow closing its runways last week during the pre-Christmas snow chaos, a top aviation official said.A new airport economic regulation bill would provide extra powers to impose fines for a wide range of service failures....
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UK offers troops, EU seeks answers for snow chaos
The snow was melting off London's streets, but Heathrow Airport told infuriated passengers it won't restore full service until Thursday -- five days after a five-inch (12-centimeter) snowfall turned hundreds of thousands of holiday plans into a nightmare of canceled flights and painful nights sleeping on terminal floors.Traveller's anger boiled ove...
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Madonna does yoga on board stranded airplane
'Queen of Pop' Madonna enraged her first class co-passengers when she was let off their snow-stranded plane two hours before the others and added to the trouble when she started doing yoga in the aisles.Passengers on board a flight from New York became stranded on the snow-blanketed tarmac of Heathrow airport over the weekend, and were furious when...
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British Airways advice for passengers
Stranded travelers slept on makeshift beds at European airports on Sunday as wintry weather caused travel havoc, dashing the hopes of those attempting to head away for the holidays by road, rail and air. (Read: Air India flights affected by London weather)Leading British carrier, British Airways, has issued following statement for its passengers:Se...
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Snow chaos in Germany, Eiffel Tower partly re-opens
Snowfall, ice and freezing temperatures forced many travelers to camp out overnight at Paris and Frankfurt airports, while Scotland called in the army Thursday to clear snow. (Read: Heavy snow shuts Eiffel Tower, airport)While Paris' air traffic was returning to normal, more disruptions were expected at Germany's Frankfurt Airport. Many European co...
