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1,281 passengers arrive to, leave Red Sea ports

Hurghada - MENA

Port Tawfiq port will receive a ship on Sunday carrying 286 cars coming from Jeddah, Spokesman for Red Sea Ports Authority Malak Youssef said. Three ships will leave Safaga port carrying 1,034 passengers, 140 trucks carrying goods and 73 cars, he said. In statements on Sunday, Youssef said that a ferry will leave Hurghada port with 47 passengers from differentRead more

Qantas flight to San Francisco turns back

Sydney - Arab News

A Qantas jumbo jet bound for San Francisco was forced to return to Australia on Saturday after a “technical issue” 90 minutes into its flight, the airline said. Engineers were inspecting the Boeing 747 after it landed at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith airport, a Qantas spokeswoman said, declining to say how many people were aboard. No injuries were reported. “We understandRead more

Transport min. inspects Cairo-Alexandria train

Cairo - MENA

Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat accompanied by Chairman of Egypt's Railway Authority Sayyed Salem on Tuesday boarded the Cairo-Alexandria train no. 905 to inspect it. During his inspection tour, he talked to a number of passengers to make sure of the level of services delivered to them on their trips as well as answered their related inquiries. He pointed outRead more

Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi makes emergency landing

Sydney - Arab News

An Etihad Airways flight traveling from Abu Dhabi to Sydney made an emergency landing at Australia’s Adelaide Airport early on Saturday after a warning indicator activated in the cockpit. Crew on board Etihad flight EY450 landed the plane at 5 a.m. (1830 GMT) at Adelaide Airport, in the state of South Australia. The Boeing 777 passenger jet had 349 passengersRead more

Safaga, Nuweiba ports receive 1,908 passengers

Suez - MENA

Safaga port received three ships on Sunday with 1,579 passengers on board on Sunday, said the Red Sea port authority's spokesman Malak Youssef. The ships brought also to the harbor 144 trucks and 92 cars, said Youssef. Meantime, the port of Nuweiba received two vessels that carried 183 travelers, five refrigerator trucks and 16 lorries. Two other ships left theRead more

Investigators probe Air France A380 after engine blow-out

Paris - AFP

A team of investigators and engineers headed to Canada Sunday to inspect an Airbus A380 superjumbo operated by Air France which was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine explosion. The double-decker aircraft carrying 496 passengers and 24 crew had taken off from Paris on Saturday bound for Los Angeles and was several hours into the flight whenRead more

A380 superjumbo makes emergency landing in Canada

Paris - AFP

An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following "serious damage" to one of its four engines, the airline said. "Flight 066 landed without further damage at the Goose Bay military airport in Canada and all of the 520 people on board were evacuated with no injuries," anRead more

Airbus wins $4-bln order from Cathay

Paris - Arab Today

Airbus said Wednesday it has finalised a more than $4 billion order with Cathay Pacific for 32 of its A321neo aircraft to revamp the Hong Kong-based carrier's regional affiliate. The single-aisle medium-haul jets will be operated by Cathay Dragon which flies from Hong Kong to a number of Asian destinations, Airbus said in a statement. A preliminary agreement had beenRead more

Hurghada Port receives 467 passengers, 96 cars

Hurghada - MENA

As many as 467 passengers and 96 cars arrived at Hurghada Port over the past 24 hours, spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Malak Youssef said on Saturday. Meanwhile, Nuweiba Port will receive Saturday two vessels carrying 356 passengers, six trucks, 18 cars and 11 coolers, he added. As for Safaga Port, Youssef indicated that it will receive threeRead more