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CuriositiesSkyscanner on North Korea: researches of flights with a +260% to the Asiatic country
Rome, Italy - "For curiosity.. and not for real visits in this difficult moment"
Skyscanner, despite the threats of the North-Korean regime and alert status of all adjacent countries, recorded a +260% in the flight researches to the North Korea, in the days following the first alarming... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: a -11% in the flights trend between Italy and India
Rome, Italy - And of 25% towards "Belpaese" in April and May
Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.it) makes a survey about the trend for researches of flights between Italy and India, considering the recent events and the political problems emerged between the two Governments. -... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: 67% increase of the flights from Argentina, second in the list. Pope Francesco's effect?
Rome, Italy - Despite his invitation to not arrive in Rome
The Argentinian traveller people, despite the invitation by the Pope to not arrive in Rome, has increased the researches of 67% to the Italian capital city. But Argentina is not at the first place in the... more
CuriositiesLondon City Airport: more young women are travelling by aircraft than counterparts
London , UK - This trend has been increasing over the last two years
Research published to mark International Women’s Day [8th March 2013] shows that more young women are travelling by air than their older counterparts for the first time. The trend has been increasing o... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: quintupled increase of the flight researches to Rome
Rome, Italy - During the period from February 22 to 28
Skyscanner unveils that the researches of flights to Rome are quintupled this year, compared to the same period of last year (February 22-28), in the occasion of the last "Angelus" by Pope Benedict XVI... more
CuriositiesAircraft and transport. Quito: the world's most dangerous airport is now closed (VIDEO)
Quito, Ecuador - But controversies have been raised as well on the new hub of the Ecuadorian capital
Quito's "Mariscal Sucre" International Airport terminated its operations tonight: the last flight, operated by TAME, took off on Tuesday 19 February 2013, bound for Guayaquil, at 6:55 pm local time (11:55... more
CuriositiesFrance: solidarity tax on air tickets gathered more than 1 billion Euro in six years
Paris, France - It was imposed in 2006 to support health funding for underdeveloped countries
Frances' DGAC (Directorate General for Civil Aviation) communicated that the solidarity tax which was imposed in 2006 for every air tickets for aircraft departing fro France in six years to 2012 gathered... more
CuriositiesNo pilots available, Air India aircraft remains grounded
Mumbai, India - The airline is facing a shortage of cockpit crew
The 260 passengers which were supposed to fly on an Air India Singapore-bound aircraft from Mumbai, Flight AI342, were stranded, since the airline cancelled the flight due to a lack of cockpit crew. The... more
CuriositiesUSSR utilized civil aircraft as spy planes over the UK, released documents claimed
London, United Kingdom - The Defense Secretary informed Margaret Thatcher about these activities
According to some documents of the United Kingdom National Archives which have just been released, the Soviet Union utilized civil airplanes to spy American and British installations in the 80s. The... more
CuriositiesBAE Systems closes Filton Airport, the home of the British Concorde aircraft
Filton, United Kingdom - The English firm will contribute to the creation of a museum on the site
The place where the ten English Concordes and other historic aircraft like the Bristol Barazon or the Bristol Type 175 Britannia were assembled and flew for the first time: these are some of the reasons... more
CuriositiesBritish Airways: over 2,5 million choose London for the Christmas season (VIDEO)
Milan, Italy - Mark Rainbow, a BA crew member, explains the city's attractions
With just one week to go until Christmas, over 2.6 million people have already booked to travel with British Airways airplanes to London over the festive and new-year period. Friday, December 21 is the... more
CuriositiesA FAS' Bell 412 helicopter flew above Abu Dhabi with the world's largest aerial banner
Fort Worth, Usa - In occasion of the UAE's National Day on December 2
Bell Helicopter announced on December 10 that a Bell 412, owned by Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) of Abu Dhabi, flew along the shore of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while displaying the world’s largest a... more
CuriositiesAircraft crash in Zambia causes panic, but it is just an exercise
Lusaka, Zambia - Some media "Mocked" by the fake accident
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft crashed in the evening of Monday 10 December 2012 at Lusaka "Kenneth Kaunda" International Airport (Zambia) with 93 persons on board included 8 crew members. It seems... more
CuriositiesSkyTeam reaches a total of 1,000 destinations on its global route map
Amsterdam, Holland - A new game has been launched to celebrate this important milestone
SkyTeam (ST), the global airline alliance, has reached a total of 1,000 destinations on its global route map. The alliance and its 19 members now offer customers a combined worldwide network that has grown... more
CuriositiesResearch by London City Airport: when the time is money
Milan, Italy - The research looked at all elements of a passenger’s experience in the airport
It’s a well-known saying that time is money, and now we know how much for business travellers. Research by London City Airport [LCY] has found that the average person travelling through the airport values o... more
CuriositiesAircraft and holidays. Half jokingly, here are Skyscanner's suggestions for the "Perfect traveller"
Rome, Italy - Hints precious everywhere in the world
Is travelling your passion? Follow these simple suggestions which will help you to become champions of travelling! Pay attention to the language Of course it is not needed to attend a one-year course... more
CuriositiesLess luxury on the aircraft: the slow decline of the First Class
Rome, Italy - "Demand has evaporated", Qatar Airways CEO claims
"Demand for First Class has evaporated": that is how Akbar al-Baker, chief executive officer of Qatar Airways has commented a generalized trend in the aviation industry, with a progressive disappearance... more
CuriositiesPassenger legs on an aircraft could be dangerous
Las Vegas, USA - Flight assistant stumbles and fractures his feet
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the American authority which superintends transport security in the United States communicated the details of a weird "Aeronautical" incident. A flight... more
CuriositiesMathematicians study a method to speed up aircraft boarding
Beijing, China - Chinese researchers try to define a "Third way" to improve the operations
Some researchers from Beijing's Curtin University and Beihang University claim they have worked out a procedure able to speed up the aircraft boarding operation: Tie-Qiao Tang, head of the project, declares... more
CuriositiesThe only airworthy Vulcan aircraft will perform its last flight in 2013 (VIDEO)
Sheffield, United Kingdom - By the next year the engines will reach the end of their lifespan
2013 will be the last year in which it will still be possible to see the last airworthy Vulcan aircraft in the sky: Robert Pleming, chief executive officer of Vulcan to the Skies, the trust which restored... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner on city holidays: Istanbul, Prague and Madrid are the cheapest destinations
Rome, Italy - Rome is the most expensive: the cost of hotels makes the difference
According to the research conducted by the flight search engine Skyscanner, Istanbul, Prague and Madrid are the cheapest European cities for a three-day holiday. The title of "Most expensive city" goes... more
CuriositiesPutin pilots motorized hang glider aircraft (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - The Russian premier guided a flock of Siberian cranes
The Russian Premier Vladimir Putin often tries "To burnish his public image as a caring outdoorsman, or macho man of adventure". Every event is largely recorded by press agencies. The latest adventures... more
CuriositiesSupposed Vueling aircraft hijacking (7): the same flight involved in a scramble one year ago (VIDEO)
AMsterdam, Netherlands - Also in that occasion the reason was a radio problem
The episode of the supposed hijacking of a Vueling Amsterdam-bound aircraft departed from Malaga fortunately ended without any consequence: radio communications between the airplane and the control tower... more
CuriositiesForklift driver who caused 1.2 million pounds in damage to an aircraft fined 250 pounds
London, United Kingdom - The collision happened in June at London-Heathrow Airport
A forklift driver at London-Heathrow Airport was fined 250 pounds (roughly 314 Euro or 394 dollars) after crashing his vehicle into a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) aircraft, causing 1.2-million-pound worth... more
CuriositiesUK passengers are inattentive: 2% have lost an aircraft because too busy shopping
London, United Kingdom - More than 60% of travellers buy something at the airport
A walk between the shop windows and maybe a snack in a bar: when waiting for the departure of your aircraft airport's commercial activities are usually the most common way to spend some time, but some... more
CuriositiesShe falls asleep on the aircraft from Pakistan to Paris and gets carried back home
Paris, France - The company: "It is also the responsibility of the passenger to disembark at the destination"
Falling asleep on an aircraft is very common, especially when flying on long-haul routes. And if it happens to sleep sleep when the plane arrives, almost always the contact between the undercarriage and... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner survey: the most polite and impolite airports in Europe
Rome, Italy - The Roman hubs are at the bottom of the ranking
Skyscanner, a popular flight search engine, periodically conducts surveys among its users on several topics of air transport. This time the website has compared several Italian and European airports about... more
CuriositiesThe mistery of Amelia Earhart solved? Scattering of man-made objects found
Nikumaroro, Kiribati - New hope for the castaways theory
"TIGHAR", the research team which is trying to locate and recover the wreckage of the aircraft of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan (who disappeared 75 years ago), recently declared its last research mission... more
CuriositiesVietJet Air fined for its "Bikini show" on an aircraft (VIDEO)
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - "We wanted to make passengers happy"
VietJet Air, a Vietnamese airline, has been fined by the local civil aviation authority for violating the aviation regulations by organizing a show with girls in bikinis on one of its aircraft: the fine... more
CuriositiesTripAdvisor survey: British passengers would pay more if there are no children on the aircraft
London, United Kingdom - 34% think that little travellers should not be admitted in First and Business class
When a baby comes into the life of somebody he, or she, can certainly change it: the joys of parenthood are undeniably among the greatest satisfactions life can offer. But when a baby comes into the cabin... more