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Mozambique and Portugal end monopoly on direct flights

Mozambique and Portugal have ended the monopoly enjoyed by LAM Mozambique Airlines and TAP Air Portugal on direct flights between the two countries.The two countries revised a 2010 agreement which ultimately opens the door for more airlines to provide connections.Chairman…

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in North America

After rocky start, Swoop’s U.S. flights take off

Swoop, the ultralow-cost subsidiary of Canada’s WestJet, has now begun all but one of its eight scheduled U.S. routes following launch delays related to regulatory approvals.The final route, between Fort Lauderdale and Hamilton, Ontario, is now scheduled to start Friday.Over…

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in News

Lion Air flight JT 610 crashes following Jakarta take-off

Lion Air flight JT 610 has come down shortly after take-off from Indonesian capital, Jakarta.It crashed into the sea on route to Pangkal Pinang, in the Bangka Belitung Islands.The aircraft was carrying 178 passengers, among them one child and two…

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in Asia

China Opens World’S Longest Bridge To Macau And Hong Kong

After 9 years of construction, have inaugurated the 55 km long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. It includes also an underwater tunnel and a snaking road bridge. After numerous delays and a construction cost of almost $19 billion, last week Chinese president…

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in Africa

South Africa announces ocean protection expansion

The Department of Environmental Affairs announced that on October 24, South Africa’s Cabinet approved 20 new and expanded Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), representative of the country’s rich coastal and ocean biodiversity. This will increase the ocean protection within the South…

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in South America

Altos Tequila Doesn’t Quite Fly High

Altos Tequila would inspire tequila lovers in the know to naturally think of “Los Altos,” the higher-elevation area of Jalisco state where much of the the most interesting agave is grown and some of the most complex tequila is made….

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in Oceania

10 stunning places you had no idea were in Queensland

We’re not accusing mother nature of playing favourites, but it would seem some parts of Queensland got special treatment when she was carving out the landscape.We’re talking stunning oases hiding in some of the driest parts of the country, infinity…

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