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New computer glitch delays United Airlines flights INTERNATIONAL

New computer glitch delays United Airlines flights

Thousands of passengers were delayed worldwide after a computer glitch temporarily halted departures at United Airlines, the latest in a series of outages to affect rival companies in the industry.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Record' 17.6mn travellers use HIA in first half of 2016 ECONOMY

'Record' 17.6mn travellers use HIA in first half of 2016

Hamad International Airport registered 17.6mn passengers in the first half of this year, up 20% on 14.6mn served during the same period last year, "setting a new passenger record" for the airport, HIA said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
13 dead in Thai river boat collision INTERNATIONAL

13 dead in Thai river boat collision

At least 13 people were killed on Sunday when a boat crowded with passengers sank on Thailand's Chao Phraya river after hitting a bridge, an emergency response official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Heathrow sets August record as runway ruling nears INTERNATIONAL

Heathrow sets August record as runway ruling nears

London's Heathrow Airport, which is battling Gatwick for government approval for an extra runway, said it handled a record 7.34mn passengers in August, with more flying to the Middle East and Latin America.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tourists stuck in French Alps cable cars rescued INTERNATIONAL

Tourists stuck in French Alps cable cars rescued

More than 30 tourists who spent a dramatic night stranded in cable cars above the French Alps were brought to the ground on Friday after an 18-hour ordeal, operators said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HIA expansion to finish by 2021: al-Baker ARABIA

HIA expansion to finish by 2021: al-Baker

Plans to expand the Hamad International Airport (HIA) will be completed as scheduled 'by 2021 the latest,' Qatar Airways (QA) Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HIA to introduce QR35 ‘passenger facility charge’ ARABIA

HIA to introduce QR35 ‘passenger facility charge’

Airline passengers exiting Qatar, including transfer passengers connecting within 24 hours, will soon pay a QR35 ($10) ‘passenger facility charge,’ Hamad International Airport (HIA) announced.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thirteen passengers badly injured when French train hits fallen tree INTERNATIONAL

Thirteen passengers badly injured when French train hits fallen tree

Thirteen people were seriously injured when an intercity train travelling at 140 km per hour (85 mph) hit a fallen tree on tracks near the southern French city of Montpellier on Wednesday ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mentally ill German stabs passengers on Austrian train INTERNATIONAL

Mentally ill German stabs passengers on Austrian train

A mentally ill man from Germany seriously wounded two passengers in a knife attack on a regional train in western Austria on Tuesday, police said, ruling out a terrorist act.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Search at New York's JFK airport finds no signs of gunfire INTERNATIONAL

Search at New York's JFK airport finds no signs of gunfire

A preliminary investigation found no evidence of gunfire in a terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, despite earlier reports of shots being heard, the airport's operator said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Woman dies of injuries after Swiss train attack INTERNATIONAL

Woman dies of injuries after Swiss train attack

One of six people injured when a man started a fire on a train carriage in Switzerland and stabbed passengers has died of her injuries, police said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Air India pilot fails alcohol test after landing INTERNATIONAL

Air India pilot fails alcohol test after landing

An Air India pilot failed an alcohol breath analyser test after landing an international flight and has been suspended while an inquiry is conducted into his case, an airline official said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016