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Overseas markets to “see growing percentage of US traffic”

Travellers stranded in Turkey as Scanway goes bust  

Northern Lights could be best in over 10 years

BA extends semi-flexible and hand baggage-only fares

Sentosa, Singapore, is priciest island for a holiday

Haunted houses as a form of live entertainment

Passengers pay extra for early boarding

Board members to supply bailout of €500 million

Bigger capacity and more destinations in winter timetable

“You eventually lose touch of stick and rudder skills”

Cruise ship docks at homeport in New Orleans

British Airways tries to find source of eight-minute video

Boeing flies in to change design of hydraulic pump  

First time a tourist has fallen from the precipice  

Dobrolet to focus on domestic routes from 2014

M/S Viking XPRS to sail under new flag from January  

Kuwait and others to start medical tests at borders  

Airlines cancelling hundreds of flights  

“Over time the safety system is deteriorating”  

Critics say 16 hours’ duty time is excessive