World’s First Airplane Hotel Debuts in Stockholm January 6, 2009
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Next time you’re in Stockholm and need a place to lay your head, you won’t have to look too far from the airport. A Swedish aircraft is set to become the world’s first airplane hotel.British newspaper The Independent reports that the Boeing 747 will be renamed the Jumbo Hotel, and will be located at Stockholm-Arlanda airport.Each of the 25 rooms in the hotel will be around 65 square-feet in size, complete with bunk beds, flat-screen televisions and overhead lockers for luggage.
Airports open family lanes at security checkpoints December 13, 2008
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has said that families and individual passengers looking to carry liquid medicines onboard could now benefit from a new security lane at airports this holiday season.The new lanes are part of the TSA Diamond Self-Select program that has been launched at about 48 airports across the U.S., which enables families and individual passengers who are not familiar with security procedures, and those passengers who have exclusive needs to move through security at a more leisurely pace.
British Airways to resume services to Saudi Arabia December 13, 2008
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A recent announcement by BMI said it would double the number of flights offered to the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh with effect from 15th January next year. The move by the airline would take up the number of services in the route from three to six per week.In a recent announcement, British Airways has announced that it would resume its flight services between Heathrow and Saudi Arabia with effect from 29th March next year.Following the start of the service, the carrier will offer five flights a week from Terminal 5 to Saudi Arabian cities including Jeddah and Riyadh. The airline has stated that the tickets are already put on sale from Wednesday, 26th November.
