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Man stands in plane for SIX HOURS so wife can sleep

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A man had to stand in a plane to allow for his supposed wife to lie across three seats to sleep. Image of the development which was shared on social media has provoked outrage. Courtney Lee Johnson, a life coach from Indiana shared the image on his twitter account. He claimed the unidentified man stood in the aisle of the… Read More
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Uganda revives national airline, makes first trip in 20 years

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Uganda’s national carrier has been revived with the airline making a trip to Kenya for the first time in two decades. Uganda Airlines was first founded in 1976 and but was grounded in 2001 due to financial challenges, corruption and asset-stripping. On Tuesday the airline started commercial operations and has plans to fly to major cities in Kenya, Tanzania, South… Read More
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Air Tanzania aircraft seized by South African authorities

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A plane owned by Tanzania’s state-run airline was seized in Johannesburg by South African authorities, a senior government official said. Mr Leonard Chamuriho, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications, said in a statement that the plane belonging to Air Tanzania Company Limited was seized Friday following an order by the Gauteng High Court of South Africa.… Read More
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Kenya: Plane aborts take-off after tyre stuck in pothole

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A Fly540 pilot was forced to abort take-off at the Manda Airport in Lamu in Kenya after one of the plane’s tyre was stuck in a pothole on the runway. No one was hurt but the 36 passengers aboard the Nairobi-bound plane were reported to be in a state of shock and fear. They were asked to disembark from the… Read More
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Madagascar: British student dies after opening plane door

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Police in Madagascar have revealed that a British student who was studying at the Cambridge University died after falling from a plane. The student, according to police fell to her death on the African island nation when she opened the door of a small plane in mid-air. Alana Cutland, 19 was from Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. UK Foreign Office confirmed… Read More