Thunderstorm strands 14,000 in Chengdu airport
Updated: 2013-06-20 20:19
By HUANG ZHILING (chinadaily.com.cn)
A six-hour thunderstorm in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Thursday delayed 704 scheduled flights and stranded 14,000 passengers.
“The first flight was scheduled to leave for [...]
All 7 militants dead at end of Kabul airport attack
All seven militants who launched an attack Monday on Kabul airport died in the assault, Afghan police said, adding that no civilian and security force casualties had yet been reported.
“There were seven assailants — two (suicide [...]
Militants launch rocket attack on Kabul airport
KABUL, June 10 (Xinhua) — Explosions and ensuing gunfight took place early Monday morning at the northern edge of Kabul International Airport with feared casualties, a security official said.
“Militants numbered four or five or [...]
Philippine airport closed after runway accident
Philippine aviation authorities shut down one of the country’s busiest airports on Monday after a passenger jet overshot the runway when landing during a rainstorm, officials said.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) [...]
Tang Wei and boyfriend seen hugging at airport
The Chinese actress and her new beau were spotted behaving intimately at the airport
Barely a month after Tang Wei and her boyfriend Hu Jing were spotted dating at Beijing hotel, the lovebirds recently confirmed rumours that they are dating [...]
Airport looks to help development zone take off
Living in the center of China used to be fraught with danger – wars, floods and droughts were commonplace.
But today, more people are realizing that setting up a business, or your home, in the region offers a range of advantages, none [...]
Rail bureau chief resigns over delay to airport MRT opening
By Joy Lee ,The China PostMay 9, 2013, 12:08 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Bureau of High Speed Rail (BHSR) Director-General Chu Shu (朱旭) tendered his resignation yesterday to take responsibility for the delayed opening of the Taiwan [...]
Man kills himself after firing shot at Houston airport
Police guard outside the Terminal B at the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, the United States, May 2, 2013. Shots were fired Thursday at an airport in the U.S. state of Texas, a local TV station reported. [Xinhua]
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Thai ‘Yellow Shirts’ face court over airport rallies
Dozens of Thai royalist activists will appear in court Monday to deny charges relating to 2008 rallies that paralysed Bangkok’s main airports stranding thousands of tourists, their lawyer said.
Around 100 members of the nationalist People [...]
Some Asian gov’ts tighten airport controls
Reuters and AFPApril 26, 2013, 12:14 am TWN
BEIJING/TAIPEI — Several governments in Asia have ordered tougher screening of air travelers from China in an effort to contain a possible spread of a new strain of bird flu that has killed [...]
Syrian troops confront fierce attacks by rebels in military airport
DAMASCUS, April 25 (Xinhua) — Syrian troops backed by air force and artilleries have confronted fierce attacks by armed rebels against a military airport in the country’s northern province of Aleppo, the pro-government al-Watan [...]
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Rail to connect Beijing’s new airport
Updated: 2013-04-10 07:15
By Chen Xin (China Daily)
Beijing plans to connect its new international airport to the downtown via a 40-kilometer urban rail transit line and three expressways, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Urban rail transit [...]
Airport MRT opening could be delayed to 2015: reports
By Joy Lee ,The China PostApril 7, 2013, 12:13 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The opening of the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT line, originally scheduled for this October, could be postponed until 2015, local reports said yesterday.
Bureau [...]
Can Airport Investment Clear the Runway for Economic Growth?
China’s 12th Five Year Plan (2011-2015) has identified infrastructure development as essential for maintaining economic growth, and under it local governments will be footing the bill for airport renovations, expansions and massive new projects. [...]
EVA Air chair blasts airport project
By Joy Lee ,The China PostMarch 2, 2013, 12:02 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan — EVA Air (長榮航空) Chairman Chang Kuo-wei (張國煒) criticized the government’s ongoing Taoyuan Aerotropolis project as an “empty promise,” according [...]
Officials suspended after angry airport outburst
Updated: 2013-02-25 17:51
(chinadaily.com.cn)
The political advisory body in Shizong county, Yunnan province, suspended the membership of a political advisor on Feb 24 after video clips of him smashing equipment at a boarding gate were spread [...]
SJ Choi Siwon sun handsome East China Sea Eunhyuk airport terminal according to (Figure)
LOS ANGELES Korean boy band Super Junior member Choi Siwon [microblogging] own Twitter, drying out the members of the East China Sea [microblogging] and Eunhyuk [microblogging] photos in the airport terminal. “
25, Choi Siwon updated [...]
Kwan Yuet Tong Dawei Airport the tide fashion show love to laugh candid (Figure)
LOS ANGELES, January 16, the media in the capital airport occasional Tong Dawei [microblogging] Guan Yue [microblogging] couples work together travel. Tong Dawei and considerate at the counter busy check-in baggage to communicate with the [...]
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