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Chancellor announces reform of Air Passenger Duty
The Chancellor has announced in the latest budget that from April 2015, British Air Passenger Duty will be simplified into a two band system: Band A for short haul flights of less than 2000 miles from London and Band B for all long haul flights more than 2000 miles from London.
Read the full story hereEthiopian Airlines starts daily flights to Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s biggest airline and part of the Star Alliance network, is to run daily flights to Addis Ababa from Heathrow starting July 8th. The airline, has been flying regular services from Heathrow since 1973 and the new Tuesday evening slot ensures a 7 day connection to the Ethiopian capital.
Read the full story hereBudapest Spring Festival line up finalised
The Budapest Spring Festival now in its 34th year, will run from 21st March – 6th April 2014. This year its organisers and Hungarian Tourism promise one of the biggest and best Festival yet, with revered performers from both Hungary and around the world, including the Vienna and BBC Philharmonic orchestra.
Read the full story hereUnited Airlines to add nonstop route between LA and Melbourne
The six times a week service will use the airline’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners,
Read the full story hereEgyptian step pyramid uncovered
An Egyptian step pyramid even older than all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which also includes the Great Pyramid of Giza has been unearthed by archaeologists in southern Egypt.
Read the full story hereNew Heathrow viewing platform opens
Passengers at Heathrow Terminal 4 can get an enviable view of planes arriving and leaving plane as they wait for their own flights with the opening of a new Heathrow viewing platform.
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