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Chinese embassy takes to social media to press India to resume direct passenger flights

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Chinese embassy takes to social media to press India to resume direct passenger flights

New Delhi: The Chinese embassy in India took to social media Thursday to urge New Delhi to restore direct passenger flights between the two neighbouring countries.Direct passenger flights have not been operating between India and China for the last four years, since the Covid-19 pandemic. Direct cargo flights, however, are continuing. “Share[d] a video clip made by a Chinese media based on their research and data sources. They cannot help but ask: why is India distancing itself from China?” a spokesperson of the Chinese embassy posted on X. Show Full Article China has been pressing India to resume direct flights, and the subject was even brought up by former Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang during his meeting with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar in...

Climate protest at Frankfurt Airport forces a temporary halt to flights – Times of India

FRANKFURT: Germany's busiest airport canceled more than 100 flights Thursday as environmental activists launched a coordinated effort to disrupt air travel across Europe at the height of the summer holiday season to highlight the threat posed by climate change.Frankfurt Airport said flights were halted for safety reasons after climate activists breached security fences, triggering a response from police, firefighters and airport security officers. All runways were back in operation by 7:50 am local time, the airport said in a statement on its website. About 140 flights have been cancelled so far, but further disruptions are expected throughout the day, the airport said. "We sharply condemn these unauthorized demonstrations, and we reserve the right to take legal action against the par...

UK’s Manchester Airport begins resuming operations after power outage – Times of India

Manchester Airport (Agencies photo) Britain's Manchester Airport was resuming operations and expected flights to restart on Sunday afternoon and evening, airport authorities said, after a power outage caused widespread disruption at Terminals 1 and 2 earlier in the day.It was not clear what led to the power outage but Manchester Airport said in a statement that it was working with airlines to reschedule cancelled flights in the coming days, adding that flights scheduled for Monday would be unaffected.The airport said in an earlier post on social media platform X that passengers due to fly from Terminal 3 should go to the airport as normal, unless advised otherwise by their airline, but they could be affected by delays.The disruption was first reported by Sky News, which said an issue w...