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Foreign Office has ‘no plans’ to fly British tourists home from Tenerife

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None of the remaining 700-plus guests at a hotel in Spain’s Canary Islands on lockdown over the coronavirus have shown any symptoms of the virus and 130 of them have been cleared to leave the building, a spokesman for the regional government said on Thursday. The guests at Tenerife’s H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel have … Read more

Stunning video shows how owls fly by creating swirling vortices of air beneath their wings

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STUNNING video shows an owl passing through a cloud of tiny helium bubbles in ultra slow motion, revealing how birds stay aloft by creating small circular flows of air beneath their wings Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College outside London studied bird flight They filmed two owls and a hawk as they flew through small … Read more

Vet gives young parrot a new pair of wing tips after ‘severe wing trim’ left it unable to fly 

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A doting vet has given a twelve-week-old bird a beautiful new pair of wing tips made from donated feathers after a ‘severe wing trim’ left it unable to fly.  Like many pet birds, Wei Wei — a young Green Cheeked Conure — had her wings clipped to stop her from flying away. However, the procedure … Read more

Scandinavian Airlines plane that was due to fly to Florence lands 65 miles away in Bologna

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Plane that was due to fly from Copenhagen to Florence lands 65 miles away in Bologna because the information for the route wasn’t loaded into the GPS system The problem on the Scandinavian Airlines plane was discovered before take-off Decision to fly to a close destination was made instead of cancelling the flight  The passengers … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover forced to fly car parts into the UK from China in SUITCASES

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Jaguar Land Rover bosses admitted they have been flying car parts into the country in suitcases due to difficulties in the supply chain from China caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus. The UK’s biggest car maker, which produces around 400,000 motors a year, has three vehicle manufacturing plants in the UK – all of … Read more

Incredible manned drone that can fly at 87 MPH with a person on board has maiden flight

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Formula 1 car of the sky: Incredible 16ft-wide manned drone that can fly at 87 MPH with a person on board performs rolls and loops on its maiden flight Big Drone is able to fly at 87 MPH using 12 motors and propellers keeping it up It is about 16ft across and built around the … Read more

Climate risks put at top of Davos agenda – but business leaders still fly in

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Climate risks put at top of Davos agenda… as the global elite fly in on their private jets! By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 15 January 2020 The World Economic Forum has urged business leaders to step into the void left by governments in … Read more

You don’t need to fly first class to get access to airport lounges. Here’s our pick of the best

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Air travel can be hell. But there’s a way to ease your pain. If you don’t mind spending £30 or so, you can relax pre-flight at a private airport lounge and enjoy unlimited food and drink as part of the deal. There’s free wi-fi, charging stations and sometimes showers. In most cases, you can take … Read more

Vintage images of National Parks Airways, which used to fly tourists to Yellowstone National Park

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These rare black-and-white images chart the history of one of America’s most short-lived airlines. They show the fleet and passengers of National Parks Airways (NPA), which operated for a mere 10 years, between 1927 and 1937, in Utah, Idaho and Montana. It would eventually capitalise on the boom in Yellowstone National Park tourism and ferry … Read more