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A Jet Airways plane with 161 people on board veered off the runway during take-off at Goa's Dabolim airport, Tuesday. The passengers, including 7 crew members, were evacuated using emergency slides. 15 people were treated for minor injuries incurred during the evacuation. The flight 9W 2374 had landed from Mumbai and was bound for Dubai airport when the incident occured. The cause of the incident has not yet been confirmed.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, says that travel to countries in southern Africa should be suspended immediately to slow the spread of the the new Covid-19 variant of concern. She also recommends the implementation of strict quarantine for travelers from affected countries and notes that the EU's contracts with the manufacturers of coronavirus vaccines requires the vaccines to be adapted to new variants 'immediately'. SOUNDBITE
An Air France plane takes off for New York takes off from Roissy airport, near Paris. The United States has lifted access restrictions for people vaccinated against Covid. IMAGES
Boston, Oct 5 (EFE).- The general director of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, said on Tuesday that the "unnecessary" air transport restrictions that countries maintain would cost the the aviation sector this year $40 billion, and would also delay the recovery.During an interview with Efe at the end of the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Boston, Walsh pointed out that border closures are no longer justifiable at this time. (Camera: JULIO RIVAS). SHOT LIST: WILLIE WALSH, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE AT THE END OF THE 77TH IATA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM), IN BOSTON, US.SOUND BITES: WILLIE WALSH, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jun 28 (EFE).- With tables and chairs set up two meters apart and stages installed over outside stairs, theaters in this Ecuadorian city hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic are looking to bounce back and provide much-needed entertainment in keeping with Covid-19 safety protocols.(CAMERA: Marcos Pin)
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