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Added on the 08/10/2021 11:31:09 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
In response to the outbreak of a rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus mutation, over 40 countries have banned flights from the UK. At the same time, the UK government has shut down most of London and South East England in a new round of lockdowns. Over the weekend, rank-and-file Londoners flocked to train and bus stations to get out of town while they still could. But according to Business Insider, members of the monied class didn't have to battle for space on an overhead storage bin. Instead, British high society went to London's private jet terminals to catch charter flights out of the country.
Inspector General of Royal Malaysian Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar announced that the chemical which allegedly caused the death of Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother, was "VX nerve agent" at a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur, Friday. Kim Jong-nam is alleged to have been poisoned at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, as he was standing in line to board a Macau-bound flight on February 13.
Travelers wait at the Mexico City International Airport, where 22 flights were canceled due to an ash cloud from the Popocatepetl volcano. Authorities have warned ash is likely to fall in the states of Morelos, Puebla and Mexico, as well as in Mexico City, which lies some 55 miles (90 kilometers) from the volcano. IMAGES
Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES
Travellers check the departures board at Ben Gurion airport after major airlines cancelled dozens of flights to Tel Aviv this weekend after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. IMAGES