*Delta State: Ovie of Uvwie Calls for Osubi Airport Expansion, Warri Ports Revitalization*

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Four French soldiers wounded in Burkina Faso bomb blast: army

Four French soldiers were wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Burkina Faso, France's military. "(Their) off-road vehicle activated an IED as it left Ouahigouya airport," the army said in a statement, adding the unit was part of the Barkhane operation, Paris' deployment in the Sahel against a jihadist insurgency.
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The Chinese city of Xi'an intensifies its lockdown and closes its international airport

China is ramping up the intensity of its Covid-19 lockdown on the northwest city of Xi'an, closing its international airport and barring travelers from entry altogether. The city of 13 million first locked down on December 23, after recording around 1,000 Covid-19 cases between December 9 and December 23.
#china #xian #covid

US air travel still messy, with another 2 600 flights scrapped

Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2 600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid-19 cases.
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Emirates Airline Lands In Nigeria In Style

Emirates has today touched down in both Abuja and Lagos, marking the restart of daily services to Nigeria from Dubai. It received a spectacular water canon welcome at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.
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FAAN To Ban Bribe Takers From Working At Nigerian Airports

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has warned bribe-takers at Nigeria’s airports they will be barred for life from working at FAAN airport terminals across the country, regardless of whether the violator is a government or private sector staff. This is because of the rising cases of acts of indiscipline at the nation’s airports.
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Heathrow Airport says UK border gates affected by 'systems failure'

Britain's busiest airport, Heathrow, said on Friday that a systems failure is affecting the e-gates which allow people to cross the border in the airport, adding that the issue was also affecting other points of entry.
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Burundi rebel group claims airport attack

A rebel group has claimed a series of mortar attacks launched overnight on the airport of Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, a day before President Evariste Ndayishimiye was due to fly out for the UN General Assembly in New York.
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