A Fijian national with permanent New Zealand residency has been arrested and charged with multiple drug offences, after Customs conducted a search of his mobile phone. Jamie Bamford from NZ Customs said the arrest was part of an investigation into multiple packages containing drugs being sent to Auckland residential addresses. The man was searched in the early hours of 1 October this year after arriving on an international flight. The search included the contents of his cellphone. "Customs had reasonable cause to believe the arrested man's mobile phone contained evidence relating to his offending. As a result of a search of his mobile phone, Customs located evidence connecting him to the importation of drugs," Mr Bamford said. The man has been charged with importing one package from Cambodia which contained 1.91 kilograms of methamphetamine and two packages from Brazil which contained a total of 768 grams of cocaine. NZ Customs have said there were other packages that had been … [Read more...] about Man arrested for drug offences following cell phone search at airport
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12 passengers sickened on two flights arriving at Philadelphia airport
Ill passengers and crew from two American Airlines flights arriving at Philadelphia International Airport were held for medical review on Thursday after 12 people became ill with flu-like symptoms, an airport spokeswoman said, according to Reuters. On Wednesday, at least 19 people aboard an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York were confirmed ill when the aircraft landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. … [Read more...] about 12 passengers sickened on two flights arriving at Philadelphia airport
Typhoon Jebi death toll in Japan rises to 11
The toll in the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter century rose Wednesday to 11, with thousands stranded at a major airport because of storm damage, Japan Today reports. Typhoon Jebi slammed into the west coast of Japan around noon on Tuesday, bringing maximum winds of 216 kilometers an hour and heavy rain. The powerful gusts ripped sheeting from rooftops, overturned trucks on bridges and swept a 2,591-ton tanker anchored in Osaka Bay into a bridge leading to Kansai International Airport. The damage to the bridge left the airport, which is on an artificial island, cut off from the mainland, and around 5,000 people were stranded at the facility overnight, a transport ministry official told AFP. Parts of the airport's runways and basement were also flooded after high waves whipped up by the storm washed into the facility. On Wednesday morning, a boat service and buses were taking people from the airport to nearby Kobe, the transport ministry official said. But there … [Read more...] about Typhoon Jebi death toll in Japan rises to 11
Powerful typhoon kills 9, shutters airport in Japan
TOKYO - AFP The toll in the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter century rose Wednesday to nine, with thousands stranded at a major airport because of storm damage. Typhoon Jebi slammed into the west coast of Japan around noon on Tuesday, bringing maximum winds of 216 kilometres (135 miles) an hour and heavy rain. The powerful gusts ripped sheeting from rooftops, overturned trucks on bridges and swept a 2,591-ton tanker anchored in Osaka Bay into a bridge leading to Kansai International Airport. The damage to the bridge left the airport, which is on an artificial island, cut off from the mainland, and around 3,000 people were stranded at the facility overnight, a transport ministry official told AFP. Parts of the airport’s runways and basement were also flooded after high waves whipped up by the storm washed into the facility. On Wednesday morning, a boat service was ferrying people from the airport to nearby Kobe, the transport ministry official said. But there was no … [Read more...] about Powerful typhoon kills 9, shutters airport in Japan
Report claims airlines are extending flight times to avoid payouts for delays
Passenger jets have never been more advanced. With Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, introduced in 2011, leading the charge, and new models like the 737 MAX and the Airbus A320neo following in its wake, the aircraft on which we travel are safer, smoother, quieter and more fuel efficient than ever. They also appear perfectly capable of flying faster than their predecessors. Earlier this year the low-cost carrier Norwegian issued a celebratory press release after one of its Dreamliners whizzed from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to London Gatwick in five hours and 13 minutes, setting a new transatlantic record for a subsonic plane. That’s three minutes quicker than the previous best time set by British Airways in January 2015. So why, record-breaking feats notwithstanding, are airlines claiming it takes longer and longer to fly from A to B? That’s according to a study by Which? Travel, published this week, as well as research by OAG, the aviation analyst, … [Read more...] about Report claims airlines are extending flight times to avoid payouts for delays