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Italy says Swiss misused travel pact in Libya row
Italy accused Switzerland on Tuesday of misusing an agreement facilitating European travel to put pressure on Libya, prompting a Libyan ban on visas for much of Europe.
Libya suspends issuing visas to Europeans Reuters 02/16/2010 | Belgian train crash continues to hit European railway services BBC News 02/16/2010 |
 Libya has suspended the issuing of entry visas to European citizens apart from British nationals, an official at the country's main international airport said on Monday. |  Eurostar services between the UK and Brussels have been suspended for a second day after two commuter trains crashed in Belgium, killing 18 people. |
Lunar New Year travellers to rise 10%news.gov.hk 02/08/2010 | Jetstar passengers stranded in Thailand NEWS.com.au 01/27/2010 |
 The Immigration Department forecasts 8.95 million passengers will travel to and from Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year holiday, up 10% on last year. |  JETSTAR passengers booked on a Thailand-to-Sydney flight have been stuck on the resort island of Phuket since Monday because of maintenance problems. |
Orthodox Jew's prayer ritual triggers a mid-air bomb scareDAVID O'REILLY The Sydney Morning Herald 01/22/2010 | Royal Caribbean cruise line brings tourists, supplies to Haiti portGene Sloan USA Today 01/20/2010 |
 PHILADELPHIA: While flying to Kentucky to visit his grandmother, a teenager began the morning prayer ritual expected of Orthodox Jewish men by strapping small leather boxes to his forehead and arm. But to an attendant on US Airways Express Flight 3079, the sight of a young man attaching what looked like black cubes and wires to his body was so alarming that she alerted the pilot. |  Royal Caribbean(RCL) has quickly returned to Haiti, dropping tourists from cruise ships on the country's north coast about 60 miles from devastation in the earthquake-stricken capital of Port-au-Prince. |
US Airways raises online baggage fees BusinessWeek 01/16/2010 | Possibility of Terror Plots Prompts More Checks for Explosives at US AirportsERIC LIPTON The New York Times 01/15/2010 |
 US Airways on Friday raised baggage fees for travelers who check their luggage online. The higher online fees match those set in recent days by Delta, Continental, and United. |  WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security moved Thursday to increase random checks for explosives at American airports after officials cited a heightened concern over possible terror plots against the aviation system. |
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