Aviation stares at a bleak future with added restrictions: IATA By TBM Staff | Mumbai
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that while it is seen that airlines turning cash positive within the year, the near-term picture is bleak. Instead of a boost from the year-end holiday period, there are even more restrictions. Governments tightened borders in a knee-jerk response to a virus mutation.
Canada, UK, Germany, Japan and others added testing to their COVID-19 measures without removing quarantine requirements. In other words, they have chosen policy measures that will shut down travel, IATA said.
This approach tells us that these governments are not interested in managing a balanced approach to the risks of COVID-19, IATA said. They appear to be aiming for a zero-COVID world. This is an impossible task that comes with severe consequencesâthe full extent of which it would be impossible to cal
Lahore
January 12, 2021
LAHORE:Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal has regretted that the ruling elite enjoyed the fruits of development in the past but the incumbent government has initiated public-friendly initiatives like Ehsas Programme, Kamyab Jawan Programme, Sehat Card Scheme, shelter homes and almonries for the masses.
According to a handout issued here, the minister expressed these views while talking to the party workers at his office here on Monday.
The minister said that the Punjab Rozgar Programme is the mega initiative of providing soft loans for starting a small scale business and the needy could get loans of different categories from one lakh rupees to 10 million. An increase in exports and economic stability are major macroeconomic achievements of the PTI, he said. It is, however, regrettable that the steady economic recovery and holistic industrialisation have panicked the opposition and the PDM leadership is worried about its bleak political fut
Bleak year ahead for Eastern Cape schools with budget slashed PREMIUM By Gugu Phandle - 07 January 2021
Many Eastern Cape schools will operate on blind faith when their doors open at the end of January due to the dramatic budget cuts made to the education sector.
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Bleak year ahead for Eastern Cape schools with budget slashed Absence of strong leadership and corrupt tendencies add to Covid woes 07 January 2021 - 10:40 By Gugu Phandle Some schools had to dip into their reserves just to get by in 2020. Stock photo. Image: PAYLESSIMAGES / 123RF
Many Eastern Cape schools will operate on blind faith when their doors open at the end of January due to the dramatic budget cuts made to the education sector.
Some schools, especially those in the lower quintiles, already had to dip into their reserves to cover maintenance and sanitation costs just to get by in 2020, but now those funds are depleted.
one of the reasons for the rise of contemporary international terrorism was the development of modern jet air transportation. these were nationally labeled containers of potential hostages at 35,000 feet. good evening. the middle east conflict boiled over today with four airplane hijackings, including one that was aborted at london s heathrow airport. today palestinian commandos took over a british airliner, the fourth successful hijacking in as many days. the jetliner was forced to land at the jordanian desert airfield, already occupied by two other big planes, twa and a swiss airline. now there are 298 people held hostage on a bleak, hot, dusty airstrip out in the desert, and they are surrounded by arabs who say they will kill them all if there s any attempt at rescue.