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Plane ticket bookings double in hour as China eases Covid rules

Bloomberg Bookings for flights into China doubled in the hour after the government announced an easing of restrictions for inbound travellers, including shorter quarantine, Ctrip.com said. Inbound reservations on the online travel agent’s platform were twice as high as the same hour, while international flight searches increased 200%, according to a statement on Friday. Among other measures, mandatory hotel quarantine ...

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Pilot complacency blamed for Indonesia jet crash that killed 62

Bloomberg Sriwijaya Air Flight 182’s engine control system malfunctioned minutes after takeoff, leading to a crash that killed all 62 people on board in January last year, the Indonesian investigators concluded. Pilots failed to control the Boeing Co. 737-500 when one of its automated engine throttle levers began losing power, causing the plane to roll onto its side and plummet ...

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Next buys collapsed UK furniture retailer Made.com for $3.9 million

  Bloomberg Next Plc has struck a deal with the insolvency administrators of Made.com Group Plc to buy the collapsed online furniture retailer for $3.9 million. Made.com confirmed it’s entered an insolvency process and has appointed PwC as administrator after struggling for survival for months amid falling demand and surging inflation. Next, which sells clothing and homewares, confirmed that it ...

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