Airliners meet schedules as harmattan eases

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The plane's nonappearance took its original destination in Zambia by surprise. As the pilot informed air traffic control that he was about to land, they told him: "We can't see you."

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET, said the harmattan experienced in Northern Nigeria is normal

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London to New York may again be possible in under 4 hours after the US-based airline struck a deal for 15 ultrafast jets. Regular commercial supersonic flights have not been seen since 2003.