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17/07/2022

Heathrow delays: Emirates agrees to cap summer ticket sales
Emirates Airlines has agreed to cap sales of its flights out of Heathrow until mid-August, after the airport asked carriers to scale back capacity.

The Dubai-based airline had previously rejected the airport's request for it to cut flight capacity at short notice.

Bosses from the companies held talks on Friday morning about ways to avoid travel chaos over the coming months.

Surging post-pandemic travel demand has seen airports struggling to cope, leading to delays and cancellations.

In a joint statement, Emirates and Heathrow said they had come to an agreement.

"Emirates agreed the airline was ready and willing to work with the airport to remediate the situation over the next two weeks, to keep demand and capacity in balance and provide passengers with a smooth and reliable journey through Heathrow this summer," said Emirates Airlines President Sir Tim Clark and Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye.

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They said the move would assist Heathrow in its "resource ramp-up".

The companies added: "In the meantime, Emirates flights from Heathrow operate as scheduled and ticketed passengers may travel as booked."

Emirates originally rejected Heathrow's plea for airlines to make capacity cuts at short notice, with the carrier saying the airport's demand was "unreasonable and unacceptable".

The airline had accused the airport of having a "blatant disregard" for customers after Heathrow capped passenger numbers at 100,000 per day during the summer, adding that the airport faced "an 'airmageddon' situation due to their incompetence and non-action".

Another UAE-based airline, Etihad, told the Reuters news agency on Friday it would operate its five return daily Abu Dhabi-Heathrow flights at full capacity until the end of the month, despite Heathrow's request.

Etihad added it was "awaiting further information on the airport's longer-term plans for August".

Heathrow said it had no choice but to bring in a cap on departing travellers, which will be in place until 11 September.

It said earlier this week that it was forced to impose cuts after it was unable to reach a compromise with airlines despite months of consultation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62182881

The airline says it will work with the airport as it struggles to cope with surging demand for travel.

13/07/2022

Rogers outage: Millions to get credits over internet and mobile blackout

Canadian mobile and internet giant Rogers says it will give credits to millions of its customers after a nationwide outage last week.

In a statement posted late on Tuesday, the firm said users will receive "the equivalent of five days service".

The outage - which lasted for more than 15 hours - also affected transport, banking and emergency services.

Regulators have ordered the company to provide an account of "why" and "how" the disruption happened.

Rogers is one of Canada's largest telecoms companies with more than 11m subscribers.

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The firm said it has been "listening to our customers from across the country who have told us how significant the impacts of the outage were for them".

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62145247

The disruption - which lasted for over 15 hours - affected transport, banking and emergency services.

10/07/2022

How science is making chocolate taste even better
Luisa Vicinanza-Bedi is an artisan chocolate maker in Nottingham and founder of Luisa's Vegan Chocolates.

"I've always had a love for chocolate, but when I discovered all the tastes and nuances of single-origin chocolate - the incredible flavour notes, like a fine wine - my eyes were opened," she says.

Much of the chocolate we eat will be made from cocoa blended from a number of farms, areas, or even countries.

But Ms Vicinanza-Bedi argues that using a single bean variety, from a single farm, gives the chocolate a unique flavour.

"We trade directly with our farmers and quality check the beans," she says. "We do a cut test, weight test, moisture analysis, aroma test and pilot line taste."

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61511456

Cocoa beans go through a fermentation process that scientists say can be more precisely controlled.

07/07/2022

Zimbabwe to mint gold coins to tackle rising prices
Zimbabwe says it will introduce gold coins later this month as it tries to curb soaring inflation amid a slump in its currency.

The country's central bank also outlined plans to make the US dollar legal tender for the next five years.

The central bank's main interest rate was more than doubled this month to 200%, after the annual rate of inflation rose above 190%.

Zimbabwe's dollar has slumped in value against major currencies this year.

The gold coins, which will contain one troy ounce of 22-carat gold, will be available from 25 July, John P Mangudya, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, said in a statement.

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A troy ounce is a unit of measure used for weighing precious metal - such as gold, silver and platinum - that dates back to the Middle Ages. One troy ounce is equal to 31.10g.

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The south-east African country's annual inflation rate stood at more than 190% in June.

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