New number for BA flight 223
11.32PM, 20 Feb 2004
British Airways are changing the name of London to Washington flight 223, which has been repeatedly cancelled in recent weeks because of security fears.
The reason behind the change is to help restore passenger confidence.
"People associate the flight with delays and the potential for disruption even though it continues to run on schedule at the moment," said Paul Parry, a BA spokesman said.
"Customers told us this is the reason they are not booking the flight," he said, adding seat bookings are down.
As of March 28, it will be known as BA 293. The destination remains Dulles International Airport, but leaves five minutes earlier from London's Heathrow Airport at 1500 GMT, the spokesman said.
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It's about time!!!
US negates reports on Osama's capture
Saturday, 21 February , 2004, 06:09
Washington: The US has scotched reports coming out of Pakistan that its forces have captured Osama bin Laden.
"That would be news to everybody in this room. No, I haven't heard anything - haven't heard anything like that," spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters at the White House here yesterday.
Asked to clarify what prompted President Pervez Musharraf to say a couple of weeks ago that Pakistani forces would have bin Laden by the year-end, the spokesman said, "I speak for the President. Obviously, I don't speak for President Musharraf."
As for whether the capture of bin Landen would signal the end of the war on terrorism, McClellan said the war on terrorism would continue. "And obviously, we have made significant progress in the war on terrorism. But as the President has said, this is something that is not going to be won overnight."
He pointed out that the US and its allies had already either "captured or otherwise gotten rid of two-thirds of the al Qaeda leadership and we continue to pursue other members of al Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden."
"We will find him [bin Laden] and we will bring him to justice. The President has been very clear on that."
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