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Coronavirus and airline travel in Europe: No empty plane seats under EU plan

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Airlines will not have to leave seats empty, but passengers flying in the European Union will have to wear masks on planes and in airports under plans to revive the travel industry. Full stop,” Margrethe Vestager, a deputy head of the Commission, said.

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Plane travel and coronavirus: Passengers on UK airline Ryanair will need to ask permission to use the toilet

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While the European Commission is preparing recommendations for removing border controls, there are signs that the reopening will be bumpy. Within the European Union, each nation sets its own rules on re-entry. The comeback is dependent on government restrictions being lifted on flights within Europe. Photo: Bloomberg.

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Travel in Europe during coronavirus: Plan to create ‘tourism corridors’ between countries

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The European Union is striving to save the continent’s summer holidays and a tourism sector left devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. It faces the loss of at least half of its turnover in 2020, with countries in southern Europe particularly badly hit, the European Commission said.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. Many of Arkansas’s port locations have railway connections that provide a smooth transition for various modes of transportation and quick delivery. Hunt Transport, ABF Freight System, P.A.M.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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Fourth, the provision eliminates the exceptions for commissions and performance-based compensation from the definition of compensation subject to the deduction limit. Work-related education. Thus, under the provision, employees may not claim the above-listed items as itemized deductions for taxable years 2018 through 2025.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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SWLA’s transportation infrastructure is keeping pace with surging development needs. We are blessed to have natural resources like oil and gas, but you have to be able to transport them and that adds value,” he told the American Press. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern.