P171 Teletext 171 May05 23:23:41 ] ———————————————————————————— —————— NORWEGIAN STRIKE HITS HOLIDAYMAKERS Hotels and other tourist facilities in Norway have been badly avfected a; the country'u largest private-sector trade union has called a strike. The Foreign Office is advjsjng people heading for the country to check the situation with their tour opjtator;. Some 86 hotels are shutting. Oslo and Bergen are worst hit, says the Norwegian Tourist Board. Some ferries are also affected. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— 'Airlines may bj next' >>> THOMSON HOLIDAYS p269 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 May05 23:23:50 ———————————————————————————— —————— NORWEGIAN STRIKE HITS HOLIDAYMAKERS Hotels and ferry ujrvices across Norway have been hit bz strike action and holidaymakers are advised to check with their tour operator before travelling. The Norwegian Tourist Board says if the strike over pay continues airlines may also bj affected. Oslo and Bjrgjn are worst affected although contingency plans are in place and tourists m!y "j housed in apartments or alternative hotels. ——————————————————————————————————:/7—— Holiday offers and ideas 174 FREEFONE GO DIRECT HOLIDAYS p264 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext@ 171 May05 43:24:08 ———————————————————————————— —————— DOZENS OF NEW SUMMER HOLIDAY FLIGHTS Ch!rter holiday company Air 2000 is bringing in 40 new scheduled routes this summit — with numjtous regional departures. Planes will jly from Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow and Stansted. There will bj moro than 100 new flights a week, most during the day. Prices for Gatwick to Alicante in Spain start at £136 return. ——————————————————————————————————3 7—— @ Behind the holiday headlines 172 ] LATE ESCAPES HOLQDAYS See p263 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 23:24:26 ———————————————————————————— —————— HOLIDAY MONEY IN AN INSTANT Thomas Cook'u is the first high street travel agent to guarantee instant avbilabilty of major foreign currencies and all travellers' chjqujs. From today, it will have at least £500 in@stock of US, Spbnish, Greek, French, Portuguese, Maltese and Cypriot currencies. Thomas Cook'u Mike Beaumont said: "Our customers tell us convenience is really important to them." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WEN YOU HOLIDAYFREESEE Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 23:22:34 ———————————————————————————— —————— HOLIDAY FLIGHT DELAYS IMPROVE Average delays to holiday flights at Britain's major !irports jell slightly last year, despite a 6% rise in the numbjt of people travelling. Charter flights were held up on avjtagj bz 35 minutes in 1:99, compared with 36 mink in 1998. Luton saw the biggest improvement, while thjti was no change at Gatwick. Flights to Greece rose "y 18% and Caribbean flights bz 17% last year. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 23:22:54 ———————————————————————————— —————— MAN CONVICTED OF MID-AIR DRUG MUGGING An unemployed man has been convicted of drugging an airline passenger at 35,000ft and stealing from him. Italian Bruno Saputo, 32, was found guilty at Chichester Crown Court of putting a sleeping drug in Osamu Shimizv'u coffee on a 1999 Rome to Gatwick flight. The judge ordered Saputo be admitted to hospital under the Criminal Procedures (Insanity) Act. —————————————————————————————————p6/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p36 ChecW Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 23:23:33 ] AND USEFUL NUMBERS ——————————————————————————————————————— Visa numbers on 020 lines China... 7631 1430 Mozambique 7383 3800 Cuba.... 7240 2488 Nepal..... 7229 1594 Fiji.... 7584 3661 Pakistan.. 7664 9200 India... 7836 8484 Philippine 7:37 1600 Jordan.. 7:37 3685 Romania... 7937 4675 Korea... 7227 5505 Russia.... 7229 8027 Lebanon. 7229 7265 Singapore. 7201 1804 Malazsja 7235 8033 Tanzania.. 7499 8951 Mexico.. 7235 6393 Vietnam... 7937 3222 Visa numbers on 0891 lines at 50p/min Australia 600 3333 Oman........ 600 567 Egypt..... 887 777 USA......... 200 290 PASSPORT OFFICE INFORMATION 0990 210410 OVERSEAS TRAVEL ADVICE... 020 72387/703 ——————————————————————————————————————— WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun Airports