Japan Airlines (JAL) has come up with a novel way to help wheelchair users avoid setting off metal detectors at airport security gates - by offering them bamboo wheelchairs instead.
JAL will start offering the new wheelchair model, which it likens to ''a piece of sophisticated furniture,'' next year - first at Japan's Oita airport on Kyushu island and then at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
The bamboo model, completely hand-made and with rubber wheels, costs about 600,000 yen (about 7,200 dollars) each.
Malaysian Airline, KLM strengthen collaboration
KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones) - Malaysian Airline System Bhd and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding to further boost ties.
"This collaboration marks an important milestone for the two national airlines and will pave way for potential closer cooperation between the airlines. The benefits include greater connectivity, better schedules and more choices for customers," the two airlines said in a joint statement. |
