Viet Nam News AUGUSTA, United States — Tiger Woods, unable to make birdies on the Augusta National par-5 holes he has dominated over the years, grinded his way through his long-awaited Masters comeback round on Thursday. With the world hoping to see one of the great injury comebacks in sports history, the 14-time major champion fired a one-over par 73 for a so-so start to his first major round since the 2015 PGA Championship and first Masters round in three years. "It felt great to be back out there again. It’s nice that I came out to play," Woods said. "I could have easily let the round slip away from me but I got it back and I’m right back in this tournament." Woods underwent four back surgeries, the latest a spinal fusion, to heal nagging health issues that left him wondering if he would ever walk without pain much less return to top-level golf. But after two top-five finishes in tuneup events last month, Tigermania again buzzes at Augusta National, where … [Read more...] about Tiger battles through with clutch shots in Masters return
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Copenhagen airport terminal evacuated over suspect bag
Danish police arrested two men at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport on Wednesday after they were overheard discussing a bomb in one of their bags, prompting the evacuation of the terminal, police said. AFP. "Apparently, they are friends, though one was going to Paris and the other was flying to Frankfurt (Germany)," he said. The identity and nationality of the men was not disclosed. The incident came just hours after Danish police raised the country's threat level by one notch to the second-highest level, citing the elevated risk of a terrorist attack after last week's Paris attacks. … [Read more...] about Copenhagen airport terminal evacuated over suspect bag
Budget Airline Jetstar Plans to Fly to VN Late 2006
Budget carrier Jetstar, a subsidiary of Australian airline Qantas, said it planned to fly between Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City three times per week, starting in November 2006. Jetstar has announced a major expansion of its international routes to the Asia-Pacific region, including flights to Viet Nam, Hawaii and Japan starting this November. The low-cost airline said it would use A330-200 aircraft with 303 seats for the new routes. Many Vietnamese are studying in Australia's cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The students prefer budget flights home and back to their schools. At present, the two low-cost carriers flying to Viet Nam are Singapore's Tiger Airways and Malaysia's AirAsia. Tiger Airways flies from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Ha Noi, while AirAsia flies between Thailand's Bangkok and Ha Noi. Related Link: Jetstar … [Read more...] about Budget Airline Jetstar Plans to Fly to VN Late 2006
Grounded Tiger Airways offers August refunds
Grounded Tiger Airways Australia on Friday agreed to refund all tickets for August, but aviation regulators said the move did not mean the airline was facing further delays in returning to the air. It had agreed to refund all July tickets while it awaited permission to fly again, and consumer watchdog chief Graeme Samuel said Tiger Airways Australia had now extended the refund offer for all of August. "We have managed to secure from them an undertaking that for August flights, where there's still some uncertainty as to whether they will be able to fly, they've agreed to provide some flexibility," said Samuel, head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. "So they're saying to customers now 'if you've booked an August flight you can elect to cancel that flight," he told AFP. Samuel said customers could cancel their flights up to seven days after Tiger resumed flying. "Undoubtedly a part of that is to try and restore and retain goodwill with customers," he … [Read more...] about Grounded Tiger Airways offers August refunds
Tiger Airways Australia delays return to the skies
Grounded budget carrier Tiger Airways Australia on Friday looked unlikely to return to the skies until at least August 5, but vowed to meet new safety conditions and resume services in the "near future". Tiger said Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) had issued it with "a set of formal conditions" on Friday, some of which had to be met before flights could resume. "As a consequence, Tiger Airways Australia will automatically refund all passengers booked to fly between 1 August 2011 and 4 August 2011," the carrier said in a statement. "A further announcement, concerning flights scheduled to operate from 5 August 2011 and the re-commencement of sales, will be made at the appropriate time." Tiger said it had been working constructively to address CASA's safety concerns and was "confident that it can comply with these conditions and expects to resume services in the near future". CASA confirmed that formal conditions had been set for Tiger to resume flying … [Read more...] about Tiger Airways Australia delays return to the skies