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KLM Undertake First Sustainable Synthetic Kerosene Flight

KLM announced this week that it successfully carried out the first passenger flight between between Amsterdam and Madrid, using a fuel mix of sustainably manufactured synthetic kerosene on the 22nd of January.  The aircraft fuel load contained 500 litres of sustainable synthetic kerosene which had been produced by Shell at its research centre in Amsterdam.

Lugar de Baixo – Problems Need to be Resolved

Socialist Party (PS) deputy, Carlos Coelho, recently spoke out at a political party summit categorically stating that the problems concerning the Lugar de Baixo marina have to be resolved, commenting that "this problem has remained unresolved for almost twenty years! Furthermore, the marina impacts on the area both environmentally and visually, and just as importantly it remains a security issue."

Carnival is a No Go!

Just to confirm, the Regional Secretary for Tourism and Culture has announced that there will be no entertainment or local events for carnival this year, and this includes Carnival Day (16th of February).  However, it is expected that many of the island's museums will be celebrating the day in their own quiet way. 

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