Tag: Amsterdam

  • Milk prices in Karachi higher than cities in France, Netherlands, Australia

    Milk prices in Karachi higher than cities in France, Netherlands, Australia

    Milk has become more expensive in Pakistan as compared to many countries of the world, Bloomberg has reported.

    According to the report, the price of boxed milk in Pakistan is 370 rupees per liter, while the same milk is available in Paris, the capital of France, for 342 rupees per liter. The price of milk in the Netherlands has also been declared cheaper than Pakistan.

    The report states that milk is available at Rs 358 per litre in Amsterdam and in Australia for Rs 300 per litre, while the price of canned milk in Pakistan is Rs.370.

    “Ultra-high temperature, or UHT, milk now costs 370 rupees ($1.33) a litre in supermarkets in Karachi. That compares with $1.29 in Amsterdam, $1.23 in Paris, and $1.08 in Melbourne, according to data collected by Bloomberg.” the report highlights.

    Bloomberg says that more than 60 percent of children in Pakistan are suffering from anaemia and increasing the price of milk is akin to putting the lives of sick children at stake.

  • One dead after falling into jet engine at Schiphol

    A person died Wednesday after falling into the spinning turbine blades of a departing passenger jet at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, officials said.

    The death occurred on the apron outside the busy hub’s terminal as a KLM flight was ready to depart for Billund in Denmark.

    “An… incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine,” Dutch flagship carrier KLM said in a statement.

    “Sadly the person has died,” KLM said, without disclosing the victim’s identity.

    Dutch border police, who are responsible for security at the Netherlands’ largest airport, said passengers were removed from the plane and an investigation was opened.

    The plane involved is a short-haul Embraer jet, used by KLM’s Cityhopper service which operates flights to other nearby destinations like London, Dutch news reports said.

    A picture posted on the NOS public broadcaster showed the plane surrounded by fire trucks and ambulances next to the departure terminals.

    Safety and security measures are strict at Schiphol and accidents are rare at the busy airport, which handled around 5.5 million passengers last month alone, according to airport figures.