カテゴリー: Air transport
A growing number of nations are shutting airports as global Covid-19 infection cases near 200,000 Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTravellers across the world are scrambling to find flights home as governments urged their cit…
Reports of supermarkets selling out of some stocks as cabinet mulls further travel restrictionsThe first person in New Zealand to be infected with the coronavirus is on the mend as travel restrictions on visitors from northern Italy and south Korea are…
China reports 573 new cases with further travel bans and large gatherings restrictedCoronavirus – live updatesThe US, Australia and Thailand have reported their first deaths from coronavirus as two frontline doctors in China died and more countries put…
Airline which operates some of world’s longest flights is considering ‘Skynest’ sleep pods with pillows, sheets and blankets Air New Zealand has announced it could have flat beds in economy for some of its long-haul flights, but it will be more than a …
66 injured on plane carrying 100 as emergency services look for survivorsA plane carrying almost 100 people has crashed near Almaty airport in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 and injuring more than 60.Almaty airport said on Friday morning that survivor…
Hong Kong’s airport authority has suspended flights for a second day as thousands of protesters staged another rally at the busy international travel hub. Wearing black outfits and face masks, the unofficial uniform of the protests, demonstrators used …
Batons and pepper spray used on protesters as flights suspended for second dayPolice armed with batons and pepper spray have clashed with thousands of protestors at Hong Kong’s international airport after they blockaded the departures area of the busy …
Disruption on Monday stopped flights to UK, US and Australia and will be felt worldwideThe closure of Hong Kong international airport has shone a fresh global spotlight on the city’s protest movement.The airport was forced to cancel all remaining passe…
Tourists remain in airport during demonstration, with flights to resume on TuesdayHong Kong protesters have shut down one of the world’s busiest airports in a dramatic escalation of the mass demonstrations that have plunged the city into its worst poli…
Staff at Hong Kong international airport have begun an 11-hour protest in an attempt to hold the government to account for violent attacks on residents by suspected gang members last week. Flight attendants and airport staff were joined by demonstrator…
Popular video blogger whose image of the menu went viral now faces police inquiryIndonesia’s national airline has come under fire for banning the taking of in-flight photos and videos after a popular video blogger posted an image online showing a handw…