Air France Cancels Five Flights Due to Strike
Posted on: October 31st, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Everyone has heard about the strikes going on in Australia. The industrial action there has caused Qantas to cancel tons of flights and caused travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers. Of course, Qantas is not the only airline that is having to deal with strike. Just recently, Air France had to cancel one [...]
Thai Floods Continue to Cause Travel Problems
Posted on: October 28th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
Apparently, travelers from all over the world are being told to avoid all but essential travel to the Thai capital known as Bangkok. This travel warning was issued as rising floodwaters continue to cause a massive evacuation of the city. So far, tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave the capital as [...]
Flooding in Dublin Hurts Travel
Posted on: October 27th, 2011 Posted by Justin Harper
It now seems that floods in Dublin have made traveling throughout Ireland very difficult. This severe weather started as of Tuesday. The Dublin City Council and Southern Dublin County Council have already implemented the major emergency plan for the Dublin Region. People need to be aware of this when traveling to this area. Reports go [...]
easyJet Offering Military Discounts
Posted on: October 26th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now appears that military personnel are going to get a discount if they fly with easyJet. Just recently it was announced that this carrier was going to offer a substantial concession off excess baggage. However, to take advantage of this new travel deal, the passengers have to be in the military. easyJet, which is [...]
Airport Security Fails to Find Gun
Posted on: October 25th, 2011 Posted by Steven Powell
According to local reports, airport security at Los Angeles International Airport failed to find a handgun before it was loaded onto a plane. Apparently, the gun actually fell out of a checked bag that was being loaded onto an airliner. This has a lot of industry experts concerned and upset. Of course, they should be. [...]
More Legroom Offered to Delta Passengers
Posted on: October 24th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
Anyone who has ever flown economy knows legroom is normally hard to come by. However, it would appear that Delta Air Lines is looking forward to changing that. In fact, Delta’s domestic economy cabins are about to gain just a bit more legroom next year. The carrier said that it is looking forward to expanding [...]
Southwest Airlines Flight Forced to Make Emergency Landing
Posted on: October 21st, 2011 Posted by Michael Bond
According to the most-recent reports, a Southwest Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas. Apparently, this flight was bound for Kansas City from Los Angeles. Authorities said that the plane had to make this emergency landing because of an unruly passenger. The passenger in question is 29-year-old Ali Reza Shahsavari. He [...]
Qantas Says Strikes Are Putting Jobs at Risk
Posted on: October 20th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that the CEO of Qantas Alan Joyce, has made it very clear that these recent strikes are putting people’s jobs at risk. He went on to say that the airline may now be forced to sack some of its members, which does include pilots and cabin crew. Unfortunately, the airline may be [...]
China Southern Airlines to Cancel 787 Dreamliner Order
Posted on: October 19th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
It seems that China Southern Airlines, like so many airlines, is sick of hearing about Boeing Dreamliner delays. The carrier is so sick, that it has been reported that this final delay was the last straw. The airline, which is the largest one in all of Asia by passenger volume, said that it may join [...]
Rail Passenger Numbers Increase
Posted on: October 18th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
Well, apparently a number of people are starting to see the benefit of taking the train over other forms of travel. Reports show that rail passenger numbers actually increased this summer. This could have been due to a number of reasons. However, it is most likely that rising fuel prices were the major cause for [...]

