Air Canada’s planned C$720 million takeover of Transat has cleared an initial regulatory hurdle. Quebec’s superior court approved the deal but the proposal still faces a probe by Canada’s competition bureau. But it also needs to pass scrutiny by regulator Transport Canada, including industry consultation due to start on November 4. […]
Thomas Cook is “closely” monitoring the path of Hurricane Dorian as it moves towards Florida, and says it will review its flight schedule into early next week. The operator told Travel Weekly all weekend flights are currently scheduled to operate as usual, after agents received a message from its trade team […]
Airlines are being braced for the impact of Hurricane Dorian which is forecast to strike the US south-east coast on Monday with “devastating” gales set to reach 130mph. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts that Dorian with intensify in strength to reach category 4 strength before weakening. American Airlines has […]
Spanish cabin crew and pilot unions have been urged by Ryanair to call off strikes due to start this weekend. But Europe’s largest airline pledged to continue with a plan to shut loss-making bases in the Canary Islands irrespective of the action of three unions involved. Passengers on six cancelled flights […]
The scarcity of aviation fuel otherwise known as Jet A1 earlier in the week disrupted the planned return of some Nigerian pilgrims who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the hajj. About 265 pilgrims were said to have been delayed when Skypower Express Airlines, a charter operator for the hajj, could not […]
The scarcity of aviation fuel otherwise known as Jet A1 earlier in the week disrupted the planned return of some Nigerian pilgrims who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the hajj. About 265 pilgrims were said to have been delayed when Skypower Express Airlines, a charter operator for the hajj, could not […]
Indonesia’s Komodo Island to shut down for tourists from 2020Credit: Getty Images Indonesia has finally confirmed that it will close the Komodo Island for the public from January 2020. This move comes in the wake of conserving the world’s largest living lizard species, the Komodo Dragon. This plan also involves moving […]
Daman is one gorgeous beach destination in India that travellers often overlook. Thus, it is time to move over Goa and give Daman a chance to entice you with its natural beauty, delicious food and pristine beaches. When you are in Daman, you surely cannot miss out on visiting the Mirasol […]
Good news for all women travellers waiting and wanting to explore gorgeous Spain! Now the place has its own women-only hotel given the growing number of female solo travellers. Som Dona Hotel, a 4-star property, was recently opened in Majorca, which has become Spain’s first women-only residence. The hotel offers a […]
Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 16,429 cases of delayed flights between January and June 2019 according to figures released by the Consumer Protection Department of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). A document issued by the department and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, showed […]