Air traffic controllers have said they will join a July 16 general strike, but stop work for four hours (12 noon – 4 pm), not 24. The work stoppage is expected to cause great inconvenience to travelers and require changes in flight schedules. Reconfirm your flight with the airline if travelling in or out of […]
UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: Korean Peninsula – UK citizens advised that Typhoon Soulik is forecast to affect parts of the Korean Peninsula with heavy rainfall from around today (07/13) onwards. The weather is expected to remain severe in the Peninsula until July 16 or 17 https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-korea
Taxi operators in Namibia plan a country-wide strike within the next two weeks. The President of the Namibia Transport and Taxi Union, NTTU says, his union is unhappy about traffic fines issued to taxi-operators, who intend to hand over a petition for the attention of the National Assembly . Werner January says the NTTU feels […]
A number of airlines have announced flight cancellations to Taiwan as Typhoon Soulik (initial report here) continues to bring violent weather to the region. Cathay Pacific has warned that the majority of flights between Hong Kong and Taipei scheduled from 2100 today to 1400 tomorrow will be cancelled. The airline also anticipates delays to a […]
At least eight people are reported dead in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris. The intercity train had just left Paris and was heading towards Limoges when it derailed, crashing into a station platform at about 16:00 GMT. Passengers were said to be trapped inside the train and a local […]