Category - Asia

Flights resume after massive delay in Shanghai strands thousands at Hong Kong International Airport Angry passengers complain they were kept awake for more than 24 hours without rest or food as airlines scramble to reschedule flights to Shanghai Pudong airport A combination of military drills and bad weather in eastern China left thousands of passengers […]

Gun Shots, Two Explosions at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport; Casualties Reported read more: http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.727712 Two explosions and gunfire were heard at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. Turkish broadcaster NTV says several were wounded. A witness told CNN’s Turkish affiliate that gunfire came from the airport’s parking lot. This is a developing story. read more: http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.727712    

OVER 140 flights were canceled and some 120 were delayed at Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports today due to a thunder and rainstorm weather, the Shanghai Airport Authority said. The air traffic controller issued an orange alert, the second highest of its four-tier alert system, for both airports from 8am through 5pm today because of […]

Four passengers were wounded after a man hurled an explosive device at a check-in counter at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on Sunday afternoon, before attempting to kill himself.   “According to the initial police investigation, a man took out a homemade explosive device in a beer bottle from a bag he was carrying and threw […]

Heavy downpours are sweeping through Beijing on Monday, causing massive flight delays and cancellations.     The Air Traffic Management Bureau issued an orange rainstorm alert for severe flight delays on Monday morning and later upgraded to a red alert at noon, due to the increasing rains. It means the takeoff and landing capacity was […]

Warning by GOV.UK Disagreements arising from Nepal’s new constitution have led to protests, rallies and strikes occurring frequently throughout Nepal. Monitor the local media and follow the advice of the local authorities and your tour operator. British government officials in Nepal may sometimes defer travel on official business, depending on the security situation at the […]