Category - Europe

Trains and flights to be hit by national strike this weekend   Nationwide strikes are set to affect travellers using Italy’s airports and railways this weekend.     A string of strikes will hit Italy’s airports and railways from Friday, creating misery for travellers across the country, Rai reported.   Railway workers at Italy’s national […]

Paris – Rail service from the Gare du Nord in Paris, France, was suspended until further notice on Tuesday because of a fire at an electrical transformer. From eTravel alerts. For more information: http://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-information/service-information/rtti#/dep/7015400/7015400

Trains between Bulgaria and Greece are again being affected as a strike by Greek railways continues. Initially, the strike was called for July 8 to 12, leading to the cancellation of trains between Sofia and the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on July 9 and 10. On July 13, Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that the […]

Air France stewards plan to go on strike from July 27 to August 2, unions say, citing dissatisfaction with negotiations on a new work and compensation deal that is due to take effect in November. “The notice is sufficiently long to allow the management to engage in responsible talks,” the unions said on Friday. Separately, […]

The two trains were on a single-track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta. Emergency services are trying to free passengers from the wrecked carriages near the town of Andria. “I think there are many dead,” local fire brigade commander Riccardo Zingaro told Rai TV. Some of […]

Meteo France issues Orange alerts for southeastern regions indicating the possibility of dangerous, violent storms. Expect heavy rains and flooding. http://www.meteoalarm.eu/auto/0/0/FR-France.html