Category - Travel Alerts

3
Aug

Dubai Intl Airport: flights resume

Dubai Intl Airport resumes flights after plane crash-lands An Emirates plane has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport. All 300 people on board were able to escape from the burning aircraft, but a firefighter was killed. The plane appeared to have landed on its belly, and images showed thick black smoke rising into the sky. Emirates […]

3
Aug

Amsterdam: KLM baggage handlers threaten strike Aug 4 19:30-21:00

KLM Baggage Handlers threaten strike Aug 4 19:30-21:00 Travellers are expected to face delays on Wednesday night as KLM baggage handlers at Schiphol airport are poised to go on strike. Strike action will take place between 7.30pm and 9pm and dozens of flights will be affected.   Other ground services, such as towing planes to […]

3
Aug

Belize: Trop Storm Earl: avoid non-essential travel

Global Affairs Canada advises against non-essential travel to the entire coast of Belize due to Tropical Storm Earl. https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/belize  

3
Aug

Mexico: Trop storm Earl: avoid non-essential travel to E coast of Yucatan

Tropical Storm Earl – Avoid non-essential travel   Global Affairs Canada advises against non-essential travel to the East coast of the Yucatan peninsula from Puerto Costa Maya, to the Mexico-Belize border, due to Tropical Storm Earl. https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/mexico  

3
Aug

Caribbean/Central America: Hurricane Earl

Tropical Storm Earl is expected to be a hurricane by the time it hits Belize or extreme southern Mexico on Wednesday, forecasters said. The center of Earl was about 315 miles east-southeast of Belize City at 5 a.m. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving west at a brisk 14 mph with […]

3
Aug

Dubai: Emirates flight from India crash landed, no injuries reported

An Emirates airline flight from India has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport with some 300 people on board, officials say. Images posted online show thick black smoke coming from the plane, with no landing gear visible. The Dubai government media office said all passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported. It said all […]