Category - Travel Alerts

14
Jan

Tunisia: Strike threat: Customs Agents: Jan 16-18

easytravelreport.com: Tunisian customs agents threaten strike January, 16, 17 and 18 if demands not met. If this strike goes a head expect chaos at Tunisian ports, borders and airports.

11
Jan

Middle East: Snow

BBC: The worst storms to hit the region in a decade have claimed several lives and left parts of Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan covered in snow. Across the Middle East, many schools are shut and thousands of homes are without power. Heavy snow in Jerusalem on Thursday brought transport to a standstill. The […]

11
Jan

Italy: strike: local transport (countrywide) on Feb 8

Friday, February 8, 2013 Local Transportation personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, at different times depending on the specific location (no further details are available). From SmmerInItaly

11
Jan

Airline: Strikes: Alitalia: Jan 25: 4 hours

Friday, January 25, 2013 Alitalia personnel will be on strike for 4 hours, from 12 pm to 4 pm. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight.

10
Jan

Switzerland: Train collision: no serious injuries

(CNN) — Two passenger trains collided in a Swiss town Thursday, injuring 17 people, according to police. Nine were taken to a local hospital, but none of the injuries were serious, police spokeswoman Anja Schudel said. The commuter trains ran into each other close to the train station in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, 20 miles north […]

10
Jan

Australia: Virgin Atlantic possible delays Jan 14-20

e-Travel Alerts – Virgin Australia warns passengers flying between Jan 14th – 20th to turn up at airports at least 1-hr before a domestic flight, 3-hrs before an international service as checking-in might be slower than usual due to new check-in, booking systems