Category - Travel Alerts

17
Dec

Weather advisory: Ottawa and Montreal (Porter and AC advisories)

Weather Advisory for Ottawa (YOW) & Montreal (YUL) – Monday, December 17th, 2012 Porter Airlines advises all passengers to confirm their flight status prior to arriving at the airport. Delays and cancellations may occur.

14
Dec

Southern California: earthquake in Pacific Ocean

Earthquake strikes near California coast AP: The U.S. Geological Survey says a large earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California and Mexico. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, was recorded at 2:36 a.m. PT Friday, 262 kilometres south southwest of the California city of Avalon and 269 […]

13
Dec

Mali: warning from Canadian Gov

MALI – AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to Mali due to political instability. Regional Advisory for the regions of Timbuktu, Gao, Kidal and Mopti Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to the regions of Timbuktu, Gao, Kidal and Mopti due to the presence […]

11
Dec

Kenya: Cdn gov warning for northeast

Regional Advisory for for the northeast part of the country http://travel.gc.ca/destinations/kenya Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to northeast Kenya within 150 km of the Somali border, including coastal areas North of Pate Island in Lamu District, and to Garissa district where there is a risk of kidnapping and attacks. You […]

10
Dec

Indonesia: 7.1 earthquake in Northwest

AP/ABC A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has been reported off the coast of Indonesia. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck offshore, with the epicenter 147 miles (236 kilometers) northwest of the city of Saumlaki. The quake was reported at a depth of 96 miles (155 kilometers). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has no immediate tsunami […]

7
Dec

Europe: snow delaying/cancelling flights

Hundreds of flights cancelled as heavy snow hits Europe Travelole.com: Heavy snow across northern and central Europe is causing flight major delays and cancellations. KLM has cancelled all of its European flights – nearly 300 – due to heavy snowfall at its Amsterdam hub. Its flights to and from Heathrow, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, […]