Category - Travel Alerts

Airline Advisories: AC, AA Air Canada (AC) Travel Alert: Effective for November 2 and 3 St. Lucia (UVF) Hurricane Tomas may impact flights from November 1 to 3. Air Canada has revised its ticketing policy for customers booked on affected flights to facilitate changes to bookings. Visit aircanada.com for more information. American Airlines (AA) Travel […]

ACCUWEATHER.com reports that Hurricane Tomas is weakening, but there is growing concern that the now tropical storm will regain strength and target Haiti later this week. Tomas was a Category 2 hurricane as it battered the Windward Islands on Saturday night. Disruptive wind shear (strong wind shear high in the atmosphere) has since caused Tomas […]

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on travel to: Indonesia:Exercise high degree of caution Mount Merapi (near Yogyakarta) began erupting on October 26, 2010. Those living within a 10 km radius of the crater have been advised to evacuate. Canadians should avoid the area and follow the advice of local […]

AccuWeather.com: A powerful storm system set to spread howling winds across the Midwest will also spark a nasty round of severe thunderstorms throughout the region Monday night into Tuesday. People across the region will need to be prepared for disruptions to travel at the very least. Communities that get hit by the worst of these […]

ACCUWEATHER.com is reporting that a storm heading for the Northwest United States and British Columbia, Canada may bring not only a wake-up call, but a knockout punch for some areas this weekend. Tranquil weather currently over the Northwest will soon deteriorate. Storms are lining-up for the attack over the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Coast […]

UK Foreign Office:Safety and Security – Local Travel – Major Pre-Planned strikes 25 October 2010: 24 hour pilots and flight assistants Alitalia Group, CAI and AIR ONE; 4 hour pilot strike by Meridiana Fly from10.00 to 14.00 5 November 2010: 4 hour ground staff Alitalia, CAI from 12.00 to 16.00