Category - Travel Alerts

28
Mar

Washington: Capitol and White house on lock down after shots fired at visitors centre

The U.S. Capitol and White House are on lockdown following reports of shots fired at the Capitol Visitor Center. Congressional staffers were sent a notice to shelter in place, instructing them to lock doors and move to assigned shelter areas. Those outdoors were told to “seek cover away from the area.” “We are aware of […]

28
Mar

France: Flights cancelled or diverted due to Storm Katie

High winds battered Britain and western France Monday, wreaking havoc with flight schedules, ferry transport across the English Channel and closing the Port of Dover. Passengers reported frightening attempts to land at London’s airports in extreme high winds as Storm Katie caused some 130 flights at Gatwick and Heathrow airports to be diverted or canceled. […]

28
Mar

Finland Airport: Mar 28-29 Finnair cancelled flights between Helsinki and Brussels

Finnish air company Finnair will cancel seven flights between Helsinki and Brussels on March 28-29, the air carrier’s press service reported on Saturday evening. Six flights will be made on Monday, March 28, and only one fight on Tuesday morning. We are going to follow the situation and will provide information on new cancelled flights […]

28
Mar

Pakistan: CDN GOVT-Advised against non-essential travel

KISTAN – AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL Global Affairs Canada advises against non-essential travel to Pakistan due to the unpredictable security situation, which includes the threat of terrorist attacks, kidnapping and sectarian violence. Regional Advisory Global Affairs Canada advises against all travel to the following regions: areas reporting military or militant activity; all border areas, except the […]

28
Mar

Pakistan: Lahore – Easter Sunday Bombing in park

A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group has claimed responsibility for an Easter Sunday bombing in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that killed 65 people. Ahsanullah Ahsan, spokesman for Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, told the Associated Press that a suicide bomber with the faction deliberately targeted the Christian community. The explosion took place […]

28
Mar

Brussels Airport: Update-Closed until March 29

Brussels airport closed until at least March 29. Flights at Brussels Airport will not resume until at least Tuesday in the wake of this week’s deadly terror attack which destroyed much of its check-in hall, it was announced Saturday. Two bombs ripped through the departure hall Tuesday, killing at least 10 people there and injuring […]