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9
Jan

Air India: Employees: possible strike for non payment of salaries

Bloomberg Yet another blow is in the offing for Air India – Bloomberg UTV learns that after the pilots, it is now the employees who have sent a strike notice to the management of the airlines over non-payment of past salaries. Sources have informed Bloomberg UTV that the Air Industry Employees Guild (AIEG) has alleged […]

9
Jan

Nigeria: Air space closed

Air transport to be grounded Travelinfo.ca: NIGERIA Air space will reportedly be closed and air transport grounded by 12 midnight on Sunday. This is due to Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, directives that all affiliate unions should commence an indefinite strike on Monday, January 9, in response to the Federal government withdrawal of fuel subsidy on […]

5
Jan

India: Terrorist Alert Extended for US citizens to end of Jan. 2012

Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: India Terrorist Alert Extended Terrorism South Central Asia > India > Chennai; South Central Asia > India > Hyderabad; South Central Asia > India > Kolkata; South Central Asia > India > Mumbai; South Central Asia > India > New Delhi 1/4/2012 The Department of State informs U.S. citizens that […]

3
Jan

Turkey: warning from UK FCO

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/europe/turkey Due to the high threat of terrorism we advise against all but essential travel to the provinces of Hakkari, Sirnak, Siirt and Tunceli. Visitors should remain vigilant when travelling in other provinces in south eastern Turkey. ? There is a high threat from terrorism in Turkey and a number of terrorist groups remain active […]

3
Jan

New Zealand: Christchurch Hit By 5.8 Quake, Airport Evacuated

http://strike.skynetblogs.be/ A strong 5.8 magnitude earth quake in Christchurch earlier today and a series of damaging aftershocks have made it impossible to predict further flight disruptions to the New Zealand city at this stage. Services from Australia were either diverted mid flight to other NZ cities or cancelled, and all passengers with bookings in the […]

31
Dec

Melia Las Dunas Resort, Cuba

I recently had the good fortune of visiting the 4.5 star Melia Las Dunas Resort in Cuba, and it was amazing. The stay is clean, sanitary, and luxurious and is typical in what you would expect in a 5 star resort even though it is a four and a half star resort. The room was […]