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BA & LH cancel flights to Cairo

Two airlines cancel flights to Cairo after Britain warns of ‘heightened risk of terrorism’
British Airways and Lufthansa canceled all flights to Cairo on Saturday over unspecified security concerns after the British government warned of a “heightened risk of terrorism against aviation.” The announcements by two of Europe’s biggest airlines caught some passengers off guard as they prepared to board their flights, the…

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/07/21/two-airlines-cancel-flights-cairo-after-britain-warns-heightened-risk-terrorism/?utm_term=.a1a91f7e2b66

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Greenland

Greenland: ‘The melt is winning this game’

Is the climate change a dreadful drastic reality? or Hoax. Share your opinion

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Link: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/12/01/global-warning-greenland-ward-ac-pkg.cnn?fbclid=IwAR3O5RMKI2_3oMayhnon3akBQPlNkGkAOFk7bBFG-673iAzdV9MD_SE_j4Y

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Re-routing Flights

Global airlines including British Airways, Qantas, KLM and Singapore Airlines are re-routing flights to avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace, and all US carriers have been told to avoid the area.

Flight paths over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman are being re-routed over concerns for the safety of commercial airlines after Iran used a surface-to-air missile to shoot down a US drone on Wednesday.

The incident prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue an emergency order temporarily banning carriers flying over the area.
The FAA said flight tracking devices showed the nearest civil aircraft was operating within around 45 nautical miles of the unmanned aircraft when it was shot down, according to Reuters.
“There were numerous civil aviation aircraft operating in the area at the time of the intercept,” the FAA said.
It added: “The threat of a civil aircraft shootdown in southern Iran is real.”

 

Link: https://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?c=setreg&region=2&m_id=s~~AY!m~AT_&w_id=36317&news_id=2037967

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Cruise Lines Halt Travel to Cuba following US New Travel Policies

June 5th: Just one day after the U.S. government announced it would no longer allow Americans to travel to Cuba via ship, cruise lines are changing their itineraries and cancelling planned stops to the island.
Royal Caribbean was the first to announce itinerary changes, according to Seatrade Cruise News; its June 5 and June 6 sailings will no longer stop in Havana as originally planned, the company announced in a statement late Tuesday evening.
Perhaps the biggest announcement, however, came from Virgin Voyages—a hotly anticipated new cruise line launching next year that said its maiden voyage would sail to Cuba.

Link: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/cruise-lines-halt-travel-to-cuba-following-new-travel-policies

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Jakarta, Might-be the former Capital of Indonesia

Indonesia plans to relocate its capital from Jakarta because it’s one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world.

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/29/asia/indonesia-relocate-jakarta-intl/index.html

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https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/indonesia-plans-to-move-its-capital-away-from-jakarta/news-story/b6a43e1f4dcf8c1bcfd412c9ab1a1683

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https://news.sky.com/story/indonesia-to-move-capital-away-from-jakarta-11706822

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May 1st Labor Day & Demonstrations in France

1:38pm, 30 April 2019: Latest update: Summary – Large-scale protests linked to the yellow vest movement (as well as other political groups and trade unions) are expected to take place on Wednesday 1 May in Paris and in other cities across France (1 May is a public holiday in France); as with previous demonstrations, these may lead to violence.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france?utm_source=e8de12d5-6e41-4a14-966e-3b21bc172b90&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

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Airlines Expected to Raise Fares This Summer

April 17th 2019

Experts believe the recent grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max along with other factors has the potential to drive fares up during the busy summer travel period.

CNN Business reports that last month’s temporary grounding took more than 370 jets out of service worldwide and halted the delivery of some new jets that would have otherwise been in operation by summertime, airlines’ peak travel season.

American, Southwest and United Airlines each recently extended 737 Max cancellations into July and August.

Low-cost carriers such as Southwest Airlines are among the 737 Max’s largest customers and fewer flights operated by discount airlines could result in less incentive for other carriers to offer lower prices.

“I think it certainly has the ability to pressure fares higher as we get into the busy summer months,” Helane Becker, an airline analyst for Cowen, told CNN.

“All the airlines have some extra planes at any period of time. But in the summer the system is strained more tightly,” added Philip Baggaley, the lead credit analyst for transportation companies for Standard & Poor’s. “It’s tough to disentangle the impact of the 737 Max from the other factors.”

A robust U.S. economy and low unemployment also mean increased demand for summer travel. What’s more, higher jet fuel prices—which are roughly 20 percent above where they were at this point a year ago, according to CNN—limit routes thus limiting passengers’ choices and keeping fares from falling.

Meanwhile, in Europe, the recent collapse of some budget airlines such as Wow Air has reduced competition, likely allowing fares to rise into the busy summer travel period.

Link: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/airlines-expected-to-raise-fares-this-summer.html

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Milan Linate Airport, Strike & beyond

AIRPORT – Milan Linate Airport – Milan Linate airport is to close from July 27 until Oct 27, 2019, to allow for renovation works. Majority flights to be re-routed to Milan Malpensa Airport.
Link: https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2018/10/01/milan-linate-airport-to-close-for-renovations-over-summer-2019/

STRIKE – Milan – Some airport personnel in Milan Airports will strike for 24 hours, from 00:00 to 23:59, April 13. Check with your ticket office whether this affects your flight Details.
Link: https://www.summerinitaly.com/traveltips/transport-strikes-in-italy

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Qatar Airways to Sudan

FLIGHT DELAY – Due to commercial reasons, all Qatar Airways flights to/from Khartoum, Sudan will be temporarily suspended effective March 31 until further notice.
Link: https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/14/03/2019/Qatar-Airways-to-suspend-Sudan-flights

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BA suspends Saudi flights

British Airways has today suspended flights to Saudi Arabia because of “heightened security concerns in the region”.
The suspension, until further notice, followed discussions earlier today between the airline and the UK Department for Transport.
BA’s safety and security director Geoff Want, said, “As a matter of precaution we have decided to suspend all flights to Saudi Arabia for the time being and we will continue to liaise closely with the British government.”
BA normally operates four flights a week to Riyadh and four a week to Jeddah.
A Department for Transport spokesman said: “There is credible intelligence of a serious threat to UK aviation interests in Saudi Arabia.”
There are about 30,000 Britons in Saudi Arabia at any one time – most of them residents who are working there.
The Foreign Office said today: “We shall be drawing the British Airways announcement to the attention of the British community in Saudi Arabia through the warden network we have out there.”
The Foreign Office added that it did not intend to change its current advice about travel to Saudi Arabia. This already advises against all but essential travel to the Middle East country.
Two bomb attacks in Riyadh on May 12 killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100 others.
The Foreign Office said that further large or small scale attacks against Western interests in Saudi Arabia remain likely.

Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-192255/BA-suspends-Saudi-flights.html

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