travel

Flights cancelled at UK’s Manchester airport after power cut

LONDON, June 23, 2024 (AFP) - Flights at the UK's third-busiest airport were being delayed or cancelled Sunday after a…

EU shifts to digital visas for Schengen area

BRUSSELS, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - People applying for visas to visit Europe's Schengen area will soon do so via…

State Dept issues global ‘caution’ alert for US travelers

Worldwide Caution: Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent…

Airlines count cost of UK traffic control failure

LONDON, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a…

Air travel to soar near record in 2023: industry group

ISTANBUL, June 5, 2023 (AFP) - Airlines will return to profit and fly a near-record 4.35 billion passengers this year,…

Building fever grips Greece as tourism booms

by Hélène COLLIOPOULOU Agence France-Presse PAROS, Greece (AFP) -- It's early morning in the picturesque village of Naoussa on the…

Boeing celebrates 747 at final commercial delivery of ‘jumbo jet’

by Jason REDMOND with Juliette MICHEL in New York Agence France-Presse EVERETT, United States (AFP) -- Boeing marked its final…

US halts all domestic flight departures over system outage

  Washington, United States (AFP) by Becca MILFELD The US Federal Aviation Authority ordered a temporary halt to all domestic…

China scraps visa-free transit for S. Koreans, Japanese over Covid curbs Health

Beijing, China (AFP) Beijing said Wednesday it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a…

‘More the merrier’: Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx

by Sara HUSSEIN / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani…

Thailand says no Covid test needed for travellers from China

Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thai authorities said Thursday that travellers from China could enter the kingdom without pre-departure coronavirus tests, hoping…

Which countries have imposed fresh Covid rules on travellers from China?

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Around a dozen countries have slapped fresh travel regulations on travellers from China, as the world's…

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