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Security gate staff at Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas Airport plan to stage a series of partial strikes over the next three weekends, including Mondays, in a dispute about working conditions. ATES, a union representing around 1000 Prosegur workers, has filed a strike notice for 12 of the remaining 20 days in July. The strikes will run from 5:30am - 6:30am, 10:30am -11:30am, 2pm - 3pm and 7 pm - 8pm (local time) on 14th ...
Read MoreHazardous weather across Chicago this morning, Monday, 10 July is causing flight disruption at O'Hare International Airport. As of 0710 (local time) 29 flights had been cancelled with delays estimated at 43 minutes, whilst 44 flights at Midway International Airport have also been cancelled. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rain and hail are likely throughout the day, with the severe weather forecast to continue through ...
Read MoreSecurity staff at Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas airport plan to stage a series of partial strikes over the next three weekends in a dispute over working conditions. ATES, a union representing around 1,000 workers has filed strike notice for 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31 July (Friday to Monday over the following three weekends). The strikes will run from 0530 to 0630, 1030 to 1130, 1400 to 1500 and 1...
Read MoreRegional train bosses are urging passengers to steer clear of the railways this weekend with three days of strike action expected to cause chaos. Less than half of Northern Rail services will run over Saturday, Sunday and Monday and transport bosses have advised passengers to avoid traveling if they can or allow extra time and plan their journeys carefully. Services running are expected to be ‘extremely busy’ and Nort...
Read MoreEffective immediately, all Emirates Skywards Platinum and Gold members can enjoy free unlimited Wi-Fi during their Emirates flight, regardless of their class of travel. This privilege also applies to all Emirates Skywards members travelling in First and Business class. In addition, Economy class customers and non-Skywards members can now enjoy 20MB of free data usage within the first 2 hours of log in, double the current 1...
Read MoreA number of severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of Beijing today, Thursday 6th July, due to a torrential rainstorm which has caused widespread flooding throughout the city. A red alert for rain was issued for the northeast Beijing suburb of Miyun this afternoon at 4.40pm after precipitation reached 150 millimetres. The storm has caused havoc for commuters and travellers throughout Beijing, and is respon...
Read MoreSeveral nationwide transport strikes brought delays and disruptions to journeys across Italy on Thursday. The strikes have been called by several unions, including one 24-hour strike and several lasting four hours. Exact timings vary from city to city. Where the 24-hour strike is taking place, services will still be guaranteed before 8:30am and between 5pm and 8pm, meaning commuters should still be able to make their way...
Read MoreAir France has released a list of destinations which will be supplied by their newest aircraft, the Boeing 777. The latest travel cabins, referred to by Air France as 'BEST' Business Class will be available on all of the below routes.
Read MoreThe union Unite has confirmed that British Airways' mixed fleet crew will extend their strike action for another 14 days from 19 July This latest action in an ongoing dispute over pay comes in addition to another strike that is currently taking place between 1-16 July. Passengers planning to fly during the industrial action should contact the airline to confirm flight status. We will be contacting all of our client...
Read MoreThunderstorms with localised heavy rain have been forecast for today, Thursday 6th July, which may disrupt transport in the London area. As a precaution, airlines have been requested to reduce the number of flight operations for this morning into Heathrow. This will affect all carriers operating at LHR, customers are advised to contact their airline to check flight status.
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