Tourists who visited Cancun in August had a significant obstacle to overcome as they made their way home after vacation. Due to road construction and overwhelming tourist demand, the routes to and from Cancun International Airport have been significantly congested. Specifically to the Northern Hotel Zone. In early August, airlines asked Cancun tourists to leave…
4 Reasons Why Cancun Airport Is The Smoothest Entry Point Into Mexico
If you’re still wondering where in Mexico you should be traveling to next, and you’re concerned about excessive airport delays and long wait lines, you might want to consider good old Cancun as your destination. On this article, we will tell you four reasons why the city is the smoothest entry point into Mexico, and…
Why Airport Lounges Are Worth It– Especially This Year
If You’re Unsure About The Value Of Airport Lounges, Read On Airports are a nightmare at the best of times, but this year’s chaos is unprecedented. If you’ve fought your way through the security line, ventured the length and breadth of the departures lounges, and tried to work next to a screaming baby, you may…
Ibis Styles, nr Heathrow Airport, London
At Ibis Styles there’s no frills, just a good night’s sleep before waking in time for that early flight from Heathrow airport. An early morning flight from Heathrow Terminal 2 meant leaving home at 3am and risking fatigue and the ensuing grumpiness caused by sleep deprivation. Nightmare. Ibis Styles hotel on Bath Road offered a…
Airlines Warn Cancun Tourists To Depart For Airport 5 Hours Early
It seems there’s no end in sight to the travel woes this season. While Mexico has successfully averted most of the bad press directed at Europe recently, the epicenter of the chaos, the situation in places like Cancun seems to be just as bad, with airlines like Delta, Air Canada and Spirit all urging tourists…
Don’t fake disability to get fast-tracked through the airport pleads Heathrow boss.
Able ‘People are using the wheelchair support to try to get fast-tracked through the airport,’ says John Holland-Kaye Anyone listening to Nick Ferrari’s show on LBC would have been privy to a disturbing conversation he had with Heathrow airport boss John Holland-Kaye regarding the plight of 20 wheelchair passengers. Nick Ferrari put this to Holland-Kaye:…
Heathrow Airport asks airlines departing from Terminals 2 & 3 to cancel 10 per cent of flights
Heathrow airport has requested airlines operating at Terminals 2 and 3 to cancel 10 per cent of flights after hundreds of passengers were left waiting for over three hours to collect their luggage with no explanation. The airport also suggested that airlines could consolidate flights rather than cancel by moving passengers on to other flights…
Gatwick flight cancellations may continue through July & August as the airport calls for a cap on operations.
Holidaymakers due to fly out of Gatwick, the UK’s second-busiest airport, over the coming months may find their flight cancelled. Flight cancellations seem to be part of daily news life and there is more to come. Holidaymakers due to travel this summer out of Gatwick, the UK’s second-busiest airport, may find their flight cancelled because…
Dubai Airport gears up to handle 1.9 million travellers
Dubai International (DXB) is gearing up to welcome some 1.9 million travellers, who are anticipated to pass through DXB between April 29 to May 9 with average daily traffic exceeding 177,000 passengers. May 7 is expected to be the busiest day with passenger numbers surpassing the 200,000 mark. Dubai Airports is working with airlines, control…
The Netherlands’ dramatic increase in airport charges threatens aviation recovery
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that a proposed 37% increase in airport charges in the Netherlands risks significant damage to the recovery of air connectivity in the country. Following a formal review in which IATA and several airlines participated, the regulator for airport charges at Schiphol, ACM, released a decision which accepted the…
