Tough January For Airline Passengers Continues The winter storm that battered the East Coast of the United States continues to cause massive flight delays and cancellations. Charlotte Douglas Airport was the worst affected. Much of the east coast saw temperatures plummet over the weekend along with a variety of heavy snowfall and freezing rain, causing…
The World’s Two Longest Flights To Depart From New York This Spring
19 Hour Flight Will Depart Daily Singapore Airlines have announced the world’s two longest flights will begin service in the Spring. Both Newark and JFK will be receiving the new routes on March 26th. The gargantuan flights will cover a milage of 9,534 and 9,537 miles with the JFK route just edging the Newark route…
United Cancels Hundreds Of Flights This Week As More Crew Fall Ill
United Airlines had to cancel hundreds of flights this past week, citing sick calls due to Covid-19 amongst thousands employees. The amount of positive cases makes up 4% of United’s total airline staff, as reported by Reuters. In a letter to employees earlier this week, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby stated the following: “We have…
Hong Kong Bans All Flights From The U.S.
With the rise in the Omicron variant, Hong Kong announced last week that there will be a two week long ban on all flights departing from the United States, as well as from SEVEN other countries around the world. This ban was set to begin this past Sunday January 9th and is expected to continue at…
Thai Airways To Resume Dozens Of International Flights As Restrictions Ease
Thai Airways has made the decision to resume dozens of international flights to destinations around the world, as restrictions ease and the country targets tourism. The decision comes in the wake of the news revealed last week that the strong travel restrictions imposed by Thailand at the start of the pandemic, such as mandatory quarantine,…
Air New Zealand adds quarantine free flights to NSW from 5 November
Following the New South Wales Government announcement today, Air New Zealand has added quarantine free flights from Auckland – Sydney for Australian citizens or permanent residents. Commencing from 5 November, the airline will start with two flights per week on Fridays and Sundays. From 1 December, this will ramp up to six flights per week to…
Air France To Launch More Flights To The U.S.
Air France – the flag-carrying airline of France – has revealed that it will start increasing the frequency of its flights between France and the US in the coming few months, aiming to restore up to 90% of its overall capacity. The news comes following the recent announcement that restrictions between the EU and the…
DGCA extends ban on scheduled international flights till 31 October
The government in India has extended the suspension on international scheduled commercial flights till October 31 owing to the coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) pandemic. The latest circular issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) continued to keep international cargo flights and those approved by the regulator to operate. The DGCA also said that scheduled…
Canada lifts ban on direct flights from India
In a welcome step being hailed by travellers of both the countries, Canada has allowed direct flights from India from 27 September, lifting the ban on them after a gap of more than five months. Announcing the decision, Transport Canada in a tweet said: âBeginning at on 27 September, direct flights from India can land…
Qantas starts flights to London, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Singapore on December 18
Qantas has announced its first schedule of flights in nearly two years. The airline will resume its most popular flight routes to London, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Singapore from Melbourne and Sydney, from 18 December and is taking bookings now for flights from that date. On December 19 the flight routes will include Tokyo and…