Volcanic Ash Cloud Continues Disrupting Travelers, Safety Rules Eased

May 12, 2010

Airports across Europe have opened while the volcanic ash cloud continues to spread, but transatlantic passengers are facing long detours. Travelers experienced further delays to flights on Tuesday from the ash, with the Iceland volcano still ...

Unite Announces British Airways Strike Dates

May 11, 2010

The cabin crew of British Airways are set to strike for a total of 20 days, which will be spread over 4 strikes throughout the rest of May and first half of June. The dates were ...

Hertz makes Oman Air Partnership

May 10, 2010

Hertz, the world's leading car hire company, has signed a deal with Oman Air that will offer special deals for the carrier's Sindbad Frequent Flyer Programme. Members of the program that are located in key destination ...

Unite Members Reject British Airways Deal

May 10, 2010

The results are in, and the British Airways cabin crew have rejected the latest proposal from the airline, just like Unite leaders urged them to do. The union had openly commented that the offer wasn't good ...

Tour operators slash price of World Cup packages

May 9, 2010

British tour operators are desperately trying to sell package deals for this summer's World Cup in South Africa, but are finding that people simply don't want to go. Travel giant Thomas Cook has already announced that it will be slashing the ...

Black Boxes for Crashed Air France Flight 447 Located

May 7, 2010

The French navy said on Thursday that they believe they have discovered a signal from a black box that was on Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009 en route ...

Ash Cloud Grounds Flights for 2nd Day

May 6, 2010

More UK and Republic of Ireland airports were shutdown on Wednesday due to the cloud of ash covering airspace, causing more passengers to be grounded. The same areas were closed on Tuesday as well. The British Civil ...

Times Square Bomb Suspect Arrested

May 5, 2010

Saturday's Times Square car bomber was caught in the nick of time on Monday night trying to flee from the country to get back home. Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American citizen of 30 years, was on board ...

Flights in Britain and Ireland Temporarily Grounded due to More Ash

May 5, 2010

On Tuesday, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said that services from the Republic of Ireland were canceled due to more volcanic ash, which meant that thousands of passengers missed their flights. Travelers are being urged to ...

British Airways Crew Starts Strike Deal Vote

May 3, 2010

Unite union members have started to vote on a ballot for whether to accept or reject the newest deal from British Airways. The union has been urging cabin crew to reject the offer, accusing the airline ...