Category: Travel

Oslo, 2 October 2025 — Norway has launched legal action against NHIndustries (NHI), seeking €2.8 billion in damages over the long-troubled NH90 helicopter program. The claim, filed after failed mediation efforts, represents one of the largest compensation demands ever made against a European defence manufacturer — and is six times the value of the original […]

Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY Airlines announced on September 29, 2025, that it is ceasing operations with immediate effect, cancelling all flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded worldwide. The board of Fly Play attributed the decision to prolonged financial underperformance, weak ticket sales in recent weeks and internal discontent over strategic changes. It also signalled […]

United, Delta, American, Alaska and other carriers canceled 118 flights across major U.S. airports today, grounding thousands of passengers in cities including Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Boston and producing widespread operational knock‑on effects at affected terminals. Operational sources and industry reporting attribute the wave of cancellations to a convergence of problems: a […]

Air travel across four continents has been severely disrupted as approximately 2,500 flights were cancelled this week, impacting an estimated 400,000 passengers. The cancellations span Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East, with major carriers including Cathay Pacific, Air France, American Airlines, Emirates, Japan Airlines (JAL), and Air Canada among those affected. The disruptions […]

Thousands of travelers across Asia are facing fresh disruptions as a new wave of flight cancellations sweeps through key international airports. Over 90 flights have been grounded by major carriers including Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Korean Air, and Philippine Airlines. The affected airports include Changi (Singapore), Narita and Haneda (Japan), Kuala Lumpur […]

Typhoon Ragasa has unleashed widespread disruption across East Asia, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,400 flights and leaving thousands of travelers stranded at major airports in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The storm’s sustained winds and torrential rainfall have paralyzed operations at key transit hubs including Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen Bao’an, Hong Kong International, and […]

A wave of flight disruptions has stranded thousands of passengers across the United States, as severe weather—including intense storms and heavy rainfall—forces widespread cancellations and delays at major airports. As of Tuesday morning, over 130 flights have been canceled and more than 2,580 delayed, impacting key travel hubs such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles International, […]

BERLIN — Evelyn Palla has become the first woman to lead Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s state-owned rail operator, assuming the role amid mounting pressure to resolve chronic issues plaguing the country’s railway network. Palla inherits a system burdened by frequent delays, train cancellations, aging infrastructure, and declining public confidence. Her appointment signals a strategic shift as […]

BRUSSELS — Brussels Airport has requested airlines to cancel approximately 50% of scheduled flights on Monday, following a wave of disruptions that led to 45 departing and 30 arriving flights being scrapped on Sunday. The move aims to ease congestion and stabilize operations amid ongoing logistical challenges. Airport officials have not disclosed the precise cause […]