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US airlines scramble to rejig schedules as government orders flight cuts
Reuters, Published on 06/11/2025
» BENGALURU — US airlines were scrambling on Thursday to rejig schedules and fielding a flood of customer queries after the United States ordered flight cuts at some of the nation's busiest airports, the latest travel disruption from the prolonged government shutdown.
Air Canada and union agree to end strike
Reuters, Published on 19/08/2025
» TORONTO - Air Canada’s unionised flight attendants reached an agreement with the country’s largest carrier on Tuesday, ending a strike by cabin crew — the first in 40 years — that had upended travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
Cathay cancels all HK flights as typhoon nears
News Agencies, Published on 31/08/2023
» HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled all flights to and from Hong Kong from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning as Super Typhoon Saola nears the city.
Deadly winter blizzard leaves US in pre-Christmas deep freeze
AFP, Published on 24/12/2022
» NEW YORK - A fearsome winter storm that pummelled the United States with blinding snow and powerful Arctic winds left 1.7 million customers without power Saturday as thousands of cancelled flights stranded travelers making last-minute dashes for Christmas.
US air travel still messy, with another 2,600 flights scrapped
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2,600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid cases.
Delta cites new China Covid rules after flight returns to US
AFP, Published on 28/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Delta Air Lines on Monday cited new Chinese cleaning requirements after it rerouted a China-bound flight back to the United States, drawing criticism from Chinese authorities.
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to cost extra $2.4 billion
AFP, Published on 04/12/2020
» TOKYO - The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organisers said Friday, with the unprecedented postponement and a raft of pandemic health measures ballooning an already outsized budget.
Delayed Tokyo Olympics to cost additional $1.9bn: report
AFP, Published on 29/11/2020
» TOKYO: The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost $1.9 billion more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15 percent increase, a report said Sunday.
Delaying Olympics will involve 'massive' costs, organisers say
AFP, Published on 26/03/2020
» TOKYO - Rescheduling the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will involve "massive" additional costs, organisers of the Games conceded Thursday as they convened a taskforce to begin working on the "unprecedented" and complex task.
British Airways to suspend flights between London, Tehran as 'not commercially viable'
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» LONDON - British Airways on Thursday said it would suspend its London to Tehran service from next month as it was no longer "commercially viable".