Travel
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Air Canada temporarily bans pets from baggage hold, cites delays
Air Canada said on Wednesday it will not allow animals in the baggage hold until Sept. 12 due to “longer than usual” delays at airports, as carriers and airports wrestle with complaints over lost lug…
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Travel chaos ‘unlikely to improve’ – Lufthansa
Lufthansa has warned the ongoing travel chaos is “unlikely to improve in the coming weeks,” as labour shortages and soaring levels of passenger demand rampage through Europe. “The ramp-up of complex …
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AirBnB bans house party permanently; maintains 16-person cap
Airbnb have announced that its party ban for hosts and guests is permanent, maintaining its 16-person cap for properties. Disruptive parties and events will continue to be banned by the online rental…
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Saudi lifts COVID-19 travel restrictions to Turkey, India, Ethiopia and Vietnam
Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus travel restrictions on Monday on its citizens travelling to Turkey, India, Ethiopia and Vietnam, state news agency SPA reported. Earlier this month, the kingdom lifted…
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Nigeria blocking repatriation of $450 million in foreign airline revenue – IATA says
Nigeria is withholding $450 million in revenue international carriers operating in the country have earned, an executive at the world’s largest airlines association said on Sunday. Africa’s largest e…
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Madrid airport forced on hiring spree to deal with surging tourists
Long lines at the Madrid Barajas Airport in recent weeks should ease as the Spanish police work on hiring more staff to deal with the surge in tourism from the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the go…
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U.S. lifts Trump-imposed Cuba flight restrictions
The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on U.S. airline flights to Cuban …
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U.S airlines cancel 2,500 flights over Memorial holiday weekend
U.S. airlines, which are still rebuilding flight crews after the COVID-19 pandemic travel slowdown, canceled more than2,500 flights over the four-day Memorial Day holiday that marks the traditional s…
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British Airways owner IAG to order 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets
British Airways owner IAG said on Thursday it has agreed to order 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets for delivery between 2023 and 2027, in a vote of confidence in the struggling U.S. planemaker. The order for 2…
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Japan to allow limited tour groups from May as step to full re-opening
Japan said on Tuesday it would start conducting “test tourism” in the form of limited package tours in May as a way of gathering information prior to a full re-opening of the country to tourism. Thou…