international air travel

If the thought of boarding a flight and sitting near an unhappy, crying baby fills you with dread, then European carrier Corendon Airlines might have something just for you.

A mother died in her sleep with her children seated next to her for eight hours during a flight from Hong Kong to the U.K., according to a friend.

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched three-day-long military exercises in the airspace and waters surrounding Taiwan on Thursday, disrupting and canceling flights throughout Asia and threatening to cause further flight cancellations in the coming days, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported, noting that Beijing ordered the PLA drills in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei this week.

Canada will suspend restrictions banning unvaccinated Canadians from air and train travel in and out of Canada from Monday.

Sweden has decided to grant exemptions to the county’s Wuhan coronavirus travel ban for eSports “athletes” entering the country from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA).

About 8,000 foreign tourists are arriving in the UK every day according to Border Force figures, as Brits are barred from going abroad.

The boss of Australian airline QANTAS warned Sunday “governments are going to insist” on coronavirus vaccines for all international fliers, with the global imposition coming sooner rather than later.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that the United Kingdom will be shutting down all travel corridors starting on Monday, in a move described by Brexit leader Nigel Farage as “ten months too late”.

All travellers from the United Kingdom will be required to provide a negative coronavirus test before boarding flights to the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday. The restrictions on UK travellers will come into

The British government is reportedly set to introduce vaccine stamps in passports by next year for those who have been inoculated against the Chinese coronavirus, in a bid to ostensibly bolster the travel industry.

Bahrain on Thursday announced it will allow all Israeli flights to the United Arab Emirates to cross through its airspace, a day after Saudi Arabia made a similar declaration.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held plenty of grand opening ceremonies in his 15 years at Turkey’s helm. On Monday he will unveil one of his prized jewels — Istanbul New Airport — a megaproject that has been dogged by concerns about labor rights, environmental issues and Turkey’s weakening economy.

JERUSALEM  – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he hopes to slash flight times between Tel Aviv and India’s financial capital Mumbai, days after Air India ran the first scheduled Israel-bound service to cross Saudi airspace.

European planemaker Airbus and IranAir will finalize a deal to buy aircraft in two weeks, the head of Iran’s flag carrier said on Tuesday, adding Airbus has agreed to arrange financing for the first 17 planes.

The Chinese airline, Hainan Airlines, which began operating in Israel half a year ago has come under scrutiny for marking Israel on its multimedia flight system as “Palestinian Territories.”

El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto was canceled late Monday after sparks flew from the plane’s wheels.

The new control tower at Ben Gurion Airport is 110 meters high and contains 18 floors. The advanced tower was built so that its windows are entirely free of pillars to obstruct the view of the air traffic controllers.

An El Al flight landed safely back in Tel Aviv late Thursday night after one of its tires exploded during take-off from Ben-Gurion Airport while en route to Kiev earlier.

Many international flights to Turkey were cancelled Saturday despite efforts by the Ankara authorities to get life back to normal following an abortive coup attempt.

Pieces of wreckage believed to be from the EgyptAir plane that crashed in May were found on Thursday along the coast of Israel, according to the office of Israel’s prime minister.

Missing EgyptAir flight MS804 had reportedly been forced to make three emergency landings in the 24 hours leading up to crash. The Airbus 320 is said to have been forced to turn around shortly after takeoff on three separate occasions after it’s warning systems signalled an anomaly onboard.

Israeli defense officials are commenting on the “ridiculous” lack of airport security in Brussels, said Breitbart Jerusalem bureau chief and senior investigative reporter Aaron Klein. Security at Brussels airport failed to spot the suspicious-looking suicide bombers who detonated their explosives in a deadly

Israel’s government and largest labour union reached an 11th-hour wage deal Wednesday to prevent a paralysing general strike that had threatened to disrupt travel for thousands of pilgrims at Christmas. All members of the Histadrut labour federation — including workers

JAFFA, Israel – An Egyptian citizen left Saudi Arabia and flew to Egypt without a passport after giving a Saudi airport worker a $7,000 bribe, according to a report in the kingdom’s newspaper Al Weeam. According to the paper, the