The media are reporting on Passport Immigration queues at several European airports with customers experiencing delays due to extra checks on both arrivals and departures. The main delay issues which ebb and flow at different parts of the day are in Lyon(LYS), Milan Linate (LIN), Madrid (MAD) and Barcelona (BCN), but other airports are affected […]
Rome’s commuters will be affected by a 24-hour public transport strike on Friday 16 June, called by trade unions to protest privatisation in the sector. In addition to the capital’s buses and metro systems, the strike is expected to affect regional trains, flights and local sea travel. In Rome various trade unions representing the capital’s […]
Many of the Middle East’s airlines have suspended all of their flights to Doha, the capital of the Gulf country Qatar, until further notice. The move came after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE severed ties to Qatar, accusing the wealthy Gulf Arab state of supporting terrorism. Please do contact us (GTM) should you have any concerns about any […]
Workers on Virgin Trains East Coast are going to hold a two-day strike from 28 April in a row over role of guards and jobs, the RMT union has said. RMT said it has sought an “explicit clarification on the company’s position on the retention of the role of the guard, in the […]
DN.pt reported on Wednesday that cabin crew at SATA Internacional/Azores Airlines are threatening to go on strike on 1 and 2 May. The union said only three flights will be assured as minimum services during the announced strike dates.
Portugal’s Airport security staff will be staging strike action, starting Thursday 13 April and lasting until next Tuesday. Employees of the private companies Prosegur and Securitas, who, among other jobs, are responsible for passenger security checks, have announced they will be striking for two hours at the start of each shift, starting Thursday at […]
New aviation security measures have been introduced by the US and UK governments in response to what is being described as “evaluated intelligence”. The initial US led security restrictions were communicated by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday 21 March, closely followed by the UK government who announced similar enhanced security measures later the […]
Air traffic in Italy will be disrupted on Monday due to strikes at the nation’s airports, including a four-hour work stoppage by air traffic controllers. Five unions representing the controllers called for a strike between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm (1200-1600 GMT), union sources said on Sunday. In addition, air transport employees have […]
Few Air France flights were cancelled on Sunday, despite a strike by cabin crews, the airline announced. It predicted less disruption on Monday, the third and last day of the industrial action. The airline expects to maintain 90 per cent of flights on Monday, including all long-haul flights and 92 per cent of medium-haul […]
We’re introducing Club Europe, our short haul business class, to flights within the UK and replacing UK Domestic with Euro Traveller as the economy cabin. This change aligns our cabins across our short haul network and enables travellers connecting to or from a long haul destination to enjoy a consistent premium experience throughout their journey. Tickets are […]
