Qantas will run test services of its planned 19-hour flights to determine whether passengers and crew can withstand the marathon journeys. The airline wants to operate non-stop services from Sydney to London and New York by as soon as 2022. If launched, the services would be the world’s longest direct …
At least 35 people suffered minor injuries after an Air Canada flight hit a severe patch of turbulence. The plane – which had 284 people on board – was travelling from Vancouver to Sydney on Thursday but had to be diverted to Hawaii. Medical staff examined the injured after it …
A record 81 U.S. flights were investigated in 2018 for carrying at least one person contagious with the disease, which has had a large number of outbreaks this year. Measles isn’t only in the headlines these days; it may also be on your airplane. An adult contagious with the disease flew from …
Enjoy those duty-free cathedrals while you can: Airports need to be more utilitarian and more numerous. For all the disagreement in the industry about the future of aviation, there’s perfect accord on one point: There’s going to be a lot more of it. The world’s air passengers flew a combined 7.64 trillion …
Planes made 30,537 trips between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in the year to February 2018, study finds. A flight linking Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has become the busiest international route in the world, research shows. Planes made 30,537 trips between the two airports in the year to …
A potentially record-setting uptick in travel this Thanksgiving will coincide with TSA’s implementation of new screening rules. The Transportation Security Administration has bad news for tens of millions of Thanksgiving holiday travelers: Lines at airports may be even longer than usual as the agency tries once again to plug security …
New technology would cut flight delays IN JUNE 1956 a TWA Constellation collided with a United Air Lines DC-7 over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people on both aircraft. At the time it was the worst ever airline disaster. Struggling with outdated technology and a post-war boom …
Passengers stand with their luggage outside Terminal 5 at London’s Heathrow airport after flights were canceled due to the airport suffering an IT systems failure, Saturday, May 27, 2017. LONDON (AP) — Travelers with airlines in the British Airways group faced a third day of delays and cancellations, mainly on …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of President Donald Trump’s recent weekend trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort cost taxpayers more than $1.2 million, new documents released by a conservative group show. The documents made public Thursday by Judicial Watch are some of the first to put even part of a price …
And which grapes are best for in-flight drinking. I almost never leave a glass of wine unfinished. But a few weeks ago on a late night flight back home, I got distracted by a book, and ended up holding my half-full plastic glass of wine with my tray table properly …
Long-haul air travel to Europe dropped over the summer holiday season and bookings for the coming month are also down on last year after deadly attacks deterred travelers, travel data analysis company ForwardKeys said on Thursday. The number of long-haul passengers arriving in Europe from June to August dropped 0.9 …
The next time you’re stuck in a long security line, consider this: At most U.S. airports it’s possible to buy your way out of the wait. The next time you’re stuck in a long security line, consider this: At most U.S. airports it’s possible to buy your way out of …