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Tag: Airlines and Airplanes
Ryanair Drops South African Passport Test After Protests
The Irish budget airline had imposed a test in Afrikaans, a language with a racist legacy and that many South Africans don’t speak, to weed out fake documents.
How Travelers to Europe Can Deal With the Summer’s Chaos
Hours in security lines. Canceled flights. Lost baggage. Here’s a look at how you could be affected by travel disruptions this summer and tips on how to prepare.
Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.
Australia and Canada said Chinese jets harassed their military planes, though Beijing says it was defending its security. A mishap over Pacific waters could have ominous repercussions.
Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans
The choice of a language that had been imposed by the apartheid government and is not even spoken by many South Africans today has set off complaints.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Europe Nears an Oil Embargo
The bloc is poised to block the vast majority of Russia’s oil imports.
At Dublin Airport, Staff Shortages Lead to Travel Chaos
More than 1,000 passengers missed flights there in a day, part of a spate of similar difficulties across Europe as demand for travel surges.
Nepal Plane Crash: All 22 Bodies Are Recovered
The plane went down in bad weather on Sunday while carrying passengers to Jomsom, a tourist destination popular with trekkers.
Lufthansa Apologizes After Jewish People Were Barred From Flight
Passengers said that after landing in Germany, more than 100 people were blocked from boarding a connecting flight to Hungary, after a handful of passengers disobeyed a mask requirement.
E.U. Will No Longer Recommend Masks for Air Travel
The decision came as countries across the bloc were loosening restrictions in response to the current rates of vaccination and naturally acquired immunity.