A group of Canadian social media influencers and others flouted Covid-19 rules on a flight to Cancún, Mexico, resulting in airlines leaving many of them without a way home.
Tag: Airlines and Airplanes
Covid Tests Probed After 100s on 2 Italy-India Flights Test Positive
Some 300 passengers on two flights who tested positive for the coronavirus upon landing in the northern city of Amritsar are being retested.
England Eases Covid Testing Rules for Air Travelers
With the coronavirus variant so prevalent, Britain’s leader said, there is little point in demanding that visitors screen themselves for it.
Delta Says Flight to Shanghai Was Turned Round in Midair Because of Cleaning Rules
The carrier said that it ordered the plane back last week because of sanitation requirements that were “not operationally viable.”
As Omicron Overshadows Christmas, Thousands of Flights Are Canceled
Travelers had hoped this holiday season would represent a return to relative normalcy. Instead, pilots are out and delays are piling up.
Santo Domingo Plane Crash Kills All 9 Aboard
A prominent Puerto Rican music producer known as Flow La Movie was reported to be among the dead.
How Conflicting Guidance on Travel During the Pandemic Shows Little Progress
The Omicron variant turned my trip home from South Africa into a nightmare episode of conflicting public health orders that often seemed to have little connection to science.
Defector Helps Build Case Against Belarus Over Ryanair Flight It Forced Down
A former air traffic controller has been telling Polish investigators what he knows about the diversion of the plane carrying a Belarus dissident in May.
Travelers to U.S. Now Must Test Negative for Covid a Day Before Flying
Inbound travelers must now show a negative result from a test taken no more than a day before departure, a requirement some say may be hard to satisfy.
At Least 13 Dead as Indonesia’s Mount Semeru Erupts
Dozens more suffered burns as lava flowed from the eruption of Mount Semeru, on the island of Java.