Delay tips

2024 has already been a challenging year for air travel, with the aviation industry plagued by strikes, technical failures and disruptive weather conditions.

Following days of chaos at Dubai International Airport, the head of Emirates Airline has published an open letter, offering his “most sincere apologies to every customer who has had their travel plans disrupted”.

Airlines are trialling new techniques to shave minutes off turnaround procedures as a way to cut costs.

From air traffic control strikes to extreme weather, last year saw millions of passengers face flight delays across Europe.

Rail travel in Germany was plagued by strikes in 2023 and the industrial action shows no signs of slowing down as the new year begins.

The London Underground is set to grind to a halt for almost all of next week as workers walk out over pay.

Travellers in the UK are being warned of hazardous driving conditions and disruptions to rail and air transport as Storm Gerrit batters the country.

Travellers in the UK are being warned of hazardous driving conditions and disruptions to rail and air transport as Storm Gerrit batters the country.

2023 has been a challenging year for air travel, with the aviation industry plagued by strikes, system hiccups and disruptive weather conditions.

Rail travel in Germany has been plagued by strikes this year and the industrial action is set to continue in 2024. 

Airlines are trialling new techniques to shave minutes off turnaround procedures as a way to cut costs.

Air traffic at Caen airport in France was halted on Friday morning after a bomb threat, authorities have said.

Saving time and money are among our biggest travel concerns. From avoiding delays to ensuring we get the best deal on tickets, it can be a stressful experience.

Thousands of passengers at Gatwick Airport in the UK faced diversions, delays and cancellations yesterday evening due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.

A Swiss plane arrived in Bilbao, Spain on Saturday without a single piece of checked luggage on board.

Airports ramped up security measures to help police hunt for an escaped terror suspect yesterday, sparking chaos for UK travellers.

The U.S. Travel Association has launched a website to highlight the negative impact of long visitor visa interview wait times—which now exceed an average of 400 days—is having on global travelers and U.S. businesses. Called USVisaDelays.com, the website lists stories of those affected, loss in industry spending, visitor wait times, impacted markets and a policy fact sheet. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it might delay some space launches to minimize disruption to commercial air travel and provide “equitable” access to airspace near launch sites.

The Biden administration has submitted draft legislation to Congress that would mandate airlines pay cash compensation for delays of three hours or more when carriers are responsible.

Are lengthy tarmac delays happening more often? It certainly feels that way, with several frustrating incidents having gone viral in recent times in which passengers were stuck on planes for hours before their flights were eventually canceled.

Well, these are some expensive pretzels.