British Airways on Tuesday introduced extra charges for excess baggage but told check-in staff to apply them "leniently" amid passenger confusion over the new rules.
The European Union plans to harmonize the size of carry-on bags with the U.S, while UK officials are set to announce an easing of air travel restrictions next week.
"Hi, I'm on the plane." This phrase may soon be as familiar on flights as it is on trains with the announcement on Wednesday by Ryanair that it intends to install a system on its planes to allow the use of mobile phones during flights.
Fighting between British airports and airlines over who is to blame for problems following the discovery of alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights will only make matters worse, says one aviation observer.
British Airways canceled more flights Wednesday, the seventh day of UK flight delays, as the airline struggled to reunite thousands of missing bags with their owners.
British Airways on Tuesday introduced extra charges for excess baggage but told check-in staff to apply them "leniently" amid passenger confusion over the new rules.
The European Union plans to harmonize the size of carry-on bags with the U.S, while UK officials are set to announce an easing of air travel restrictions next week.
"Hi, I'm on the plane." This phrase may soon be as familiar on flights as it is on trains with the announcement on Wednesday by Ryanair that it intends to install a system on its planes to allow the use of mobile phones during flights.
Fighting between British airports and airlines over who is to blame for problems following the discovery of alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights will only make matters worse, says one aviation observer.
British Airways canceled more flights Wednesday, the seventh day of UK flight delays, as the airline struggled to reunite thousands of missing bags with their owners.
Airline officials have accused the British government and airport authorities of mishandling new security measures in the wake of an alleged terrorist plot.
Three days after authorities uncovered an alleged plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic and imposed tight restrictions on what passengers can carry aboard flights, air traffic at London's Heathrow Airport remained snarled Sunday, with airlines canceling as many as 30 percent of their flights.
Air passengers across Europe were continuing to face delays Saturday, but there were fewer cancellations as airports adapted to stringent new security in the wake of disrupted major terrorist plot.
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Italian bus, train and metro workers have gone on strike in various cities on Friday, disrupting transport for a second day in a row over demands for better pay.
When my father graduated from high school in the 1960s, he spent a summer hitchhiking through Europe, holding out a U.S. flag and his thumb and working his way around the Continent. Given that hitc...
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