International Train Travel Cheaper Than Plane, Except for Eurostar: Study

International Train Travel Cheaper Than Plane, Except for Eurostar: Study

20 Oct 2023 at 07:14 The international train from Amsterdam is in almost all cases cheaper than the plane to the same destination. Only the Eurostar to the United Kingdom is more expensive than the plane, according to research by the Knowledge Institute for Mobility Policy. Anyone looking for a travel ticket for the train … Read more

Sharp Increase in Laser Pointer Attacks on Aircraft near Frankfurt Airport

Sharp Increase in Laser Pointer Attacks on Aircraft near Frankfurt Airport

Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) – Attacks with laser pointers on aircraft have increased around Frankfurt Airport in recent months. A total of 44 of these dangerous incidents were recorded near Germany’s largest airport in August and September, as the Federal Aviation Office (LBA) announced at the request of the German Press Agency. There were 60 incidents in … Read more

Group Trips and Holidays Cancelled by TUI After Surprise Attacks by Hamas

Group Trips and Holidays Cancelled by TUI After Surprise Attacks by Hamas

According to TUI, the decision mainly affects five group trips that were booked through the Christian Goed Idee Reizen, which is part of TUI. The company does not want to say how many people are affected by this. The trip of a group of 32 people was canceled more than a week ago due to … Read more

Repatriation of Dutch Nationals from War-Torn Country: Updates, Flights, and Information

Repatriation of Dutch Nationals from War-Torn Country: Updates, Flights, and Information

In the past week, approximately 550 Dutch people and 50 people from other countries have been picked up from the country at war. These are all people who have registered with the Foreign Affairs information service. New registrations are still coming in here. About 110 Dutch people arrived in Eindhoven on Friday evening. The aircraft … Read more

Flight Attendants Demand Better Working Conditions and Safety Measures at AUA Company Meeting

Flight Attendants Demand Better Working Conditions and Safety Measures at AUA Company Meeting

While unsuspecting self-proclaimed “experts in everything” on social media criticized the AUA staff, sometimes at the lowest level, because they exercised their guaranteed right to a works meeting, at Vienna Airport Schwechat in a room in Office Park 3 in the presence of union representatives ( vida) invited around 700 pilots and flight attendants to … Read more

KLM not complying with agreements: State agent’s report and response

KLM not complying with agreements: State agent’s report and response

Especially because reports from state agent Jeroen Kremers show that KLM has not complied with some of the conditions, Kaag writes. Kremers was appointed by the cabinet to monitor compliance with the agreements made. KLM received financial help in 2020 when global air traffic almost came to a standstill due to the corona pandemic. A … Read more

KM Malta Airlines: The New State-Owned Company Replacing Air Malta

KM Malta Airlines: The New State-Owned Company Replacing Air Malta

The European Commission no longer allows the government to pump money into Air Malta, but the company cannot survive without that support. That is why the Maltese government has decided to start a new state-owned company and start with a clean slate. The idea is that the new company, KM Malta Airlines, will be more … Read more

Upcoming Events in New Mexico: Apple Festival, Fiber Arts Programming, Food Truck Battle, and More!

Upcoming Events in New Mexico: Apple Festival, Fiber Arts Programming, Food Truck Battle, and More!

The light Oct. 1 Apple Festival The Annual Apple Festival takes place at Nichols Ranch, 236 Cottonwood Canyon. There will be more than 85 arts and crafts vendors, a petting zoo, live music, more than 20 food vendors, wine and beer. The ranch is located 20 minutes from Alamogordo, seven miles East of La Luz. … Read more

Passengers Trapped on Faulty Plane for Three Hours in Russian Federation, Despite Extreme Heat

In the Russian Federation, passengers of the faulty plane were kept inside the plane for more than three hours, not allowed to leave, despite the 30-degree heat. In the Russian Federation, passengers of the faulty plane were kept inside the plane for more than three hours, not allowed to leave, despite the 30-degree heat. About … Read more

European Union Blocks Booking’s Acquisition of Etravelly Group: Concerns Over Market Dominance and Competition

European Union Blocks Booking’s Acquisition of Etravelly Group: Concerns Over Market Dominance and Competition

The European Union’s executive body announced Monday that it has prevented the American travel agency specializing in the field of online travel, “Booking,” from acquiring the Swedish airline reservation company, “Etravelly Group,” because this would strengthen its dominant position in the market. The Commission said that the solutions and corrective measures provided by Booking “did … Read more