Miami International Airport Inching Toward Full Flight Schedule After Hurricane Irma
Miami International Airport, which resumed limited operations Tuesday, says more and more flights are leaving every day in the wake of Hurricane Irma "” and full flight operations by all airlines is expected this weekend. The airport tweeted out a travel advisory saying both passenger and cargo flights are getting closer to their full daily […]
Miami’s main airport doesn’t know yet when it will reopen after Irma
Miami International Airport will be closed Monday after sustaining «significant water damage throughout,» according to CEO Emilio Gonzalez. The airport tweeted late Sunday that it needs to assess the damage before deciding whether passenger flights can resume Tuesday. Miami airport’s difficulties add to the transportation chaos Irma has inflicted on Florida residents. The situation is […]
Miami Airport Will Operate Until Irma Winds Hit 35 MPH
Miami International Airport will keep operating ahead of Hurricane Irma as long as possible, according to Miami-Dade officials. Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced on Wednesday that the airport would remain open until sustained winds reach 35 MPH. The Miami airport is among the busiest in the United States with many flights to and from Latin America […]
Brazil airport privatisation: «Steak with bone» as the economy slowly recovers
A further round of concessions to privatise the operation of airports in Brazil is in the process of being announced. It comes just as the concessionaire of one of the first auctioned airports returns it to the government. The optimism with which the first concession round was greeted has given way to concerns that the […]
Anti-Uber protest blocks access to Chile"™s main airport
An anti-Uber protest by taxi drivers caused a huge traffic jam that blocked the main road to the airport in Chile"™s capital, forcing passengers to walk several miles along the highway. Cabbies protesting Monday said the ride-hailing app puts their livelihoods at risk. TV images showed cranes removing taxis while people walked with their luggage […]
Magic on board Aer Lingus"™ inaugural Dublin-Miami flight
Magician and hypnotist Keith Barry performed on Aer Lingu"™ first direct route to Miami from Dublin. The airline"™s 13th direct route to north America completed its inaugural flight on Friday. Guests on board saw a surprise show by magician and hypnotist Keith Barry who performed tricks at 30,000 feet. Flight EI141 will operate as a […]
Ryanair joins UK airline trade group over concerns of Brexit impact
Ryanair has joined a UK airline trade body because of concerns about the impact of Brexit on the aviation industry, the airline announced. The Dublin-based carrier signed up with Airlines UK as an international airline member, a new tier of membership allowing non-UK carriers to join. Michael O’Leary, Ryanair chief executive, said: » We remain […]
United Airlines CEO will personally give up to $1 million to help employees hurt by Harvey
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz has pledged to donate up to $1 million of his own money to aid employees affected by Hurricane Harvey, according to a letter obtained from a source within the airline. In the letter to employees, Munoz encouraged his co-workers to contribute to United’s employee relief fund and pledged to match […]
Airline profits could feel squeeze from Tropical Storm Harvey
Tropical Storm Harvey has already caused thousands of flight cancellations around Houston and could cripple regional aviation through the U.S. Labor Day holiday, taking a bite out of airline profits during one of the year"™s busiest travel periods. Since making landfall on Friday, the deadly storm has dumped several feet of rain on Houston and […]
Harvey causes airlines to delay or cancel more than 12,000 flights
Since Hurricane Harvey reached land in Texas, the ensuing flooding has forced the delay or cancellation of more than 12,000 flights across the U.S., mostly in hardest-hit Houston and nearby airports. From Saturday through Monday morning, the storm delayed 7,547 flights across the country and forced the cancellation of 4,539 flights, according to the monitoring […]
