SAVVY TRAVELLER

07/04/2025

A Cathay Pacific Australian Passenger Deported from New York - for simply transiting via rather than taking a direct route
https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/04/06/cathay-pacific-passenger-deported-from-us/

An Australian traveler was deported from the United States (US) after being detained for 8 hours at John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York simply because he arrived via Hong Kong (HKG) on Cathay Pacific (CX) instead of taking a direct flight.

04/04/2025

Passengers travelling through London Gatwick no longer need to remove electrical items or place liquids in plastic bags, says airport bosses.

(But unlike at Aéroport Rome-Fiumicino - no booze larger than 100ml in carry on)

Airport bosses say they have installed new technology to improve its security screening.

24/03/2025

ALERT: Due to the ongoing, violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in several cities in - especially Istanbul- we strongly advise against all travel to the country. Tear gas, pepper spray & other crowd control measures being used indiscriminately by police. Arrests now surpass 1,000.

21/03/2025

As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants & Tourists:
U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card & visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies

U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies.

17/02/2025

First images appear of a Delta Air Lines
jet crash at Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport. The aircraft, which is a CRJ 900LR, has flipped and is upside down. Toronto has been pounded with heavy snowfall over the weekend. CBC News 8 passengers needed medical attention (photos via Kellie Meyer

08/02/2025

The City of Miami Beach is continuing its public messaging campaign that aims to crack down on spring break partying and the arrests that follow. It started last year, when the city launched an expensive ad campaign telling spring breakers that the party was over and announcing new curfews and fines, as well as heavier law enforcement. This time around, there's a reality TV show spoof that warns of potential drama, including $100 parking, DUI sobriety checkpoints and increased towing rates. It's a move that Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez told NPR in 2024 was needed for a community that had become unsafe. "Over the past 10 years, [there were] 33 shootings alone during the spring break period," he said. "Last year, 16 stampedes on a small stretch of Ocean Drive, on that beautiful, iconic Art Deco postcard that should bring joy and happiness to tourists of our city." - NPR

03/02/2025

Italy’s ITA Airways to leave SkyTeam and join Star Alliance after the Lufthansa group bought into the airline. In a press conference, ITA said: “In the coming weeks, ITA Airways will begin the process of joining Star Alliance, with completion expected by early 2026.”

09/01/2025

Highlights from a wonderful lunch at Hanoi’s . Not only were our taste buds stimulated but also our hearts from the incredible mission of its founders to give street children a new lease on life
🇻🇳

08/01/2025

Chinese carriers are undercutting European regional rivals with fares as much as 35% cheaper. The FT reports what’s helping them is the ability to fly via Russian airspace, saving time and costs

28/12/2024

Venice has introduced a ban on alcohol consumption on New Year’s Eve as a safety measure.
It joins other cities around the world that have trialled crackdowns on carrying or consuming drinks in public places.

More: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/12/27/venice-tokyo-strasbourg-watch-out-for-alcohol-bans-on-new-years-eve-in-these-cities

22/12/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas alright in London, but a painful holiday season by the looks of it for major High Street retailers such as Harvey Nichols. Sales (aka reductions here in the UK) of up to 60% just three days before Christmas? Factors include a weakening domestic economy, declining spending power of Russian residents and visitors and changing shopping patterns…

14/12/2024

Sold-out Toronto concert cancelled after Air Canada
refuses seat for musician’s cello. It’s another unfortunate misstep in the beleaguered Canadian flag carrier’s record of astonishingly poor handling of physically disabled passengers, members of First Nations communities and musicians.

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason’s show was cancelled after the airline would not provide a seat for the three-century-old cello, even though the pair had booked a seat for the instrument