Category - Travel Alerts

26
Feb

Australia: PHE (airport) is closed temporarily

e-Travel Alerts at 26 Feb 13 at 2:41 EST AUSTRALIA – Western Australia – Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) is currently closed due to Tropical Cyclone Rusty. All passengers are encouraged to contact their airline directly for further flight information.

25
Feb

Senegal: Regional warning from Canadian Gov.

SENEGAL – Exercise a high degree of caution There is no nationwide advisory in effect for Senegal. However, you should exercise a high degree of caution due to crime. Regional Advisory for Casamance Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to the Casamance region west of the city of Kolda, with the […]

25
Feb

Winter Storm from US plains moving east

Accuweather.com: February 25, 2013; 9:12 AM After a blizzard brings parts of the Plains to a halt on Monday, snow will reach and accumulate several inches in Chicago on Tuesday. The same storm bringing a blizzard to places from Amarillo, Texas, to Kansas City, Mo., on Monday will drop 3-6 inches of snow on Chicago […]

22
Feb

USA: snow storm moving east

NBC: A winter storm moved east on Friday after hammering the Great Plains, and more than a dozen states were forecast to be hit in the coming days. Accidents were reported across the region, with one death: An Oklahoma teenager was killed when his pickup truck skidded across a slushy road. By evening, more than […]

22
Feb

USA: New England: heavy snow on weekend

Accuweather: A storm that brought over a foot of snow to parts of the Plains will reorganize on the East Coast this weekend and will deliver heavy snow to part of New England by Sunday. It will be the third weekend in a row that a snowstorm will impact parts of the region. Heavy snow […]

21
Feb

Italy: announced strikes

March 8, 2013 Trenitalia staff, 9.01 a.m. to 5 p.m. Unions (OO.SS. FILT-CGIL,FIT-CISL, UILTRASPORTI, UGL TRASPORTI, FAST FERROVIE, which are most of the main unions) March 22, 2013 Local public transportation, 24 hours with rush hour exceptions determined locally March 25, 2013 Trenitalia staff, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Union ( O.S. ORSA ): I […]