Category - Travel Alerts

15
Sep

UK: London: 24-hour underground strike on 2 lines

London Underground drivers on two lines are to stage a 24-hour strike from tonight (UK) over claims that industrial relations have broken down.   Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union working on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines will walk out at 9.30pm.   The union accused management of being “heavy […]

14
Sep

Italy: Strike update: Sept 22-Oct 15

Alitalia: Thursday, September 22, 2016   Some Alitalia personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, from 00:01 to 24:00. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight.   Meridiana:Thursday, September 22, 2016   Some Meridiana personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, from 00:00 to 23:59. Please check with your ticket […]

14
Sep

RCI: Harmony of the Seas: accident has killed a crew member

Harmony of the Seas accident: One dead, four hurt in lifeboat crash   One crew member has died and four others have been injured in an accident on the Harmony of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise ship. The 42-year-old Filipino crew member died when a lifeboat, with five crew, became detached from the fifth […]

14
Sep

China: Super Typhoon Meranti

Strongest typhoon since 2013: Meranti to hammer China with flooding rain after lashing Taiwan   Meranti will continue to barrel toward eastern China after battering Taiwan with flooding rain, damaging winds, mudslides and dangerous storm surge. Meranti reached super typhoon status on Monday afternoon local time with sustained winds of 290 km/h (180 mph), equivalent […]

14
Sep

Curacao: General strike called for Thursday Sept 15

Union Leader: “General Strike This Thursday” strikeWILLEMSTAD – During a press conference, the leaders of the majority of labor unions on the islands declared that there will be a general strike on Thursday morning in support of the contract workers of the oil refinery. These employees and their union SGTK have been on strike for […]

14
Sep

Thailand: Storm Rai covers Thailand with heavy rain fall

The Meteorological Department issued a warning Tuesday to people in 34 provinces in the North, Northeast and East to brace for heavy rain and stay tuned for weather updates. Flooding in Wellgrow Industrial Estate in Chachoengsao on Tuesday (video by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) As of early Wednesday, tropical storm “Rai” was over Laos and the Northeast early […]