Hong Kong’s Airport Authority is in talks with more than 20 international airlines, including ones from Europe and the US, over launching new routes to the city as it ups its game to entice foreign carriers with incentives. Chapman Fong Shui-man, the authority’s director for hub development, said on Thursday that the statutory body had…
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority is in talks with over 20 international airlines, including those from Europe and the United States, to launch new routes to the city as it ups its game to woo foreign carriers with incentives. Chapman Fong Shui-man, the authority’s director for hub development, said on Thursday they had arranged to meet…
Typhoon Ragasa is continuing to cause severe travel disruption in Hong Kong and China’s south coast. The storm is the most powerful reported anywhere in the world this year, and has brought winds of more than 200 kilometers per hour (124mph). Beyond its deadly trail in the Philippines and Taiwan, Ragasa has paralyzed air travel…
Cathay Pacific Airlines will operate its Seattle-Hong Kong flights on Airbus A350-900 aircraft like this one. Courtesy of Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airlines is resuming nonstop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Hong Kong in 2026, marking a return of service that it began in 2019 before service was canceled during the global pandemic. The…
Home » TRAVEL ALERT » Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chengdu and More Experience Travel Chaos as China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and, China Express Airlines Cancel Multiple Flights Published on September 9, 2025 The recent wave of flight cancellations by China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and China Express Airlines has caused widespread travel…
A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday as part of an agreement with prosecutors. He’s expected to plead no-contest to state charges, which carries the same legal effect as a guilty…
The Department of Transportation is dropping a proposed rule that would have required airlines to offer cash to passengers whose flights were disrupted. The rule, which never went into effect, would have required carriers to provide compensation “to mitigate passenger inconveniences” for cancellations or delays that were within a carrier’s control. Reuters was the first…
Low-cost air carrier Spirit Airlines plans to discontinue service to 11 mid-sized cities in the U.S. The news comes as Spirit re-filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy August 29. Service to Chattanooga and 10 other cities will be discontinued as of October 4. April Cameron, President and CEO at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority said in…
It’s been nearly 25 years since 9/11, when terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and turned them into weapons of mass destruction. Now, after years of delays, new secondary barriers protecting airline cockpits are beginning to take flight. Inside a Southwest Airlines hangar at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, CBS News was given an early look at the…
Southwest Airline’s open seating policy is coming in for its final approach. The Texas-based carrier said Monday that flights with assigned seats will begin on Jan. 27, 2026, marking the end of an era in which the discount carrier for decades bucked industry norms by having passengers choose their seats during boarding. Southwest, which announced last…