Hongkongers will be able to fly to the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, in eight hours when an airline launches a new route later this month to offer a faster and more affordable travel option. A check by the Post on Sunday found some major travel agencies were promoting group tours using the first Tibet Airlines flight…
Weather forecasters are saying they have never seen a storm this bad. ADVERTISEMENT A record-breaking storm is wreaking havoc with travel and daily life across the UK and Ireland. Flights and trains are cancelled across the countries, and driving conditions are very dangerous due to the storm which meteorologists have said is “rapidly developing”. Citizens…
A college student in China missed her last chance to see a dying relative after her dormitory manager insisted on the curfew rule, sparking public fury. Many from the Guangdong Eco-Engineering Polytechnic in southern China’s Guangdong province posted the young woman’s accusations against dorm managers’ indifference in their dorm group chat, on November 24. The…
Jeff Bezos’ Gulfstream G650ER private jet is for sale for about $39 million. The 2015 jet is the oldest in Bezos’ fleet. He recently bought a new Gulfstream G700. Bezos and other celebrities have faced criticism for high carbon emissions from private jets. Billionaire Jeff Bezos appears to be selling one of his multimillion-dollar private…
The number of thefts on board flights to Hong Kong has risen sharply by 164 per cent in the first eight months of the year, with a visitor from Switzerland losing a HK$4.16 million (US$535,320) watch in the largest case. The 132 thefts in the period surpassed the number of cases on inbound flights in…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised and banned two Cantonese-speaking passengers after a mainland Chinese traveller complained they insulted her and made discriminatory remarks during a flight earlier this week. According to a post uploaded by the Mandarin-speaking passenger on social media platform Xiaohongshu on Saturday, the row broke out on a…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised and banned two Cantonese-speaking passengers after a mainland Chinese traveller complained they insulted her and made discriminatory remarks during a flight earlier this week. According to a post uploaded by the Mandarin-speaking passenger on social media platform Xiaohongshu on Saturday, the row broke out on a…