Sentences with phrase «of airline strikes»
A recent surge of airline strikes and labor strikes has many travelers confused and worried about their travel plans.
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A Southwest Airlines airplane flying to Phoenix was forced to land at Nashville airport shortly after takeoff because of a bird strike, a Southwest spokesperson said.
Faced with a potential strike by the airline's machinists union and a lockout of its pilots, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt referred both disputes to the CIRB on March 8, then introduced back - to - work legislation four days later.
If the U.K. government doesn't strike any sort of deal with the European Union regarding flying regulations, airlines will have to stop their activities in the country, Neil Sorahan, the chief financial officer of budget airline Ryanair told CNBC.
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine, struck apparently in error by rebels using Putin - supplied rockets, killed 298 people and prompted yet another round of sanctions.Photo: Maxim Zmeyev — Reuters
Lufthansa canceled 876 of roughly 3,000 flights scheduled by its group airlines for Wednesday, and scrapped 912 flights for Thursday, in what is the 14th strike in the dispute since early 2014.
Insolvent German airline Air Berlin aims to strike deals to sell assets to two or more buyers by the end of September, before a government loan keeping its planes in the air runs out, its chief executive said.
Major airlines are having to adapt to changes, with Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, reluctantly recognizing unions last year to avert a strike, after a shortage of standby pilots forced it to cancel 20,000 flights.
The nation holds a moment of silence in memory of the time American Airlines Flight 11 struck the north tower of the World Trade Center sixteen years ago.
Southwest Airlines Co. and Transport Workers Union of America Local 556 finally struck an agreement in principle after three years of negotiations.
If it is publicly announced that airline pilots are going on an indefinite strike, and that all flights are canceled, share prices of airline stocks will drop.
Stung by competition from ultra-discount carriers, American Airlines and United Continental are striking back with cheap, no - frills tickets of their own.
Because in the Peskova ruling of May 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that a bird strike was an «extraordinary event» under EU flight compensation regulation 261 - with the result that airlines didn't have to pay compensation, just as they don't for delays caused by lightning strikes or severe weather events.
British Airways cabin crew are visiting parliament on the 21st day of their strike action to discuss the «climate of fear at the airline».
Pilots of Dana Airlines on Thursday embarked on strike action to protest their non-payment of salaries.
At 7 a.m., United Airlines Teamster aviation mechanics picket in fight for a fair contract, warn of possible strike, JPMorgan, 383 Madison Ave., Manhattan.
Similarly, the South Memorial Pool carries the names of those killed in the South Tower; the passengers and crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 175, which struck that building; the first responders who died in the attacks and their aftermath; those who died at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; the passengers and crew of hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon; and the passengers and crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
Many airline industry observers expect delays to strike Monday, the first full day of FAA furloughs.
WHAT: On January 15, 2009, commercial airline pilot Captain Chesley «Sully» Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the middle of the Hudson River when the plane struck a flock of geese shortly after takeoff.
Analyzes the competitive and structural effects of changes on airline services and fares from mergers, alliances, codesharing and other cooperative arrangements among airlines, as well as bankruptcies and strikes;
This fact of investment life is one we have once more found ourselves contemplating, here on The Value Perspective, in the wake of airline pilot Tammy Jo Shults safely landing a plane carrying nearly 150 people after it was struck by not one but two potentially catastrophic emergencies.
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In April 2018 the European Court of Justice ruled that a «wildcat» strike by airline staff (a wildcat strike is one which wasn't officially organised by a trade union) DOES N'T count as an «extraordinary circumstance».
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Getting back to normal operations in Houston, struck by devastating floods in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, will take weeks for Chicago - based United Airlines, said airline spokesman Charlie Hobart.
Trips cancelled as a result of, or due to, airline delays, strikes, world events, no - shows, premature departures, personal issues and / or as result of inclement weather and / or acts of God including hurricanes are subject to our cancellation policy.
Unused portions of Packages (meals and / or activities etc.) / Trips shortened as a result of or due, but not limited, to airline delays, strikes, world events, no - shows, premature departures, personal issues, inclement weather and / or acts of God, including hurricanes are NON-refundable and NON-transferable.
Travel insurance can help in case of a covered event such as sickness, losing your job, and even flight cancellations due to adverse weather or an airline strike.
Many things can happen between the time you book your trip and the start of your vacation that could affect you, your traveling companions or family members and force you to cancel your trip — sickness, job loss, and even flight cancellations due to adverse weather or an airline strike.
For example, if employees of the airline you are flying announce that they are going on strike, the event becomes foreseeable once they make the announcement.
Airline passengers travelling to and from Portugal are set to experience delays as air traffic controllers in the country begin three days of strikes.
Now, the legacy carriers are striking back — IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, is launching a long - haul budget airline from the Vueling hub in Barcelona, Spain.
While American Airlines and US Airways struck notes of love and harmony on Thursday, their merger could set up a battle between two major banks over who can offer credit cards to customers of the world's largest airline.
Providing day - to - day employment advice and strategic project advice to a global airline, including on a number of relocations, redundancies and changes to terms and conditions and on proposed strike action by cabin crew.
Lawsuit against airline - Flight attendant was negligent in the manner in which she moved or handled the luggage causing a piece of luggage to fall from the overhead compartment and strike plaintiff's head and / or other part (s) of plaintiff's body
Trip Cancellation Insurance covers any mishaps that might force you to cancel the trip: sickness, injury, death of a relative, weather conditions, airline strikes, terrorism, financial default of the airline, cruise operator, or tour operator, job loss, traffic accident, cases when you are called to jury duty, subpoenaed or if your home is rendered uninhabitable due to fire, flood, etc..
See the article entitled Weather and Flight Cancellations for an understanding of what happens behind the scenes between the airlines, airport traffic control and the FAA when bad weather strikes.
The fine print says the strike has to be complete cessation of ALL airlines for at least 24 hours, Scary Terrorirism: You're scheduled to travel to Paris, or?
The airline was on strike and cancelled my daughter's flight home from Rome at the last moment so I book an alternate flight and submitted a claim for the cost of my new flight.
Flight delays come in all shapes and sizes: mechanical failures, flight operation delays, union strikes, weather, and more, but the airlines don't give you a lot of perks when it comes to delays.
The airline had ceased flying out of Rome for the duration of the strike.
Many things can happen between the time you book your cruise and the start of your vacation that could affect you or your traveling companions or family members and force you to cancel your trip — sickness, job loss, and even flight cancellations due to adverse weather or an airline strike.
Travel insurance can help in case of a covered event such as sickness, losing your job, and even flight cancellations due to adverse weather or an airline strike.
For example, if employees of the airline you are flying announce that they are going on strike, the event becomes foreseeable once they make the announcement.
The April Travel Protection Economy Plan covers 100 percent of the cost of a trip when travel plans are canceled for covered scenarios such as poor health, inclement weather, natural disasters, airline strikes, terrorist attacks, stolen passports and more.
On Saturday, June 12, pilots for Spirit Airlines began a strike in the early morning, after 3 years of talks failed to secure a new contract.
By striking up conversation with people next to you on the train, at the bank, and in public places, you can unearth a world of new clients, says Topus, who has a history of taking airline trips just for the chance to meet influential people on the flight.