After Air India plane crash, should we worry about flying? Simon Calder answers your air travel safety questions
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My tips for smooth air travel with MS
Aranzazu Calzado, known to friends as Zazu, has lived in Houston, Texas, since 1996 after moving from Spain. She was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis in 2021 and faces…
JetBlue to cut flights as economic uncertainty led to ‘softened travel demand’
JetBlue (JBLU) is sounding the alarm on weakening consumer travel demand. In an internal memo obtained by Yahoo Finance, CEO Joanna Geraghty told employees it is “unlikely” that it will…
Money-saving travel ‘hack’ backfires on flyers
A common hack to save money on Ryanair backfired on a couple. Scott McCormick and his girlfriend, Helena Boshwick, both 33, were set to fly from Birmingham Airport in the…
Is the world’s big idea for greener air travel a flight of fancy?
This is the starting point for Europe’s lofty dreams of greener air travel – a collection point in Malaysia for greasy plastic bottles filled with discarded frying oil, thousands of…
Middle East air travel in chaos after Israel strikes Iran
Airlines evacuated airspace over the Middle East on Friday after Israeli strikes on Iran forced carriers to cancel or divert thousands of flights in the latest upheaval to travel in…