Sunwing flights delayed, passengers feeling stranded amid network-wide issue

Sunwing Airlines travellers are taking to social media for information on their delayed flights, as the company struggles with a network-wide system issue.Passengers in Montreal line up while waiting for Sunwing flights to resume. (Kwabena Oduro/CBC)A technical issue has delayed a number of Sunwing Airline flights, stranding some Canadian travellers as the issue hampers check-in and…Continue Reading

Hong Kong has banned Air India services till April 24 after three passengers on one of its flights tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival on Saturday, a senior government official has said. Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done 48 hours prior…Continue Reading

U.S. blocks flights by Chinese airlines in escalating dispute

The Transportation Department’s on Friday order affecting four Chinese airlines is the latest development in a long-running dispute over COVID-19 restrictions Passengers wearing face masks to help protect against the coronavirus take rest at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China. The United States is blocking some flights by Chinese airlines in retaliation for China canceling…Continue Reading

All passenger flights temporarily resume at St. John’s airport amid labour dispute

St. John’s International Airport resumed normal operations Wednesday morning after a staffing issue at its fire hall prevented most passenger flights from landing or taking off.Only cargo, medevac flights and planes with fewer than 19 seats could land at or depart from St. John’s International Airport, pictured here, as of Tuesday, while Air Canada cancelled eight commercial…Continue Reading