Zoom Airlines grounded, filing for insolvency
Zoom Airlines Inc. and Zoom Airlines Ltd. filed for insolvency yesterday, cancelling all scheduled flights and grounding all of its aircraft. A Transport Canada spokesperson confirmed that Zoom had voluntarily surrendered its operating certificate and that all of its planes were on the ground.
Exactly how many passengers have been stranded by Zoom’s shutdown is still being determined.
In a statement
Shoulder season $avings
Taking a trip in the shoulder season, the period of travel between low and high seasons, offers some serious advantages to holidaymakers with an eye on their wallet but who still want to enjoy the best a destination has to offer. Travelling in high season doesn’t only mean you’re paying the top bracket for your holiday. Beaches are fuller, lineups
Travelers’ laptops may be detained at US border
US Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.
Also, officials may share copies of the laptop’s contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation
Living at the airport…
I am sure quite a few of you have seen the movie “The Terminal” – where Tom Hanks had get comfortable and survive at an airport terminal. But this scenario is not so far-fetched: recently it became news that a 48-year old German woman known as “Bettina” lived at the Palma de Mallorca airport with her 3 suitcases, a blanket, a pile
Hi-tech face scanners being tested in Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is trialling the new facial recognition scanners, which aim to improve security and reduce long queues at immigration checkpoints.
The device works by comparing a digital photo of a passenger inside their UK or European Union biometric passport with their face as they stand in front of a small camera. The system means passengers can avoid queues to
E-ticket: what is it?
From June 1, 2008 – all the airlines belonging to IATA (International Air Transport Association) will start using only electronic tickets (e-tickets). The good old-fashioned paper tickets have become a part of history. Here are a few questions that people ask us…
Are there any exceptions to this rule? Yes and no. All the airlines belonging to IATA BSP (Billing and Settlement Plan) allow agents to issue only e-tickets. Only a
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