Airport Delays

Travelers arriving in the U.K. faced hourslong delays Saturday after a technical problem shut electronic border gates at airports across the country, forcing everyone to have their passports checked manually on what was expected to be…

A facial recognition technology pilot at a Canadian airport is the first step towards the “future of air travel” in the country, aviation experts say, though the cost to privacy might be more than some travellers can stomach. Air…

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says there is “no evidence” the ArriveCAN app has caused “any problems” at Canada’s borders. In fact, without the app, Alghabra said the processing of arrivals “would take longer.”“ArriveCAN is not…

London’s Heathrow said a decision to cap flight numbers after it struggled to cope with a rebound in travel had delivered a marked improvement in punctuality and baggage handling. The airport capped the number of passenger departures…

Global airlines hit out at governments on Monday for what the industry’s leading ambassador termed their “shambolic” handling of the COVID-19 crisis, and urged nations to rip up the playbook of widespread border closures for any…

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra suggests there are no plans to remove the mandate requiring face masks on planes and trains, noting they’re a “minor inconvenience” to protect vulnerable Canadians. In an interview with The West…

Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend, the kickoff to the summer travel season. They’re also dealing with a pileup of flight cancellations. More than 1,200 flights were canceled as of 2 p.m EST…

An industry group is urging Ottawa to scrap some COVID-19 measures at Canadian airports as international travellers continue to be bogged down by lengthy delays. The Canadian Airports Council is calling on the government to drop…

For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off — with lots of frustration. By late Saturday afternoon on the East Coast, more than 2,600 U.S. flights and nearly 4,600 worldwide had been canceled, according…

Thousands of flights within the United States and internationally were delayed or cancelled early on Friday, adding to the travel disruptions during the holiday week due to adverse weather and rising cases of the Omicron…