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China to increase international flights from this weekend

China plans to increase the number of international flights operated by domestic and foreign airlines to 840 a week from October 30 to March 25. That’s a jump of 106% from October 2021 to late March this year, but still way below pre-pandemic levels. The announcement, made at a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) briefing, follows the country’s major ...

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Heathrow goes on hiring spree, says it will take years to recover

London’s Heathrow Airport said businesses at the hub need to embark on a massive hiring spree to rebuild depleted staffing ranks that contributed to a chaotic travel season across much of Europe this past summer, even as passenger numbers will need at least until the middle of the decade to return to pre-pandemic levels. Heathrow served 81 million passengers in ...

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Northern Ireland faces vote to break Brexit impasse

Northern Ireland is set for a second election this year after the biggest unionist party again prevented the region’s government from forming, amid a row over post-Brexit trade rules that has major implications for the UK. The Democratic Unionist Party stopped the election of an Assembly Speaker and prevented the election of an Executive for a fourth time Thursday, after ...

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