Bloomberg More than 5,000 passengers are stranded at Japan’s Narita international airport as highways were closed off and train services were suspended after a powerful typhoon hit the nation’s capital. That number was expected to rise until the last flight arrived at about 11 pm, with no notice so far from the rail and highway operators on when services and ...

Bloomberg Air France-KLM shares dropped the most in six months after the Franco-Dutch carrier said last-minute demand in the crucial summer season has been disappointing. “Close-in bookings in the peak travel period are weaker than foreseen in view of softening macro-economic environment,” the Paris-based airline said in a statement on its August figures on Monday. The shares fell as much ...

Bloomberg The head of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats suggested a levy on flights could be introduced to encourage travellers to use less polluting means of transport and help tackle climate change. Rail travel must be made cheaper, possibly by cutting sales tax on train tickets, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party, said in an interview with ARD ...