Silversea Drops Tahiti

Silversea Cruise pullout blow to Tahiti tourism

Silversea Cruises announced that it has cancelled plans to base the 132-passenger expedition ship Prince Albert II in Tahiti next year, deciding instead to begin an Arctic cruise program on June 1.

Jet2.com

Airline dropping Barcelona route

Budget airline Jet2.com has said it is dropping its Belfast to Barcelona route, but is adding Croatia and Cornwall to its destinations.

When In Rome...

Alitalia strikes again

A strike forced Alitalia to cancel 40 flights as the bankrupt Italian airline fights for survival.

The cancelled flights included domestic routes and flights across Europe.

Credit crunch

Couple cancel cruise over £892 fuel surcharge

Ron and Gwenda Bennett, from Verwood in Dorset, lost their £900 deposit on the £9,000 Mediterranean cruise which was due to set sail in September.

Lufthansa

Lufthansa hit by warning strikes

BERLIN — Domestic and international services by the German airline Lufthansa were hit by warning strikes on Monday as it negotiated pay agreements, the airline and trade union Verdi said.

India

Airline fined Rs 50,000 for cancelling ticket

New Delhi - The state consumer commission has pulled up private airline, Air Deccan, for cancelling the tickets of a passenger, booked six months in advance in a promotional fare scheme, just six days ahead of the departure date.

Lufthansa Strike

Lufthansa says 62 flights at its Cityline, Eurowing units canceled amid pilot strike

Frankfurt, Germany - Airline operator Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Wednesday that it has canceled 62 flights because of a pilot strike at its CityLine, Germanwings and Eurowings subsidiaries.

No OzJet For New Zealand

OzJet cancels start-up airline services to New Zealand

Melbourne-based OzJet Airlines has cancelled planned services between Brisbane and Palmerston North (New Zealand) scheduled to start on 31 March. The airline issued a statement today saying it was in takeover talks and would not proceed with the planned new service.