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6 June 2022

New York’s LaGuardia airport $8 billion makeover revealed

LaGuardia airport in New York City celebrated its $8 billion reconstruction last Wednesday.  The airport now includes a 1.3 million-square foot Delta Air Lines terminal—the largest […]
6 June 2022

High speed direct train to connect Paris and Berlin from December 2023

With the occasion of celebrating 15 years of partnership, the two major European railways SNCF and Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced the introduction of a high speed […]
6 June 2022

KLM passengers not allowed to board flights to Amsterdam over Pentecost weekend

At the end of Saturday afternoon, 4 June, KLM was “regrettably compelled” to decide that passengers at European destinations would no longer be allowed to board […]
6 June 2022

Dubai named top global destination for business events

Dubai was named the top global destination for association meetings in 2021, a report of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) reveals. The new ICCA […]
6 June 2022

Venice postpones tourist tax until 2023

The implementation of the tourist tax to enter Venice has been postponed until 2023. Authorities had stated that the new tax and reservation system would come […]
6 June 2022

The Flemish Cycling City of 2022 title awarded to Mechelen

The city of Mechelen has been awarded the title of Cycling City 2022 by the Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters and the […]
6 June 2022

Kazakh airlines no longer banned from flying to Europe

On June 1st, the Air Safety Committee of the European Commissions published its official verdict concerning aviation authorities and airline companies in Kazakhstan, according to Kazakhstan’s […]
3 June 2022

Automotive industry claims e-fuel could be a potential complement to e-mobility

Ahead of next week’s vote of the European Parliament to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve climate neutrality by 2050, under the Renewable Energy Directive, […]
3 June 2022

Ryanair warns passengers up to 200 flights a day might be disrupted over the summer

Ryanair has warned passengers to get to the airport at least 3 hours before departure, ahead of foreseen disruptions over the summer season caused by strike […]
3 June 2022

World Bicycle Day 2022: How will the bicycle shape our future?

The bicycle is not new. As a technology, it has helped people travel more quickly, efficiently and for longer distances for over 200 years. However, the […]
3 June 2022

US travel industry presses White House to scrap pre-travel testing

US airlines and travel industry are pushing the White House to end pre-travel testing for vaccinated international travellers. 1. Pre-testing to fly to the US While […]
3 June 2022

The Transport Research Arena conference comes to Lisbon this year

The eyes of European transport and mobility will be set in Lisbon this fall. From the 14th to the 17th of November, the Transport Research Arena […]
3 June 2022

First biomass center opens in the Flemish province of Limburg

The first Biomass Square in Flanders was officially opened on May 31 at the Bionerga site in Houthalen-Helchteren in the Limburg province. 1. Biomass center in […]
3 June 2022

A4E calls for further adjustments amid EU Transport Ministers’ position on two Fit for 55 proposals

European Transport Ministers have agreed on two critical Fit for 55 legislative proposals which will shape the future decarbonisation of European aviation: The ReFuel EU Aviation […]
2 June 2022

Blue Origin ready to launch tourists to space on June 4 after technical delay

After a technical delay prevented the fifth human flight in Blue Origin’s New Shepard, the mission is now set to launch tourists to space on Saturday, […]
2 June 2022

Sudden strike of baggage handlers at Brussels Airport causes delays

Travelers at Brussels Airport experienced severe delays on Thursday morning from 06:00 am after baggage handlers of Aviapartner started a spontaneous strike. At around 7:30 a.m., […]