DUBLIN—Ryanair said on Monday it was impossible to give detailed 2022 guidance beyond hoping for a return to “reasonable profitability” amid uncertainties over COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, knocking its shares despite a smaller annual loss. Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers also became the latest Boeing customer to criticise the planemaker. Chief Executive Michael…

Travellers at Heathrow continue to be affected by long delays caused by a technical issue with British Airways. One passenger who is currently stranded at the airport told the PA news agency it will be two days before she is provided with a new flight. Michelle Heinrich, a student and translator from Germany who lives…

WASHINGTON—Ride-sharing company Uber Technologies plans to begin reminding passengers to wear seat belts by pinging driver phones and sending riders messages amid a spike in U.S. traffic deaths. Uber told Reuters its new feature that launches Tuesday aims to alert riders to buckle up via a distinctive chime from the driver’s phone and a simultaneous…

MONTREAL—Passengers who filmed themselves partying maskless aboard a chartered Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Mexico last week have become pariahs and now face being stranded after two more airlines announced Wednesday they will not fly them home to Canada. Following Sunwing’s cancellation of the return charter flight from Cancun scheduled for Wednesday, Air Transat…

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—The wingtip of a plane loaded with passengers clipped the auxiliary power unit of a parked empty aircraft nearby as it pushed back from the gate at a small Florida airport Monday. Both planes at Punta Gorda Airport are owned by Allegiant Air, according to a statement from the airline, which said there…

BRUSSELS—Passengers in Europe are entitled to compensation not only if their flights are delayed but also if they are brought forward by more than an hour, the European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday. Under EU rules, passengers can claim damages if their flights are canceled less than 14 days before departure or arrive more…

The majority of passengers on two flights into Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland will no longer need to spend Christmas isolating after being reduced to casual contact status on Wednesday, after a man onboard was deemed a close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case. Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath revealed that after lengthy…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that travelers at high risk of complications from COVID-19 should avoid cruise ships, even if fully vaccinated. According to the CDC’s updated guidance on cruise ship travelers, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the pathogen that causes the disease COVID-19, spreads easily between people in close…

Hair-raising footage shows a carnival ride nearly gone horribly wrong in Traverse City, Michigan, during the 95th Annual National Cherry Festival on July 8. A video recorded the near-disaster as 10 passengers were hoisted high overhead and around again by the festively painted Magic Carpet Ride—but not all was going as planned. As the lift soared,…

No domestic train operators or major bus and coach firms will require passengers to wear face coverings on services in England from Monday, according to industry bodies. Transport companies have the power to turn away customers who refuse to cover their noses and mouths even when the legal requirement is lifted on July 19. On…