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Taliban Cancels Girls’ Higher Education Despite Pledges

KABUL, Afghanistan—Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers decided against opening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise and opting to appease their hardline base at the expense of further alienating the international community. The unexpected decision, confirmed by a Taliban official Wednesday, came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan….


Russian’s Aeroflot to Cancel All Flights to European Destinations

Russian airline Aeroflot said on Sunday it would cancel all flights to European destinations until further notice after the decision by many countries to close their airspace in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


Airlines Cancel Flights, Call for Travel Restriction Rollbacks Des 1/8 Glimmers of Hope

Canada’s two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed—though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 percent of its flights in March, extending schedule cuts from February amid ongoing uncertainty that continues to drain…


Airlines Cancel Flights, Call for Travel Restriction Rollbacks

Canada’s two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed—though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 percent of its flights in March, extending schedule cuts from February amid ongoing uncertainty that continues to drain…


WestJet to Cancel 15% of Flights Due to COVID 19 Related Staff Shortages

CALGARY—WestJet Airlines Ltd. is dealing with so many employees out sick with the Omicron variant that it is being forced to cut 15 percent of its scheduled flights through to the end of January. WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell confirmed via email that the airline has seen a 35 percent rise in active COVID-19 cases among…


Delta, Alaska Cancel Hundreds of Flights Due to Bad Weather, Omicron Cases

U.S carriers Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air Group canceled hundreds of flights on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions and rising cases of the Omicron variant. Delta said it expected to cancel more than 250 of 4,133 scheduled flights on Tuesday, while Alaska canceled 170 flights across its network and warned of more cancellations…


Delta Air Lines to Cancel Over 250 Flights

Delta Air Lines expects to cancel more than 250 of 4,133 scheduled flights on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions and rising cases of the Omicron variant, the airline said. Total cancellations as of 2 p.m. ET within, into, or out of the United States stood at 1,034, with 2,694 flights delayed, marking the fifth…


More Than 100 Japan Flights Cancelled Due to Heavy Snow

TOKYO—More than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded on Sunday due to heavy snow in the northern and western parts of the country, Japan’s two biggest airlines said. ANA Holdings had halted 79 flights as of 4 p.m. (0700 GMT), affecting about 5,100 passengers, said Hiroaki Hayakawa, an operations director for the airline. Japan…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Dec. 27)

more flight cancellations across the U-S, as airlines blame travel chaos on winter storms, and an increase in virus infections leaving them short-staffed. New data says shoppers spent more during this year’s holiday shopping season than even before the pandemic, our Phil Zou hears from some shoppers in one luxury shopping district in new york city….


Dozens of Major Events Are Now Being Canceled Across the US Over COVID-19

In light of a recent increase of COVID-19 “Delta” cases and despite an uptick in vaccinations, a number of major events and concerts are being canceled across the United States. Former Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, for example, announced Wednesday she is canceling all her remaining performances in the United States, including dates in California…