Airlines Why buying a return and flying just one way makes senseindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder “I am flying from Boston to Heathrow in June,” a friend announced. “It was significantly cheaper as a return than a one-way.” So he intends to forget …
Smoking Man lights cigarette and starts smoking onboard flight in USindependent.co.uk - Travel desk A passenger lit a cigarette and starting smoking on a flight in the US, despite the practice being banned for the past two decades. The man, who had …
Expedia Hotel booking websites promoting fake discounts and using pressure tactics, says Which?independent.co.uk - Helen Coffey Hotel booking sites are continuing to deceive customers by using pressure tactics and pushing fake “deals” despite a recent crack-down, reports …
Boeing 737 MAX US aviation agency has no target date for getting Boeing 737 Max in the airindependent.co.uk - Cathy Adams The American aviation authority has no target date for when the Boeing 737 Max might be airborne again. Speaking at an aviation conference in Texas, …
Hanoi 9 of the best hotels in Hanoiindependent.co.uk - Joshua Zukas Hanoi’s chequered history has created a beautiful mess of contrasting neighbourhoods. There's the labyrinthine Old Quarter; tree-studded French …
Mykonos Tourists handed £700 bill for calamari and beers at ‘rip-off’ Mykonos restaurantindependent.co.uk - Helen Coffey An American tourist was left shocked after being presented with an €836 (£738) bill for some calamari and beers at a restaurant in Mykonos. The …
Travel Hotel review: This Paris hotel is the grandest place to stay on the Left Bankindependent.co.uk - Cathy Adams In a nutshell: Left Bank grande dame, elegantly and expensively restored to its former glory Historic Lutetia, part of the Set Hotels collection that …
Georgia (Country) Analogue travel is alive and well in Georgiaindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder Zaza was his first name. And as we slalomed down a narrow, winding valley in southern Georgia, he insisted Schumacher was his second. The taxi driver …
Travel Air travellers warned of delays in Europe amid busiest day ever for UK aviationindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder On the busiest day in history for British air-traffic controllers, with more than 9,000 aircraft movements predicted in UK airspace, travellers are …
Travel Bank holiday travel news – LIVE: Chaos on roads and trains expected amid traffic and engineering worksindependent.co.uk - Travel desk This end of May bank holiday is set to be a disruptive one for motorists, rail and air passengers. The RAC is predicting the busiest end of May bank …
Travel Champions and Europa League: Desperate football fans chartering £25k private jets to get to European finalsindependent.co.uk - Helen Coffey Football fans desperate to attend the Europa and Champions League finals next week are going to extreme lengths, shelling out up to £25,000 to …
Bordeaux easyJet leaves 88-year-old lady behind at Luton – but flies her suitcase to Bordeauxindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder Britain’s biggest budget airline flew an 88-year-old lady’s suitcase from Luton to Bordeaux – but left her behind at the airport. Joy Burton, who …
Iceland How to fly to Iceland for under £60 returnindependent.co.uk - Jack Sheldon Every so often, Jack Sheldon from Jack’s Flight Club selects a flight deal from the UK for Independent readers that you can’t afford to miss. This …
Travel How to avoid getting detained at the airportindependent.co.uk - Colin Daniels If you travel frequently enough, you’ve probably witnessed a fellow passenger facing extra screening at the airport. While additional security …
Indonesia Indonesia travel: Is it safe to visit during riots and political unrest?independent.co.uk - Helen Coffey Jakarta has been rocked by violent demonstrations and political unrest following the announcement of the general election results on 21 May. As the …
Cagliari Ryanair passenger lands in wrong Italian cityindependent.co.uk - Helen Coffey An Italian man was left distraught after he discovered he’d boarded the wrong flight. The passenger was booked onto a Ryanair flight from Pisa to …
Travel Rungis: Why you need to visit Paris’ secret attraction – the world’s biggest food marketindependent.co.uk - Estella Shardlow It’s 4.30am, the air smells of fish and I’m shivering under a disposable hairnet somewhere in the southern suburbs of Paris. Inside a soaring glass …
Qantas Qantas passenger accuses airline of fat shamingindependent.co.uk - Helen Coffey A Qantas passenger accused the airline of “fat shaming” after he was asked to move from his exit row seat. Darren Beales said he was asked by a flight …
Guitar Hotel shaped like a guitar to open in Floridaindependent.co.uk - Cathy Adams We’ve had robot hotels, hotels shaped like dogs and hotels built almost entirely underground. Now there’s a new bizarre bolthole on the scene: a hotel …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBoeing 737 MAX Boeing 737 Max: the questions the world wants answeredindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder The Boeing 737 Max has been grounded worldwide since March 2019 following two fatal accidents that involved the plane’s anti-stall system. Ten weeks …
Travel Half-term travel: Squeeze in the skies as UK airspace expected to see record number of flightsindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder Friday 24 May is forecast to be the busiest-ever day for Britain’s airspace. NATS, the air-traffic provider, has told The Independent the present …
Travel Baku city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay for the Europa League final in Azerbaijanindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder On the shores of the Caspian Sea, the old Soviet Union meets Dubai. Right now Arsenal and Chelsea fans are racing to find flights to the …
Travel Hawaii baggage handler filmed dancing on tarmac while directing planeindependent.co.uk - Travel desk The view out of the plane window before take-off isn’t usually very exciting: probably other planes, baggage carts and the terminal building. But if …
Travel Best holiday deals for June, from Tuscany to Namibiaindependent.co.uk - Mary Novakovich Before the full-on heat of summer really kicks in (assuming we have another summer like last year’s), now’s the time to head off on a break and enjoy …
Virgin Trains Virgin Trains expands in the US as it prepares to exit UK marketindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder Virgin Trains is winding down in the UK, having been disqualified from the bidding process for the West Coast main line in a row about pension …
Boeing 737 MAX Chinese airlines demand compensation from Boeing for 737 Max groundingindependent.co.uk - Cathy Adams Three Chinese airlines have filed compensation claims to Boeing over the grounding of the 737 Max fleet. Air China, China Southern and China Eastern …
Dublin Passenger finds insects embedded in ‘disgusting’ breakfast roll at Dublin Airportindependent.co.uk - Helen Coffey A traveller was surprised to pick up a baguette at Dublin airport, only to find two flies embedded in the bread. Martin Warde, an Irish stand-up …
Travel EasyJet passenger dragged off plane by police after locking himself in toiletsindependent.co.uk - Helen Coffey A man was forcibly removed from a plane after locking himself in the toilets just before landing and refusing to come out. Kieran Crowley, 44, was …
Travel Thousands disrupted as Stansted runway shutsindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder Thousands of passengers have had their flights disrupted by emergency work on the runway at Stansted airport. Arrivals and departures came to an …
