Thousands of cross-Channel ferry passengers have had their journey plans disrupted by the government’s no-deal contingency planning. Around 10,000 travellers who had booked with Brittany Ferries between 29 March and mid-May have been told their original sailings have been cancelled and that they have been rebooked on different departures. Affected passengers were told by email that

Many people nearing retirement and craving warmth think of Florida. Yet some destinations offer even more idyllic weather — if you’re willing to look beyond the U.S.

Blue Monday is claimed to be the most depressing day of the year – it’s cold and dark, with Christmas long gone, new year’s resolutions already a thing of distant memory and nothing to look forward to until spring. So what better time to book a holiday? Daydreaming about your next getaway is the ideal

Airlines’ policies of selling more seats on a flight than there are seats available could become less unpopular, if a new initiative from Qantas proves successful. The Australian carrier, like many airlines, overbooks flights in the hope that it can predict correctly the number of “no-shows” and extract more revenue from in-demand flights. But Qantas

More has emerged about the causes and consequences of the 16-hour grounding in northern Canada of a United Airlines flight from New York to Hong Kong. As The Independent revealed, Saturday’s United flight 179 was part-way into its journey across the Arctic when the flight crew decided to divert to Goose Bay, Labrador because of

The Transportation Security Administration has been calling in officers that usually help with staffing shortages during natural disasters to compensate for a rise in the absences of airport screeners, who have been working without regular pay since the partial government shutdown began more than four weeks ago.