Nepal is open for the autumn season, and glad you are coming.
Everest, Annapurna and Thorong La are open. Langtang treks stay paused while the Rasuwa road is rebuilt; Mustang and Manang roads are still being repaired.
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Groundforce staff at Barcelona-El Prat protest again from 19 October. Cancelled flights mean a refund or rebooking and care, but cash compensation is unlikely.
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Guam’s airport is cancelling United, Japan Airlines and Korean Air flights ahead of Typhoon Champi. Weather rarely earns compensation, but a refund is a different matter.
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A data network fault cut Italian air traffic capacity by half on 16 October. Care and rebooking are owed on EU flights, but cash compensation is the contested part.
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Contractors cut fiber lines at Raleigh-Durham on 12 October and Houston on 13 October. Here is what US rules say about refunds, rebooking and delay pay.
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Certis screeners walk out at Sydney Airport on Friday 16 October, 6am–10am and 5pm–9pm. Here’s what the law covers, what it doesn’t, and what to do today.
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A Corendon jet squawked 7500 and Eurofighters escorted it in. Under EU261 your care rights apply regardless, but cash compensation is unlikely.
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Puerto Vallarta’s airport stayed closed into Tuesday 13 October. You can rebook free or get a refund, but cash compensation for weather is not owed.
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About 130 staff, air traffic control included, plan to walk out from 16 to 18 October. If flights are cancelled, the airline owes you a refund or rebooking, but usually not cash.
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Australia’s official August figures put Qantas at 83.5% on time and Jetstar at 76.7%, with cancellations down to 1.1%. Here’s what that means for your next booking.
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easyJet will fly about 1.4 million fewer winter seats because of jet fuel costs. Here is your refund, rerouting and compensation position under UK law.
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Isaias is a Category 2 hurricane heading for the northern Gulf Coast. American, United, Delta, JetBlue and Southwest have waivers, with different deadlines.
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Lufthansa and Air India have paused Riyadh flights and the FCDO warns against all but essential travel there. Here is your refund right, and what you won’t get.
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A three-hour delay on a Miami to Madrid flight can be worth about $674 or nothing at all, depending on the airline and the direction you fly.
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Ryanair blamed UK air traffic control, Belgian strikes and Etna ash. The CAA says cash compensation is unlikely, but refunds, rerouting and hotels are not optional.
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The 17–21 October pilot and cabin-crew notice covering Air France and Transavia was suspended on 9 October. What you are owed if a new notice comes.
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easyJet flight crew in Italy strike for 24 hours on 16 October. Because it is the airline’s own staff, a late cancellation can be worth €250 to €600.
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The UK says airlines must seat under-14s with a parent free, but it needs the Civil Aviation Bill first. What you can do on your next flight until then.
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Heathrow says its 2035 third-runway deadline is unrealistic and now targets 2039, leaving London's capacity squeeze unresolved for years.
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Western Sydney International opens 25 October with Jetstar's first flight, but the promised Metro line won't carry passengers until 2027.
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Catania halted arrivals after a 4km Etna ash plume, and EU261 treats volcanic ash as ‘extraordinary’, so no cash payout, but care and rerouting are owed.
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Bangkok declared all 50 districts disaster zones after 300mm of rain in 48 hours, and five airlines, Thai Airways included, are waiving change fees this week.
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Hurricane Nolo has grounded at least 21 Hilo flights, and four airlines have separate waiver rules — here’s what each requires.
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LAX got grounded by thunderstorms again. Here's what US, UK, EU, Canadian and Australian rules actually require when weather delays your flight.
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Up to $1,000 on a large airline, $500 on a small one, and $2,400 if you are bumped. What counts as within the airline's control, and the one-year deadline.
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A four-hour national ENAV stoppage from 13:00, plus Linate, Naples, Bologna, Bari and Rome. Which flights are protected, and what the airline owes you.
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A drone shut Berlin Brandenburg's runway for 45 minutes, the airport's seventh such disruption this year. Here's what it means for your Germany connection.
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The US triggered sweeping sanctions on Iran's airlines on 23 September 2026; Gulf hub airports and the routes through them are operating normally.
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A rare out-of-season nor'easter brings coastal flooding and 50 mph gusts from Virginia to New England this week. Here's the refund rule most flyers miss.
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Certis security staff strike 7.30–9.30am and 6–8pm on Thursday, and Qantas Ground Services adds a 24-hour stoppage. Here’s who’s actually affected.
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Sydney to London non-stop starts October 2027, tickets from February, New York to follow. A 238-seat A350 built for it, and who should keep the stopover.
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A severed cable grounded flights into Philadelphia and Newark, then an IT failure froze check-in at San Diego a day later. Here's what actually got people moving.
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Virgin Australia scrapped about 30 flights over one weekend after cabin crew refused rostered days-off requests, and says more disruption could follow while contract talks continue.
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A Prestwick network fault cut UK airspace capacity 60% on 21 September, thirteen days after a software defect grounded 2,000+ flights nationwide.
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Usually no cash payout, because ATC failures count as extraordinary. But UK and EU airlines still owe meals and hotels, and US refund rules still apply.
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Air traffic control failures are rarely something airlines pay for. Here is what US and UK rules give you after Monday’s ground stops.
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Yes. The bill passed the House 308 to 117 but not the Senate. US clocks go back on 1 November, a week after Europe, and that week catches travellers out.
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Tuesdays run 519,000 lighter than Thursdays across 2026. This week’s counts, the 3.13 million record, and the two November dates most likely to beat it.
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It is a precision pressure valve, and it is the reason your photo of a Himalayan skyline from 35,000 feet doesn't come out fogged over.
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A shared helicopter can land you on Kala Patthar again after a three-year ban, but it still can't buy you what nine days on the trail does.
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Nepal Standard Time is UTC+5:45, one of only three 45-minute time zones on Earth, set to a meridian running through a peak Nepalis hold sacred.
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The Prithvi Highway collapsed at Krishnabhir in Dhading on 30 August. A new track opened one-way on 13 September and to full two-way traffic on the 17th.
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The national carrier adds a fourth weekly Kathmandu-Narita rotation from 18 September, wide-body A330 and all, timed squarely at the Dashain-Tihar homecoming rush and the autumn trekking peak that follows it.
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The Rasuwagadhi–Kerung border with Tibet has been shut since the 26 August 2026 flood destroyed the Timure customs area, the Miteri bridge and the border road. No reopening date has been set.
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A 527-metre runway that ends in a cliff, an 11.7% uphill slope and no second attempt. Meet the airstrip every Everest trekker has to land on first.
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CT scanners were meant to kill the 100ml liquids rule. Many airports reimposed it in 2024, so it is back and inconsistent airport to airport. Here is what you can carry through security in 2026 — liquids, laptops, powders and power banks — plus Nepal’s own strict cabin limits.
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No airliner routes over the summit, even though jets cruise higher. The real reason is the emergency descent, and a few flights get closer than you think.
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flydubai's first daily Dubai–Pokhara service, a new Kathmandu–Shenzhen route and extra Nepal Airlines flights to Tokyo are quietly reshaping how travellers reach the Himalaya in 2026.
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In twelve days, Nepal's Department of Immigration switches on a nationwide e-Visa system that lets trekkers apply, pay and get approved before they ever board a flight to Kathmandu.
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