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News24
12 hours ago
- Business
- News24
18 months for a visitor visa? Here's how long popular tourist visas now take to process in SA
Visa applications are a necessary process for many South African travellers, but delays are jeopardising some travel plans.
Irish Times
12 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Holidaymakers face air traffic delays this summer
Air traffic control delays will hit more passengers this summer, Ryanair warned on Friday as it named the French authorities as the biggest cause of hold-ups to its flights. The Irish airline and other carriers have been campaigning for several years for reform of air traffic management in the EU, which remains under each member state's control. Delays will be 'worse in summer 2025″ as the European Commission and individual governments have not acted to fix their 'shoddy air traffic control servces', Ryanair predicted. Mismanagement and short staffing caused a record number of air traffic control-related delays last year, despite there being 5 per cent fewer flights than before Covid-19, the airline said. READ MORE Ryanair named France at the top of its 'air traffic control league of delays' for the first five months of this year. More than 15,600 of its flights there were delayed, hitting 2.81 million of its passengers, according to its figures. Ryanair blamed the country's transport minister, Philipe Tabarot, as he is the government member responsible for air traffic control. Spain followed with 11,576 delayed flights, affecting two million passengers, with the Irish carrier naming minister, Oscar Puente, as the politician responsible. Germany, Portugal and the UK, made up the five worst offenders that the airline named. Ryanair argued that European transport ministers should not be allowed preside over another summer of air traffic control delays. Michael O'Leary, its chief executive, pointed out that airlines inform national air traffic control authorities of schedules almost 12 months in advance. 'This is especially important for the first wave of morning flights as any morning delays knock on to flights throughout the rest of the day,' he said. Tackling staff shortages and protecting overflights during strikes in member states would 'eliminate 90 per cent of EU's air traffic control delays but transport ministers won't take any action', he added.
BBC News
13 hours ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Weekend Isle of Man fast craft sailings to run two hours late
Passengers travelling on the Isle of Man's fast craft have been warned all of its of the weekend's sailings will all be with a two hour of the Manannan between Douglas and Liverpool, Heysham and Belfast have will all set off later than originally scheduled until Sunday. The Isle of Man Steam Packet said the changes were due to time lost in recent days because of adverse sea conditions and increasing turnaround times in ferry operator said the changes do not impact Manxman's sailings and passengers scheduled to travel on the Manannan had been contacted. It follows delays to Friday morning's Manannan sailings due to weather routing. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Switch issue causing delays on O-Train Line 2 at South Keys Station
Commuters are being warned to expect delays on O-Train Line 2 today due to switch issue at South Keys. The five-month-old line runs between Bayview Station and Limebank Station. In a memo to council, Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar says Line 2 is stopping at all stations, but customers must change trains at South Keys to continue their trip. 'Due to an ongoing switch issue customers will experience longer travel times on Line 2,' Amilcar said. 'Line 2 is currently servicing all stations, but only one platform at South Keys Station.' Service from South Keys to Bayview is operating on the northbound platform, while service from South Keys to Limebank is operating on the southbound platform. Amilcar says the switch issue is expected to continue for the rest of the day, and customers will be required to change trains at South Keyes. 'This is a known issue with this switch that TransitNext was unable to resolve during the overnight hours yesterday,' Amilcar said. 'They will continue the repairs tonight after service concludes. ' Line 4 is currently running between South Keys Station and the Ottawa International Airport.
CNN
3 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Video shows heavy floods wreaking havoc in India
Monsoon season arrived early in India, with heavy rains flooding one of its largest cities. The deluge caused chaos and delays across transport networks, including Mumbai's new Worli Metro Station.
