Visitors attending Europe’s biggest travel fair were stranded in Berlin as striking ground workers forced almost all flights in and out of the German capital to be canceled. About 670 arrivals and departures were scrapped at Berlin’s Tegel and Schoenefeld airports on Friday, after the Ver.di union called on more than 2,000 airfield and terminal employees to walk out in a pay dispute.
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U.K.’s Osborne to Reap $790,000 From 48 Days’ Work for BlackRock
Former U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne expects to earn 650,000 pounds from 48 days of work for BlackRock Inc., according to parliamentary filings. The Conservative politician, still a backbench lawmaker, expects to earn 162,500 pounds each quarter for 12 days’ work as an economic adviser at the BlackRock Investment Institute in London, according to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which details the outside earnings of U.K. legislators.
Emirates Invites Barflies to Pull Up a Seat With A380 Makeover
Flying bars that cater to premium passengers on the world’s biggest fleet of A380 superjumbos are set for a saloon-style upgrade as Gulf carrier Emirates seeks to use the sky-high hangouts to lure affluent travelers. Out will go the semicircular benches on which passengers have perched since Emirates introduced the on-board lounges almost a decade ago, to be replaced by an altogether more comfortable setup featuring a table for four located either side of the counter and below the superjumbo’s windows.
The Digital Nomad’s Guide To Working From Anywhere On Earth
The work-anywhere, travel-the-world fringe lifestyle is going mainstream-and these apps, services, and events are here to help. In the future, he wrote, high-speed wireless networks and low-cost mobile devices will break the link between occupation and location.
Berlin: Bond/360 takes ‘Becoming Who I Was’ for North America
Bond/360 has taken North American rights to Becoming Who I Was , a documentary from directors Chang-Yong Moon and Jin Jeon about a boy recognized as the reincarnation of a Buddhist master. Bond/360 will bow the film, which screened in Berlin’s Generation Kplus sidebar, first in New York then nationwide on its Karma Cinema label before going out on a multi-platform release.
Can China Save the Struggling European Art House?
As the global market for specialty titles shrinks, Euro producers are increasingly eyeing access to the Middle Kingdom. Says one insider: “It will be the biggest market anywhere.”
Airports Gripped by Confusion as Courts Limit Trump Travel Curbs
Confusion reigned Sunday at airports in the Middle East and Europe over exactly which citizens from the seven nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban are still permitted to fly to the U.S. Airlines at hubs from Dubai to London Heathrow were grappling with the implications of two court rulings in the U.S. late Saturday that have temporarily blocked the enforcement of parts of Trump’s executive order. In the hours after the presidential edict many airports imposed blanket bans on U.S. travel for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with Amsterdam Schiphol turning away seven people with valid visas, and Cairo denying boarding to migrants accompanied by United Nations officials.
United Airlines Software Glitch, London Fog Ground Flights in U.S., Europe
Travellers faced a series of disruptions after a software glitch halted United Airlines traffic and London’s Heathrow Airport cancelled more than 100 flights amid intense fog. Travellers in the U.S. and Europe faced a series of disruptions late Sunday and into the start of the week after a software glitch halted United Airlines traffic and London’s Heathrow Airport cancelled more than 100 flights amid intense fog in the British capital.
United Airlines Software Glitch, London Fog Ground Flights in U.S., Europe
Travellers faced a series of disruptions after a software glitch halted United Airlines traffic and London’s Heathrow Airport cancelled more than 100 flights amid intense fog. Travellers in the U.S. and Europe faced a series of disruptions late Sunday and into the start of the week after a software glitch halted United Airlines traffic and London’s Heathrow Airport cancelled more than 100 flights amid intense fog in the British capital.
Russia is already retaliating against new US sanctions over…
Russia is already retaliating against new US sanctions leveled against the Kremlin for cyberattacks designed to interfere with the US presidential election. In response to the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats who have been given three days to leave the US, Russia ordered the closure of the Anglo-American School of Moscow, CNN reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed US official with knowledge of the action.