- Hundreds of Flights Scrapped as Storm Shuts Amsterdam Schiphol Airport[Jan. 18, 2018]
A powerful windstorm forced the Netherlands'Schiphol Airport to close temporarily on Thursday and caused airlines to cancel 320 flights in and out of the facility in Amsterdam.
- Storm to Disrupt Traffic at Amsterdam Airport on Thursday[Jan. 17, 2018]
Air France-KLM has canceled 228 European flights to and from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport planned for Thursday morning, as a storm is expected to disrupt traffic at the Dutch national airport.
- Expedia and TripAdvisor Win Consumer Hearts and Minds Online and Offline[Jan. 17, 2018]
Data and analytics platform Engagement Labs has released its latest TotalSocial rankings of the top-performing online travel agency and travel search brands in the US, showing Expedia and TripAdvisor at the lead.
- Second U.S. Winter Storm Forces Hundreds of Flight Cancellations[Jan. 17, 2018]
A second winter storm in as many weeks is causing hundreds of flight cancellations across the United States, airlines reported on Tuesday, potentially dealing a further blow to carriers'first quarter outlooks.
- U.S. Airlines November On-time Rates Highest in Eight Years[Jan. 13, 2018]
U.S. airlines in November had their highest on-time arrival rates in eight years, the U.S. Department of Transportation said on Friday, setting another watermark in a record-breaking year for safety and performance.
- 2017 On-time Performance Report of Global Airports&Airlines[Jan. 12, 2018]
Recently, VariFlight released the 2017 On-time Performance Report of Global Airports&Airlines (hereinafter referred to as the Report). According to the Report, global airports deliver an average on-time departure rate of 76.35% with an average delay of 26.43 minutes in 2017.Itami Airport (ITM) tops the global airports chart with an on-time departure rate of 94.27 percent; Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Chongqing Jiangbei Airport (CKG) and Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) are the best three airports for on-time departure performance (75.37%, 74.38% and 74.03%) among airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers in mainland China.
- The Winter Storm Was Over, but Chaos Was just Beginning at New York's JFK Airport[Jan. 09, 2018]
When New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport goes down, the implications are felt around the world.
- Mass Delay in 17 Airports, 5 Shut Down Runways[Jan. 04, 2018]
According to big data from Variflight, among the 13,284 planned flight (shared flights excluded), there has been 4088 abnormal flights, accounting for 30.8% and 7425 punctual flights with an on-time rate of 55.9% by 6:50 p.m., January 4, 2018.
- Airlines Seek Better Fog Prediction Mechanism[Jan. 03, 2018]
Airlines today sought better fog prediction mechanism for flight operations during the winter season in a meeting with Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.
- Storm Disrupts Traffic at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport[Jan. 03, 2018]
A storm disrupted air traffic at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, with many flights cancelled or delayed.