- Hong Kong Airport Strike Causes Baggage Delays: Report[Dec. 28, 2008]
A strike by ground staff at Hong Kong airport left thousands of passengers waiting for hours for their luggage, and many left the airport empty-handed, local media reported on Dec. 28.
- Dragonair Updates on Baggage Handling Situation at HKIA[Dec. 27, 2008]
Dragonair advises passengers that baggage handling services at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are resuming to normal.
- Dragonair Flights Affected by Industrial Action of Ground Handling Operator[Dec. 27, 2008]
On Dec. 27, Dragonair advises its baggage handling services for its services to and from the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) may be affected as a result of a three-hour industrial action from 1 pm to 4 pm (Hong Kong time) by its ground handling operator Hong Kong Airport Service Limited (HAS). Some flights may also be delayed or cancelled as a result of this.
- Jet Goes Off Runway in Denver, Injuring Some 40 People[Dec. 20, 2008]
On Dec. 20, a plane carrying 107 passengers and five crew members went off the runway during take-off from the Denver International Airport and caught fire at night, injuring nearly 40 people, reports from Denver, Colorado, said.
- U.S. Passenger Plane Veers Off Runway, Injuring Dozens[Dec. 20, 2008]
On Dec. 20, a passenger jet veered off a runway at Denver International Airport at night, injuring dozens on board, according to press reports.
- Snowstorm Snags Northeast US Airports[Dec. 20, 2008]
A snowstorm blanketing much of the northeast of the United States snarled air traffic on Dec. 19 and prompted a government shutdown in Massachusetts.
- New Web Site Helps U.S. Travelers Track Flights[Dec. 12, 2008]
A new Web site allows travelers to get real-time locations of all commercial and most private aircraft on the U.S. air traffic control system.
- Heavy Snow Shuts Down Yining Airport, Stranding 700[Dec. 18, 2008]
Heavy snow has forced Yining Airport in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to close and cancel flights since the morning of Dec. 18. Nearly 700 passengers were stranded.
- Weather Delays Flights in Chengdu[Dec. 17, 2008]
Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, China's Sichuan province, was forced to suspend operations for over six hours on Dec. 16, as a result of the cold weather.
- Heavy Fog Delays Hundreds of Flights in Southwest China's Sichuan[Dec. 16, 2008]
Chengdu's Shuangliu International Airport in the capital of southwest Sichuan Province was closed for six and a half hours on Dec. 16 by fog, delaying hundreds of flights and stranding more than 10,000 passengers.