March 17, 2017 Trainee sniffer dog shot dead for delaying flights at Auckland Airport Grizz, a trainee detector dog, was shot dead by police after escaping from its lead and causing delayed flights at Auckland Airport.
March 16, 2017 Federal judges block Trump’s new travel ban President Trump's revised travel ban was blocked nationwide by a Hawaiian judge hours before it was set to go into effect.
March 15, 2017 Headphones explode on woman’s face during flight A passenger was injured when her battery-powered headphones caught fire during a flight from Beijing to Melbourne.
March 14, 2017 State of emergency in East Coast USA as Storm Stella causes thousands of flights to be cancelled Thousands of flights flying to and from East Coast USA have been cancelled as Storm Stella hits.
March 10, 2017 EU parliament votes to end visa-free travel for US citizens The European parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for US citizens visiting the continent.
March 6, 2017 Trump’s travel ban is back on – minus Iraqis and green card holders President Trump has signed a revised executive order to reinstate a travel ban from six Muslim-majority countries.
March 2, 2017 ‘Trump slump’ in US travel industry Analysts estimate that President Trump has cost the US travel industry $185m in lost revenue.
March 1, 2017 Bahamas’ swimming pigs found dead ‘after tourists give them rum and beer’ Seven swimming pigs in the Bahamas have died after locals claim tourists were feeding the animals rum and beer.
February 28, 2017 Pakistan International Airlines investigating reports that passengers stood in aisles on overcrowded flight Pakistan International Airlines are investigating reports that extra passengers on an overbooked flight stood in the aisles.