Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...

Hainan Airlines to receive 1st Dreamliner in mid-June

"We will deploy the Dreamliner on the Beijing-Guangzhou route for a soft launch before expanding to other domestic destinations," the South China Morning Post reported ...

Sanya Nanshan Tourism Zone receives over 9000 visitors on May 19

On May 19th, the 3rd China Tourism Day, Sanya Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone received over 9,000 visitors, 800 of whom were from Hainan province. Even though Sanya summers fature strong ultraviolet rays outside and maximum temperatures can reach up to 33 degrees, Sanya Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone still attracts many domestic tourists to enjoy the charming tropical ocean scenery and attend ...

Ljubljana may be Europe’s best-kept secret

I cross the river on a footbridge, stopping to appreciate a street band playing Irish tunes, and then size up my choices for lunch: a French bistro, an Asian-fusion kitchen, a Mexican cantina, a kebab stand or a Viennese coffeehouse. At an outdoor cafe along the river, I order calamari and local white wine and wonder if Ljubljana is Europe’s best-kept ...

Summer travel forecast Busier skies higher fees

Call it the spring of uncertainty: The government says you can travel with little pocket knives, then decides no, you can’t. Budget sequester trims air traffic controllers’ hours, resulting in airport backups, then Congress restores schedules - for now, anyway. Homeland security curbs overtime at airport security checkpoints and says lines aren’t longer, but some travelers ...