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Airline Gold Rush: How New Tulum Airport Could Steal 25% of Cancun’s Traffic

by Gary Leff on November 20, 2023

Nov 20 2023

There’s a new airline gold rush down in Mexico, with U.S. carriers lining up to fly to the Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport near Tulum. It’s 79 miles from the current Cancun airport, Enilria writes that an aviation study finds that this new airport could compete for a full quarter of Cancun’s passengers. Already American, Delta, United, and Spirit have announced service from the airport, which is slated to open December 1 and to become available to international passengers in late March. With American’s Dallas and United’s Houston service growing to twice daily, there are a dozen flights by U.S. carriers planned for the 12 gate airport: 93% of the area’s air passengers are tourists, and the bet is that there’s a never ending supply of upper middle class Americans headed to yoga retreats. Based…

What Happens When You Don’t Look Like Your Passport Photo?

by Gary Leff on November 4, 2023

Nov 04 2023

A woman shared video this month after being “pulled into a room” and “interrogated” in Turkey because she didn’t look like her passport photo. She’d “undergone different facial treatments, such as Botox” which contributed to the difference, and wound up “interrogated by 6 members of passport control.”

Haiti Shuts Down High-Stakes Charter Business: $4,000 Tickets To Sneak Into U.S.

by Gary Leff on October 31, 2023

Oct 31 2023

Haiti experienced an unusual aviation situation where flights to the U.S. were up to 24 times costlier than those from the U.S., leading airlines to fly nearly empty planes to Haiti only to return full due to the country’s unstable conditions. As Haiti became increasingly ungoverned with rampant gang violence, alternative routes for Haitians seeking U.S. entry emerged, notably through charter flights to Nicaragua and other neighboring countries, before the Haitian government suspended these flights amidst concerns of massive migration.

Pro-Hamas Rioters Searching For Jews At Russian Airport, Go Door-To-Door In Hotels

by Gary Leff on October 29, 2023

Oct 29 2023

Pro-Hamas demonstrators stormed Makhachkala Uytash Airport in Dagestan, responding to “rumors..that an Israeli aircraft was preparing to land.” Their mission: “Kill Israelis and Jews.” Meanwhile, they stormed a hotel going room to room in search of Israelis.

U.S. Issues Alert For All Americans Traveling Abroad

by Gary Leff on October 19, 2023

Oct 19 2023

The U.S. is “advising…increased caution” for U.S. citizens while overseas. The State Department is a bureaucracy, and how would it look if bad things happened and they didn’t warn people? Now that they’ve done so, bad things aren’t their fault.

The State Department advises that you register your travel with them and… follow them on Facebook and Twitter. That’s hardly advice that, for now, is going to scare me off from travel.

What Happened To The Gaza International Airport Is What’s Happening Again Today In Israel

by Gary Leff on October 15, 2023

Oct 15 2023

It wasn’t always this hopeless. Things seemed so much better at the turn of the last century. The 1995 Oslo II Accord included international funding for Yasser Arafat International Airport in the Gaza Strip. Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands donated a Boeing 727 and 2 Fokker 50s to help launch Palestinian Airlines.

The new Gaza airport opened in 1998, and Bill and Hillary Clinton attended the official grand opening. At the time there were plans for a port and for a… casino!

U.S. Plans To Evacuate Americans From Israel, But Who Will Fly The Planes?

by Gary Leff on October 12, 2023

Oct 12 2023

The Wall Street Journal‘s Alison Sider asked during Delta’s third quarter earnings call this morning, “would Delta be open to flying Israel under a charter if the government asks..?”

And Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian replied “we don’t have any plans to be flying into Israel. It’s considered unsafe for a U.S. carrier to operate in that airspace currently.”

Israeli Air Force Takes Out Damascus And Aleppo Airports In Syria

by Gary Leff on October 12, 2023

Oct 12 2023

Israel’s air force has reportedly taken out both the Damascus and Aleppo airports in Syria. This follows Hezbollah claiming responsibility for firing anti-tank guided missiles into Israel yesterday, as well as missiles fired from Syria that Hamas claims credit for.

British Airways Diverts From Tel Aviv On Final Approach As Hamas Launched Rockets

by Gary Leff on October 11, 2023

Oct 11 2023

British Airways flight 165 from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv turned around while on final approach on Wednesday, as Hamas launched a rocket attack at the city. The carrier had been operating a single daytime flight, allowing crew to immediately return to London, however has now decided to suspend operations to Israel.

Passengers on the flight took a 9 hour 47 minute flight to nowhere, and options to fly into the country are increasingly limited.

United ’14 Hour Flight To Nowhere’ Turned Back From Tel Aviv Before Airport Came Under Attack

by Gary Leff on October 7, 2023

Oct 07 2023

Hamas gone to war, sending thousands of rockets into Israel. They’ve kidnapped Israelis and brought them into Gaza for use as human shields – including some as young as 10 and other reports of younger still. The photos they’ve promoted show the children having been beaten.

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