Cancellations

FILED - 17 May 2021, United Kingdom, Gatwick: Passengers prepare to board an easyJet flight to Faro, Portugal, at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex. Budget airline EasyJet announced higher revenues and a narrower loss for the first half of the year on Thursday, despite fuel price concerns, as the travel industry continues its recovery from the pandemic. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Software failure grounds 200 easyJet flights

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/27/22

The disruption has left holidaymakers stranded abroad and complaining about the lack of notice they were given

Finnair Airport Stewardess cabin crew at Gate 3 by Finnair.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Finnair to cut 20% of flights in February due to Covid-19 sick leave

The Nomad Today 1/12/22

The majority of the cancelled flights are on routes where Finnair operates multiple daily flights, such as Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Paris and Rome, so many customers will be offered an…

A passenger plane takes off from the airport in Frankfurt am Main. Photo: Julia Cebella/dpa.

Economy & Business

CANCELLATIONS

Thousands of flights axed worldwide at Christmas due to Omicron

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/25/21

US media reported that airlines had been hit by a shortage of healthy staff amid a spike in Covid-19 infections

FILED - 20 December 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: A Lufthansa passenger plane takes off from the airport in Frankfurt am Main. erman airline Lufthansa has had to cancel several intercontinental flights over the Christmas period because a number of its pilots are off sick, a company spokesperson said on Thursday. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

Economy & Business

CHRISTMAS FLIGHTS

Lufthansa cancels flights as pilots call in sick

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/23/21

Particularly affected are services flying to Boston, Houston and Washington over the Christmas period

Tourism

CHRISTMAS

Christmas markets open in some German cities, others cancelled

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/21

Depending on what state they are located and how the markets are set up, differing sets of rules will apply

09 May 2021, Japan, Tokyo: Protesters hold up signs as they march in front of Tokyo's National Stadium, during a protest against hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics. Photo: Damon Coulter/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Sports

SURVEY

60% of Japanese want Tokyo Olympics cancelled amid pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/21

Organizers have already agreed in March to ban overseas fans from attending this summer's Games due to the pandemic.

11 November 2020. passengers, about to board a commuter train in the Helsinki region (Kerava). Photo: Foreigner.fi

Finland

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

HSL and VR commuter trains canceled Thursday and Friday

The Nomad Today 3/17/21

Long-distance trains will run normally.

Christmas market cathedral Helsinki Visit Finland

Coronavirus

RESTRICTIONS

Helsinki Christmas Market cancelled

The Nomad Today 11/27/20

It was set to open on Saturday 5 December.

Helsinki-Vantaa airport, half empty in mid-July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Tourism

Finnish residents canceled millions of trips due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

Altogether 1.4 million trips abroad and 0.8 million domestic trips with paid accommodation, for which reservations had been made before the restrictions set in March, were cancelled or postponed in…