21 travel stories from the last 24 hours — here’s what’s moving:
Europe’s Border Safety Net Quietly Expired on Sunday
The EU’s emergency flexibility on Entry/Exit System checks ended on 6 September, and the travel industry is warning of a return to five-hour border queues.
Norwegian Cancelled Fifty Cruises to Move Four Ships
Norwegian Cruise Line has scrapped more than 50 sailings across four ships in a homeport reshuffle covering winter 2026 and spring 2027.
Gujarat Fliers Can Now Skip the Worst Part of Delhi
Air India has designated two daily Ahmedabad-Delhi flights as Easy Connect services, letting passengers clear immigration at home and keep their bags checked through.
A 130-Year-Old Bridge Is Taking Five Weekends Off the Map
Metro-North and Amtrak service between New York and New Haven is cut sharply on five weekends from 12 September while crews dismantle towers on the WALK Bridge.
One More Airline Decides Your Suitcase Should Pay Its Way
EVA Air brings in checked-luggage service charges across its international network from 29 September.
Mexico’s Second City Is Quietly Building a European Network
Aeromexico opens Guadalajara–Paris CDG in April 2027, the city’s second nonstop to Europe.
An All-Business Jet Is Betting on a City You Cannot Name
La Compagnie will fly all-business-class A321LRs from Newark to Düsseldorf up to five times a week from spring 2027.
The Strangest New Flight in Europe Starts in Baghdad
SalamAir will fly Muscat–Baghdad–Copenhagen from 14 November, and you can buy just the Baghdad–Copenhagen leg.
A Cruise Line Just Bought Seats on Somebody Else’s Airline
Discover Airlines opens Frankfurt–Genoa next March, and Costa Cruises has pre-bought a fixed block of seats on every flight.
Thailand Just Halved the Holiday It Was Famous For
From 15 September, Thailand’s 60-day visa exemption becomes 30 days for most nationalities — and disappears entirely for 21 others.
The Lights Went Out on 3,000 People Mid-Caribbean
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas lost power for about half an hour on Saturday evening, just after leaving CocoCay.
One Piece of Software Cancelled 625 British Flights
A fault in the NATS flight-processing system grounded departures across Britain for nearly four hours on Tuesday afternoon.
Six Years Later, Guangzhou Remembers Delhi Exists
China Southern restarts daily Guangzhou–Delhi nonstops on 21 September, ending a suspension that began in February 2020.
Wyndham Is Adding a Tier Nobody Asked For
Wyndham Rewards moves from three award tiers to four on 15 September, and the new one sits at 45,000 points a night.
Pennsylvania Spent $80 Million to Add Exactly One Train
A second daily Pennsylvanian between Pittsburgh and New York starts in mid-November, and Amtrak has created a board committee to find more like it.
A Formula One Track Is Opening Thirty-Four Rides This Month
COTALAND, built on the grounds of the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, opens on 26 September with 34 rides.
A $4.2 Billion Claim Just Stranded a Ship in Svalbard
Norwegian authorities seized the Russian expedition vessel Professor Molchanov at Barentsburg over an unpaid arbitration award.
Honolulu Closes a Runway Tonight and Keeps Going Until Spring
HNL begins intermittent overnight runway closures tonight that run through April 2027, squeezing Hawaii’s busiest red-eye window.
American’s First Class Dining Room Is About to Let You In
From 15 September, American’s sit-down Flagship Dining rooms stop being first-class-only.
The App That Speeds You Past Customs Stops Working Next Week
The Global Entry mobile app goes dark on 15 September, replaced by a single Trusted Traveler app covering four programs.
Frankfurt Is Getting Three British Cities Nobody Else Flies
Lufthansa’s leisure carrier Discover Airlines is entering the UK market for the first time, and on three routes it will fly alone.
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