Three US airlines are ceasing flights to Cuba. Silver Airways began ending its nine US-Cuba routes starting in March, completely ceasing flights by April 11. Spirit Airlines ended its Fort Lauderdale-Havana route on May 31, and Frontier Airways is ending its Miami-Havana route on June 4.
Passengers flying internationally on China Southern Airlines who have transfers at Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China, will get “rapid transfer service,” relieving them of having to claim their checked luggage and allowing them to skip Customs until reaching their final destination. In some cases, a Customs declaration may still need to be made.
Travelers deplaning from an international flight at Terminal 2 in Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City will no longer be required to go through random bag checks. Previously, arriving passengers each were required to push a button at Customs that would randomly flash a green (free to go on) or red (mandatory bag check) light.
A new mobile x-ray machine now checks bags between the aircraft and baggage claim. If successful, the program is expected to be expanded to other airports in Mexico.
A new law in India, which began being enforced on April 1, prohibits alcohol from being sold at shops or served by bars or restaurants that are within 500 meters of a national or state highway. This law forced more than 100 bars in restaurants and hotels in Delhi to close. As the law begins to be enforced in other cities, more establishments will be affected.
A number of hotels could lose their 4- and 5-star ratings if they cannot sell alcohol.
A new law in India, which began being enforced on April 1, prohibits alcohol from being sold at shops or served by bars or restaurants that are within 500 meters of a national or state highway. This law forced more than 100 bars in restaurants and hotels in Delhi to close. As the law begins to be enforced in other cities, more establishments will be affected.
A number of hotels could lose their 4- and 5-star ratings if they cannot sell alcohol.
City officials in Bangkok, Thailand, announced in mid-April that street-food vendors would be banned from major city streets by 2018, saying that the city’s more than 20,000 food vendors take up too much sidewalk space, cause vehicle traffic issues and are responsible for large amounts of trash.
Dear Globetrotter:
Welcome to the 496th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine. (Approaching 500! We must be doing something right.)
I’ve got a lot to cover this month, so I’ll get right to it.
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Starting sometime in late February, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) quietly changed the way its agents perform pat-downs in airport security lines.
