Travel

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A co-pilot accused of attempting to seize control of a passenger aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly intended to carry out a suicide attack against Israel’s main international airport, according to prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates. The disclosure has raised serious questions about aviation security, airline recruitment procedures and the international cooperation needed to identify...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Virgin Group has unveiled an early vision of its next-generation cross-Channel train service, setting the stage for a major challenge to Eurostar’s long-standing dominance of passenger rail travel between Britain and mainland Europe. With plans to begin operations in 2030, the company aims to introduce a distinctive travel experience that combines high-speed rail with the design, hospitality and...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Plans for a major new public square in central Sydney have been thrown into uncertainty after the New South Wales government intervened in the project’s approval process, raising questions about its future, construction timetable and the balance between local decision-making and state-level oversight. The proposed Sydney Town Square, planned for the area opposite Sydney Town Hall, has been...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 16-year-old boy in British Columbia, Canada, had to be rescued by a specialist mountain rescue team after following inaccurate hiking directions generated by the artificial intelligence chatbot Claude. The incident has renewed concerns about the growing reliance on AI tools and digital mapping applications for wilderness navigation, particularly in mountainous areas where incorrect route information can quickly...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile strike targeting Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport, triggering fresh security concerns and contributing to widespread flight cancellations as tensions intensify across the region. Saudi authorities have not immediately confirmed the group’s claim, but reports from people briefed on the incident indicate that a Saudia Airlines passenger aircraft was...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The investigation into an alleged attempted hijacking of a flydubai passenger aircraft has widened to New Zealand after authorities confirmed that the airline’s co-pilot spent several months in the country receiving flight training. New Zealand police said the co-pilot, 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, was in the country for 175 days between November 2018 and May 2019 on...

Published: 06 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A British Airways flight travelling from London to Chicago was forced to declare an emergency and return to Heathrow after the aircraft suddenly descended thousands of feet over Ireland following what the airline described as a technical issue. British Airways flight BA295 was operating a scheduled service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport when the Boeing 777-200ER encountered problems...

Published: 03 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Rome is facing a new tourism headache as the rapid growth of golf cart tours prompts complaints from residents, taxi drivers and city officials, who say the vehicles are increasingly adding to congestion in the historic centre. For visitors, the small electric vehicles can appear to offer an easy way to explore one of the world's most crowded...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar has described the terrifying moments when he fought to regain control of himself after being attacked in the cockpit of a flydubai passenger aircraft, saying he realised that he had to get back on his feet because the lives of everyone on board could depend on him. Machchhar, who is recovering in an...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For generations, the glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh have offered rare and vulnerable plants protection from Scotland’s often unforgiving weather. Yet the structures designed to shelter those collections have increasingly become a source of danger themselves, with ageing glass, storm damage and deteriorating infrastructure threatening both plants and the people responsible for caring for them. That...