News and Updates

There are mass flight cancellations in and out of Hong Kong (HKG) today as Typhoon Hato makes landfall. Authorities are advising that Typhoon Hato is now a maximum category 10 typhoon. 

At least 16 people have been confirmed dead and 100 injured after a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona’s busy Las Ramblas district around 4.30pm local time (1.30am AEST) on Thursday.

Travellers, please be advised that all flights into Sydney are delayed this morning due to winds.

In December 2016, UQ commenced the first phase of transforming travel. Two new initiatives will be introduced this month to simplify travel at UQ, the introduction of a standardised travel allowance and a simplified booking process for domestic travel.

The new standard UQ travel allowance rates for domestic and international travel will come into effect from mid-August.

Typhoon Noru is tracking northwestward in the western Pacific Ocean. Though Noru has weakened from its peak strength, meteorologists predict the typhoon will begin to strengthen again between August 4 and 5 before weakening on approach to Kyushu Island. Noru is forecast to weaken further after tracking northeastward across Kyushu and northwestern Honshu, before entering the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

Network Rail is scheduled to undertake major improvement work at London Waterloo Station in the United Kingdom between August 5 to 28. The work will require the partial closure of the station, which is one of the busiest in London. Schedule alterations and reduced rail services will be in place on the Southern and South West Trains networks, with significantly fewer trains to run on both networks.

Entry delays at some EU airports in Schengen area being experienced due to tighter security checks and insufficient border control staff. Some anecdotal reports indicate travelers could experience waits of as long as four hours on arrival or departure. Travellers should arrive at airports well ahead of time.

The Australian Government has introduced additional aviation security measures at international and domestic terminals at Australia's major airports. The move follows the discovery of an alleged terror plot involving a plane on a domestic service, over the weekend.

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) along with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have announced that in the coming weeks travellers to the US will experience increased security measures.