Apple has closed a string of stores to in-store shopping for customers in New York City amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. The company has closed major stores across New York, with Upper West Side, Upper East Side, West 14th Street, Staten Island, and Bronx locations to shoppers, as well as those in Huntington Station and Manhasset. Apple’s…
Apple Closes String of New York City Stores to Walk-In Customers Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases
Telefonica Reaches Agreement to Cut About 2,700 Jobs in Spain
December 28, 2021
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MADRID—Spain’s Telefonica has reached an agreement with labor unions to cut some 15 percent of its domestic workforce via voluntary redundancies in a plan estimated to cost it 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) this year, the telecoms group said on Tuesday. The plan to cut around 2,700 jobs in an increasingly competitive market in early…
Australian Travel Industry Launching Protests Against ‘Spider Web’ of COVID-19 Restrictions
December 27, 2021
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Australian travel agents are planning a series of protests next month over continuing restrictions imposed on the tourism industry, which has been devastated over the course of the pandemic. Belle Goldie, owner of iTravel Penrith in the west of Sydney, told 2GB radio on Dec. 24 that since the announcement of the rallies, she has received…
Numbers of UK Boxing Day Shoppers 41 Percent Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, Figures Show
The numbers of in-person Boxing Day shoppers fell to almost half of pre-pandemic levels. Footfall at shopping sites across the UK on Boxing Day was 41 percent below the 2019 level, data from industry analyst Springboard shows. Shops on Boxing Day are usually bustling with customers hunting for post-Christmas bargains, but the footfall in high…
Airlines Across US Continue to Cancel, Delay Hundreds of Christmas Holiday Flights Amid Omicron Surge
Airlines across the United States continued to cancel hundreds of Christmas holiday flights on Sunday amid the nationwide surge in Omicron cases which has also impacted employees and flight crew. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Alaska Airlines are all reported hundreds of canceled or delayed flights at a time when more than 109 million…
Christmas Eve Air Travel Doubles Over Last Year as American Flyers Shrug Off Omicron Fears
American travelers seemed to shrug off fears of the Omicron variant as they took to the skies with confidence on Christmas Eve, with airport security data showing over twice as many people flying on Dec. 24 compared to the same day last year, even as multiple airlines across the country canceled hundreds of flights. The Transportation…
Airlines Cancel Flights Due to COVID-19 Staffing Shortages
December 24, 2021
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NEW YORK—Airlines canceled hundreds of flights as the Omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines together canceled more than 600 flights on Friday and Saturday. As of early evening Friday, Delta canceled had 149 flights on Friday and…
Volkswagen’s Production in Wolfsburg to Rise 43 Percent in 2022: Labor Boss
FRANKFURT—Volkswagen expects to produce around 43 percent more vehicles at its main plant in Wolfsburg, its works council head told a German newspaper, a marked improvement from this year but still impacted by an ongoing shortage of semiconductors. This year, Volkswagen expects to produce around 400,000 cars in Wolfsburg, down from what works council head…
US Auto Sales to Fall in December Due to Supply Constraints: Data
U.S. auto retail sales are expected to fall in December, as supply shortages and high demand have caused prices to skyrocket, consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said in a report released on Thursday. Retail sales of new vehicles could fall 17.7 percent to 2,923,600 units from a year earlier, the report said. “Intense demand…
US Transportation Secretary Announces Over $241 Million in Grants for US Ports
December 24, 2021
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The U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced over $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 U.S. states and one territory to address supply chain challenges at ports. Buttigieg made the announcement in a statement released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday.
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