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1 week ago | fodors.com | Apeksha Bhateja

They were in prison for almost two weeks. Two young American men are being held in Copenhagen after being charged with assault following a dispute with an Uber driver. Police have confiscated their passports until their case hearing. Owen Ray, a 19-year-old student at Miami University in Ohio, was in Copenhagen for spring break. He and his friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, were arrested at Copenhagen Airport due to an altercation with an Uber driver.

1 week ago | fodors.com | Apeksha Bhateja

The tit-for-tat between the two countries continues. In what may be another blow to Boeing, China has instructed its domestic airlines to stop accepting orders from the American aircraft manufacturer. The country also directed airlines to cease purchasing parts from other U.S. companies amid escalating tensions and tit-for-tat trade policies. Both countries have imposed steep tariffs on each other.

1 week ago | fodors.com | Apeksha Bhateja

A digital journey pass is being proposed. Airlines and airports around the world are shifting from physical boarding passes to digital ones—but soon, travelers might not need them at all. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced a major overhaul in air travel procedures. The United Nations agency that sets global aviation standards plans to eliminate both physical and digital boarding passes.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Apeksha Bhateja

5 hours agoThe move, reported by Bloomberg News, is a response to Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods. China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets in response to the U.S. decision to impose 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people …

1 week ago | fodors.com | Apeksha Bhateja

And other travel news you may have missed. This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: an airline operated a mystery flight; an American Airlines flight turns around after a passenger charges the cockpit; and passengers sleep overnight on a plane after a thunderstorm diverts them to an airport without available CBP agents. Dive into these and more as we examine the latest in travel news.