Habagat strands 221 passengers, 61 vehicles in Visayas, S. Tagalog ports

ILOILO CITY — More than 200 passengers, drivers and cargo helpers were stranded at ports in the Visayas and Southern Tagalog on Tuesday afternoon, August 11, as the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continued to disrupt sea travel. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in its maritime safety advisory covering noon to 4 p.m.,

[Vanguard] Unions in the country's air transport sector have disrupted operations of the country's largest airline, Air Peace, leaving several passengers stranded at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

Passengers were left stranded in Abuja and Lagos on Tuesday as aviation unions shut down operations of Air Peace over allegations that the airline was frustrating workers’ unionisation and withholding ticket sales charges owed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air