United Kingdom – Rail Strike
Rail, Maritime and Transport rail workers will hold a 24-hour strike from 5 pm on June 4 – 5, and a 48-hour strike from 5 pm on June 9 – 10. The industrial action is expected to cause widespread disruption to rail travel, sparking travel chaos across the country.
Turkey – Demonstrations
Demonstrations are expected in Istanbul over the weekend of May 30 to mark the 2nd anniversary of the Gezi Park protests. Travelers should be vigilant and avoid all demonstrations and gatherings.
Germany – Security During G-7 Summit
The German government will host the 2015 G-7 summit June 7-8 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The annual summit is usually accompanied by anti-globalization protests, high security, and business disruptions. Due to high demand associated with the event, there will be very little, if any, lodging available in Mittenwald or Garmisch-Partenkirchen town June 1-10. Police predict that thousands of activists will demonstrate in downtown Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald in the days leading up to, during, and a day or two after the summit, resulting in potential road closures, travel delays, and heightened security measures. The associated protests may also take place in other locations nationwide. For this reason, additional officers will likely be deployed in Berlin and Frankfurt, as anti-capitalist and anti-G-7 groups have threatened to target banks, hedge funds, hotels, private companies, and embassies in the cities.
Iceland – Aviation and Transport Strike
Unionized employees in Iceland’s aviation, transport, and private sectors announced plans to stage a series of strikes June 2-10. Unless averted, the work stoppages could cause delays and some cancellations across the country’s airspace, as well as significant transit and commercial freight disruptions.
Are airplane seats lettered left to right or right to left or does it depend on the airline?
All major airlines letter seats from right to left as you are standing in the aisle facing the rear of the plane. Thus seat “A” is always next to the right window. There are other variations though that do depend on the airline. For example, one airline with 2 seats on the right and three on the left may label them as A and B, and then D, E, and F, while another airline may use A and C, and then D, E, and F.
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U.S. Highways?
- Stretching for 3,101.77 miles and serving 13 states, I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the U.S.
- At 17.62 miles, I-97 from Annapolis to Baltimore is the shortest 2-digit interstate highway in the U.S.
- With 17 roads totaling 3,233.45 miles, Texas is the state with the most interstate highway miles
- At 16, I-95 is the interstate highway that traverses the most states
- 5 state capitols are not directly served by the interstate highway system: Juneau, AK; Dover, DE; Jefferson City, MO; Pierre, SD; and Carson City, NV
- The oldest segments of interstate highway, such as parts of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, pre-date the interstate highway system and were re-named and incorporated at a later time
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