delays

delays reserves in China at the last moment

by

Apple had prepared an impeccable global launch for its new iPhone Air. However, China is a market that has decided to wait, marking a contrast to the rest of the world. Your total commitment to esim It now faces a scenario that requires coordination with the operators and the approval of the regulators. What should be a millimeter presentation begins with a stumbling block that exposes the complexity of this movement. In 2022, Apple marked a turning point in the United States by launching the full range of iPhone 14 No SIM card slot. Outside that country, the models continued to arrive with a physical tray, which made the United States a laboratory for the transition to ESIM. Three years later, the company has taken another step with the iPhone Air: the first model that dispenses with physical sim at the global level. Apple announced on September 9 that the device could be reserved since 12 and would reach stores on September 19 in more than 63 countries and regions. The total commitment to Esim stumbles in a market as important as complex Continental China is the only market where the iPhone Air has not been able to comply with the announced calendar. Apple details that only The A35181 model admits ESIM in that country, and that its use is conditioned to the approval of the regulators. To activate the device, customers must go to a store by China Mobile, China Telecom or China Unicom and present an official identity document. The company also clarifies that it is not possible to install ESIM profiles of other operators while the phone is in Chinese territory. The Asian giant remains a key market for Apple despite recent ups and downs. In 2024, iPhone sales there reached 38.5 million units, with higher average prices than in other countries and a very faithful user base, collect action. In the second quarter of 2025, Sales grew by 8% year -on -yearthe first rebound since 2023, promoted by previous discounts and government aids that favored sales of the iPhone 16E. Even so, Apple occupies the fifth place in market share, behind Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. Apple website view in China: original text (above) and automatically translated version with Google Lens (below) The elimination of the SIM tray not only affects the experience of use: it has also allowed Apple redesign the interior of the iPhone 17 to increase battery size in models sold in the United States. This adjustment translates into greater autonomy with respect to international versions, which maintain the space of the slot. How our Applesfera companions tellthe iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max marketed outside that country They offer two hours less use than their American equivalents. The strategy reflects how the transition to Esim has implications that go beyond connectivity. The new iPhone Air While China adjusts its calendar, the rest of the world advances unchanged. Apple confirmed on September 9 that the iPhone Air will be launched on September 19 in more than 63 countries and regions, with open reserves from the 12th. Among the initial markets are Spain, the United States, Japan and Mexico, which reinforces the overall scope of the device. This launch also marks an important step for the massive adoption of the Digital Sim card. The launch of the iPhone Air in China will now depend on the speed with which the regulators approve the support of ESIM and the capacity of the operators to guarantee a fluid activation. Apple has indicated that it works with the authorities to Start distribution as soon as possible, According to Sina Technology. Meanwhile, as we can see in the catches above, The official page maintains the message that “The sales information will be updated later,” which leaves buyers waiting. The outcome will mark if this technological transition manages to consolidate without major stumbling. Images | Apple + Photoshop | Screen capture In Xataka | Movistar Swap is official: all the details of the new program to renew your iPhone

Renfe has had a record summer of delays, and more than two million AVE travelers have run out of refund for changes

by

Summer has been hard for rail transport in Spain. Four out of ten high speed trains They arrived late at their destinationbut only three out of 100 passengers were able to claim some kind of compensation, according to The world. The data comes after hardening Refund conditions of Renfe in 2024, the main reason why the figures contrast both with the data prior to the reform. Change of conditions. In July 2024, Renfe reformed Its ‘punctuality commitment’, multiplying the minimum delay time necessary to claim half of the ticket. If 15 minutes were enough to get 50% of the amount, now a full hour is needed. For total refund, the threshold went from 30 minutes to an hour and a half. The company justified this tightening as an “update” to continue being “the most advantageous for the traveler”, as the medium collects. Summer figures. As They point From the world, between June and August, 6,554 long -distance trains and AVE arrived with delays exceeding 15 minutes, affecting 2.5 million passengers. However, with the new rules, only 444,000 travelers were entitled to compensation. This means that more than 2 million users who would have received a refund with the previous criteria were left without it. This, according to the medium, would mean a saving of about 79 million euros only in these three months. Context. The reform is covered in the European Parliament Regulation of 2021, although at that time, Renfe offered much more generous compensations than the minimum required by European regulations. And while the EU forces to compensate with 25% of the ticket after 60 minutes late, the Spanish operator gave 50% with only 15 minutes. Now he has hardened his measures just when more delays are recorded. Problems that follow there. Minister Óscar Puente acknowledged in September that the rail system will continue to have incidents “at least two more years”, according to collect The world. The problems range from Fissures in Talgo S106 trains (which forced to withdraw the low cost services from AVLO on the Madrid-Barcelona route) up to infrastructure deficiencies caused by fireaccording to the medium. The alternative to service, the conventional bird, costs up to 34% more than the economic option eliminated. What comes now? Bridge has traveled to Germany To look for new trains in factories such as Siemens, recognizing that without renewing the fleet it will be impossible to improve the service, as collect The world. “We must not launch the bells on the fly, but if we do not renew the fleet, it is evident that we will not be able to improve in any case the service we are providing to the citizenship,” admits bridge. And in addition to having been a summer to forget in terms of ferroviar delays, it has also agreed that reimbursement conditions have also worsened. Cover image | Falk2 In Xataka | Renfe has a new and gigantic project in progress: a night train to connect Europe from this to west

Ryanair will add a strike with delays and cancellations to the cocktail

by

To the usual mobility problems that are recorded every year during the August bridge, this year the call for the strike personnel of Blue Handling, a company responsible for the Airport services from Ryanair. This labor conflict adds to the long list of open fronts that Ryanair has in Spain, from labor problems with the salaries of your cabin staffthrough the sanctions for the Hand luggage collection or the increase in airport rates. Strike call and its dates. The Earth staff strike Convened by UGT FESMC and CGT affects all the bases and work centers of Blue Handling, the subcontract that operates for Ryanair in Spain. According to the official calendar, the strikes will take place: August 15, 16 and 17 They will be repeated every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and subsequent Sundays until December 31, 2025, which will affect strategic holidays for their traffic volume, such as November 1, the days before Christmas or end of the year. The Handling blue strikes will take place during the highest hours and, at that time, the company’s services will be interrupted by the billing, loading and assistance services in land for Ryanair, with the possibility of delays, cancellations and discomfort for passengers. Between 5:00 and 9:00 in the morning Between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. Between 9:00 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Affected airports. The call will impact the airports of Valencia, Alicante, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Girona, Tenerife Sur, Lanzarote and Santiago de Compostela, where Blue Handling provides service in the Earth operation of Ryanair. Users affected by the strikes can know the status of their flights from the page of Company’s travel information. From Facua Rememberthat, in case of cancellation, the European Regulation It establishes economic compensation of up to 600 euros. Why are they going to strike? The trigger for the strike is, according to The statement of the UGT union, a protest to stop “a strategy of precariousness and pressure on the template that violates basic labor rights and systematically disregard trade union demands.” In addition, it demands that the company withdraw the sanctions, comply with the sector agreements and open “a real negotiation process” with its workforce. The concrete claims are translated into the requirement of fair working hours, salary updates and respect for the fundamental rights of the 3,000 employees that form the Blue Handling staff. From UGT they lament for “having to reach these extremes and all the damages that may occur, of which the direct manager will be only and exclusively the company and its reckless acting with the workforce,” says the union statement. A new front for Ryanair. This new strike arrives In a tense context For Ryanair in Spain: the airline was already sanctioned with A fine of 150 million euros Retailing hand luggage as an additional service. In addition, the Airport rates rise and the closure of operations In some airports –How it happened recently In Valladolid– They accentuated the disagreements between the company, workers, government and users. Recently, the company has taken holders for labor pressure About your cabin staffas well as for repeated breaches of the Spanish regulatory frameworks. The company has also been forced to modify certain practices before judicial pressuresalthough from Ryanair they have declared that They will keep Your model “Low Cost“In the country. In Xataka | Ryanair charges extras almost even for breathing. Now he will also charge a supplement to whom he misses during the flight Image | Ryanair

Prepare for a summer of delays and historical cancellations

by

Yes Summer holidays They were going to be very complicated for many Spaniards, or directly null because they find them impossible to materialize themfor which their bags can be made a perfect storm in the form of prediction. Europe warns: it is very possible that the typical summer air chaos is a thorough with what is to come. The perfect storm. Yes, the European Commission has warned that this summer the record of Delays and aerial cancellations due to one Critical combination of factors. Namely: the unprecedented demand after pandemic, the chronic shortage of air controllers, labor strikes and the impacts of climate change. The European air traffic control system operates to the limitmanaging near 37,000 daily flights In its most intense days, the maximum you can assume with the current template. Although traffic has increased by 5% compared to the same 2024 period, delays have also increased in equal proportion, predicting a repetition of chaos that marked the previous summer. The most affected areas: Key tourist destinations such as France, Germany, Greece and Spain, where “high” delays are anticipated due to the inability of the control centers to absorb the planned traffic flow. Strikes, obsolete systems and blackouts. One of the most critical foci is France, where The recent strikes of air controllers due to lack of personnel and aged equipment caused the 4,000 flight interruption In just two days. Europe Millionaire losses due to the operational collapse in Charles de Gaulle. The European Transportation Commissioner, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, has also indicated the reduction of airspace available in the continent as a direct consequence of the war in Ukrainewhich further overloads open routes. In this context, the call to the EU transport ministers It has been clear: States must ensure that aerial controllers comply with the promised capacity and are present where they are most needed. Climate change. To the technical and labor difficulties an increasing and unpredictable factor is added: Climate change. Forest fires have already forced to close temporarily Marseille airportwhile in Greece the high temperatures They forced the closure of tourist monuments such as acropolis. Community authorities fear that this type of extreme phenomena (Heat waves, storms, fires) become more frequent and dangerous for aviation. With airports “more busy than ever”, such as The Tzitzikostas Commissioner warnedthe risk of operating chaos is higher than ever. Slow formation. I pointed The Financial Times That another bottlenecks is structural: the formation of air controllers in Europe requires up to five yearswhich prevents an agile response to the growing demand. The commission collaborates with air security agencies to review these regulations, but immediate results are not expected. Meanwhile, associations such as IATA They accuse the managers of the European system of systematically breaking the capacity of capacity without consequences or sanctions, qualifying the situation of “unacceptable” and accusing a gap between the plans and the reality that “approaches the field of fantasy.” Fragmented sky. Air operators also insist that part of the problem It is political: The EU has not completed the initiative of the Unique European skywhich would allow to draw more direct routes between countries instead of the current fragmented system that forces aircraft to deviate through multiple intermediate points. This lack of coordination Increase costs operational, fuel consumption and flight times. As illustrated in the Times A high manager of a large tourism agency: “A London flight to Cyprus is not in a straight line, it crosses several unnecessary air points because Brussels has been exasperatingly slow.” The price to pay. If you want also, what is at stake is not only operational efficiency, but Trust of millions of passengers and The prestige of one of the dense and complex air spaces on the planet. Airlines already alert customer reaction: Anxiety, preventive cancellations and fear of summer collapse. With an air network to Edge of saturationwithout sufficient personnel reservations and with growing threats due to both natural and geopolitical causes, Europe faces the urgent challenge of reorganizing its air control system, modernizing its infrastructure and eliminating obstacles that prevent unified management. Otherwise, this summer aims to be, not only the worst in terms of delays and cancellations, but also the definitive notice that the sky of the old continent needs a revolution at several levels. Image | Bruno Sanchez In Xataka | Julio has become hell for the AVE of Andalusia. The latest: tunnels with leaks that delay trains In Xataka | Europe has discovered the Achilles heel capable of collapsing its air traffic. It has only needed a strike in France

How to claim the money from your Renfe, Ouigo or Iryo bills if there are delays and cancellations, and how much corresponds to you in each case

by

We will explain what are the conditions for Ask for money returns on your trains late. In both Renfe and Ouigo or Iro, there are compensation policies for when trains have quite long delays, although the amounts to be returned depend on each company. In most cases the 100% of your ticket with delays greater than 90 minutesalthough we are going to specify the rules of each company. The money that is returned to you depends on how late your train reaches the destination. In addition to what we are going to tell you, you should know that the legislation points out that companies have to offer you a path of the path in the 100 minutes following the planned exit of the delayed train. If not, you can go on your own to another train, coach or bus supplier, and the company responsible for the delay has to reimburse the “necessary, adequate and reasonable derivative costs.” Claim your Renfe tickets Renfe has a punctual commitment for which he commits return 100% of the ticket with delays of more than 90 minutes. This standard applies to all its high -speed and long distance trains, including AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Euromed or Interity. And if the delay is 60 to 90 minutes, then 50%is returned. In the case of medium distance trains25% of the cost of the ticket is returned to exceed 15 minutes of delay, and 50% when it exceeds 30 minutes. In these trains you will return 100% of your ticket if the delay exceeds 60 minutes. You can request compensation after 24 hours From the arrival of the train, with a maximum of 3 months to request it. Claim your ouigo tickets Ouigo offers An alternative transport In the event that a cancellation is suffered, and gives you a 30 -day AMRGEN to change the ticket for free and without any cost. Come on, if you cancel a train you can buy the ticket for another of ouigo, and if you buy it is more expensive you will not have to pay the difference. It is also offered A reimbursement for cancellationthat you can be returned to the card you used to buy it or in the form of a voucher. As for the amounts, 100% is returned if the delay exceeds 90 minutesand 50% from 60 minutes. The best thing is that the ouigo itself will send you an email if there are delaysexplaining the steps to follow. You can also access the information in the section My reservations of its website within one month. Claim your Iro Bullets Iro will return you 100% of the bill with delays greater than 90 minutesand 50% from 60 minutes. The reimbursement request will be able to do it through its website, its mobile app or in the train stations themselves. In the event that the trip is not made, when the cancellation is done in the 48h prior to the start of the Iroo trip you have to provide you with ortho train or means of transport to your choice, under conditions equivalent to that of your money, or simply return the cost of the ticket. If the cancellation is in the previous 4 hours, you will also be entitled to compensation of twice the amount of the ticket. In Xataka Basics | How to use Trainline to get the best and most train tickets in Spain

or hire more controllers, or there will be delays this summer

by

The Irish airline Threat with 20% more delays for this summer If the Minister of Transportation, Óscar Puente, does not increase the template of air drivers. Why is it important. Ryanair has made the shortage of controllers a public battle against the Spanish government. And not just Spanish: a few days ago He pointed to his five major European markets on his own website. The company records 11,576 delays in 2025 that have affected more than two million passengers. And the figures are transformed into media pressure strategy. In Xataka In its extreme obsession with hand luggage, Ryanair has created a new and explicit product: “Backpacks to travel with Ryanair” The facts. Spain occupies The second European position in air control delaysjust behind France. The data is objectives: 2024 was a record year in ATC delays despite having 5% less flights that before pandemic in Europe. Air traffic grew 9.7% in 2024 after A especially negative 2023 in terms of delays. Spain It manages 22% of European traffic and generates 11% of delays Continental. The process of forming a controller requires two years, which complicates the immediate response to the demands of the airline. The context. This campaign comes in full controversy due to Ryanair fines for abusive practices. The company had already previously attacked Minister Pablo Bustinduy after receiving A sanction of 179 million euros. Between the lines. Ryanair’s tight schedules (one of the factors that explain its important profitability) amplify any system delay. When an airline program scales with minimal times, five minutes of delay can generate a cascade of problems that the automatic Eurocontrol system does not forgive. The question in the air is whether the lack of controllers is the main cause of delays or if there are operational factors of the airlines themselves aggravating the problem. The answer possibly includes both elements. In Xataka | The great secret of Ryanair’s success is that he does not earn money to fly: he does so squeezing you in everything else Outstanding image | CLAUDIO LUIZ CASTRO in Unspash

Ryanair has been carefree for time for delays on his flights. And in Zaragoza a judge has decided to make him pay

by

There are sentences that seem anecdotal but, basically, have their importance. When a judge opts in favor of one side or another it is important because he is not only offering his vision of a fact, he is raiding the way for, in the future, his sentence is taken as a sentence for a similar case. When these decisions are made by a superior court, it is called jurisprudence And it serves, as we said, to apply the same criteria in the future. In spite of everything, the conclusions of the lower organs are also important because they can serve as the basis for defense or accusation later. That is why it is important to attend to the results that Ryanair is receiving in the courts. In recent months, with the Fund government finemost of the news that arrives are related to the collection by the cabin suitcase. Sentences that are important because, even, Justice itself does not seem to agree. Despite this, the company continues to receive complaints for another series of reasons. A few days ago the case of an old man who was prevented from returning to Spain was viracied because Ryanair workers assured that the document with which he was flying was not valid. They defended that the permanent ID, that in Spain it is given to people with more than 70 yearsit could not be used as a legal document to fly. Now we have known that Ryanair has received a new varapalo. You will have to compensate a passenger for the delay of a flight. Not because of the fact of being late, specifically because the judge who has led the case is clear that the company did not put all possible means to ensure that the flight left in time. Lighting, which is gerund The news brings it eldiario.eswho echoes the judgment of the Court of First Instance number 10 of Zaragoza. Its headline has confirmed that Ryanair will have to disburse 250 euros to compensate for a passenger who saw his flight delayed in three hours. The important thing here is that the judge points out that nothing extraordinary did not happen so that The flight will be delayedpulling the main defense argument of the company. This allegation is what the airlines usually use to try to deny compensation due to a flight delay, such as It can be read on the company’s own website. According to the claims platform. (who has led the defense of the passenger)many times they are told passengers that “they have no right to compensation because the incidence has occurred due to a cause of force majeure that was unpredictable for the airline, but that in many occasions the end of this argument is to avoid economically compensating passengers because in reality such extraordinary circumstance has not been produced.” In this case, the defense of the passenger claimed that the company could have had an alternative plan if they had taken the appropriate measures. Something that the judge coincides who in her letter has stressed that the company was aware that the flight was going to be delayed because in its previous route the plane was already traveling late. However, he did not launch any alternative plan and limited himself, exclusively, to delaying the next flight. For the judge, aware that the flight between Porto and London already circulated with a “serious delay”, the company should have contemplated how it could prevent the flight between London and Zaragoza from being delayed. Instead of letting the dominoes fell, in Ryanair, they should have sought a way to Avoid this last delay But, instead, they simply maintained their initial plan and waited for it to be replicated on the flight of the affected passenger. In her letter, the judge also emphasizes that “the fact that a plane is assigned to several flights in a short period of time only obeys a business decision, cost reduction, etc. but that gives rise to assume a clear risk that an incidence in one of them affects all the remaining flights assigned to the aircraft.” That should not be a reason, however, to correct the problem. The judgment of this Spanish court follows the line of the decreed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (TJUE) That last year he sentenced that airlines have to compensate passengers whenever they fail to demonstrate that they took all reasonable measures to avoid a delay, even in the face of “extraordinary circumstances” that has been based on what their defenses have been based so far. Photo | Ryanair In Xataka | Ryanair has found a new formula to win more for a ticket: force you to 100% digital shipment

Log In

Forgot password?

Forgot password?

Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.

Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired.

Log in

Privacy Policy

Add to Collection

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.