Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
The latest estimate of insured damage caused by a severe hailstorm that hit Calgary in July has nearly doubled from initial projections. New data from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification places the cost of the damage caused by the storm at $164 million, a 78-per-cent increase from the original estimate of …
Read More »Fares could rise after Calgary hailstorm damages planes, forces airlines to cancel flights: experts
Experts say airfares may go up in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Monday evening, damaging planes at WestJet and Flair Airlines and upending travel plans for thousands of passengers. Hailstones as big as golf balls pummelled the airport tarmac, forcing both airlines to ground …
Read More »Calgary hailstorm forces cancellation of Saskatchewan flights
Earlier this week, the Calgary airport fell victim to a massive hailstorm that had some terrible effects for people across the Prairies. The storm grounded planes and created a wave of cancellations, and with Calgary being the connecting hub for many flights to and from Saskatchewan, the province’s airports are …
Read More »