Stephen Olmstead News Today

If you’re planning on vacationing in Nova Scotia this summer, don’t expect to get much of a break on car rental pricing – that is, if you’re able to rent one at all.

With winters chill set in, it seems many Maritimers are thinking of jetting away to warmer climes. But travel woes have been making plenty of headlines, with flights south of the border grounded by computer glitches at the FAA on Wednesday, and a holiday travel season rife with air travel troubles.

With nightmarish scenes of long lines, lost luggage, and last-minute flight cancellations at the nation’s busiest airport making headlines, travellers at Halifax Stanfield International Airport are hoping to steer clear of it all.

At the Halifax Stanfield International airport Friday, the popular departure destination of the day was Cuba, as a growing number of Maritimers take advantage of easing COVID-19 travel restrictions.