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United Arab Emirates

Drones temporarily ground all Dubai Airport flights

Flights at Dubai International Airport were temporarily grounded on Friday morning due to suspected drone activity

15/02/2019

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Six passengers fall from stairs while boarding plane in West Siberia

Several people were injured on Tuesday when stairs leading to a plane at Barnaul airport, West Siberia, collapsed.

12/02/2019

Italy

Rome's Ciampino airport reopened after the discovery of WWII bomb

Rome's Ciampino airport has reopened after the discovery of WWII bomb earlier today.

07/02/2019

United Kingdom

'Stanstead 15' won't face jail time after blocking deportation flight

The Stansted 15, a group of anti-deportation protesters convicted on terrorism-related charges, won't face jail time after blocking deportation flight.

06/02/2019

Portugal

Portugal promises Britons fast-track airport access after Brexit

Portugal has promised fast-track airport access and no visa requirements for Brits after Brexit in a bid to retain its biggest source of tourists.

18/01/2019

United Kingdom

UK police get new powers to tackle dangerous drones

UK transport ministry gives police new powers to tackle the threat posed by illegal drone use to aircraft. It follows the disruption caused by drone sightings at London's Gatwick airport just before Christmas

08/01/2019

Netherlands

Departure hall at Amsterdam airport evacuated after bomb claim

A departure hall at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport was briefly evacuated on Monday evening after a man claimed to have an explosive.

31/12/2018

United Kingdom

British police make two arrests after drone disrupts major airport

Police have arrested a man and a woman after rogue drone operators crippled London's Gatwick Airport for three days.

22/12/2018

United Kingdom

Authorities rethink airport security after drone incidents hit Gatwick

The chaos at Gatwick airport highlights the security threat posed by drones and the challenges authorities face in guarding against them

21/12/2018

United Kingdom

Gatwick drone chaos: What are your rights if your flight was affected?

Passengers travelling to and from Gatwick saw flights delayed and in many cases completely cancelled as the airport was shut for over a day. What are your rights if you were affected by the closure?

21/12/2018

World News

Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Euronews brought you the latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

21/12/2018

Germany

Security at German airports increased after terrorist threat reports

Security has been "massively boosted" at Stuttgart Airport after media reports of a terrorist threat.

20/12/2018

United Kingdom

Gatwick flights resume after fresh drone-related disruption

Flights were briefly suspended at Gatwick Airport on Friday evening after an unconfirmed sighting of a drone caused the transport hub's runways to be closed off.

20/12/2018

Europe News

Brussels baggage handler strike

A strike of baggage handlers at Brussels Airport is likely to continue until Tuesday evening, after talks with management ended without an agreement late on Sunday. The strike, which had not been called by the unions in advance, began on Thursday evening.

30/10/2018

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan opens new airport, set to be one of 'world's largest'

The airport, which will be fully operational in January, is set to take in 90 million passengers a year, with plans to expand to 200 million per year.

29/10/2018

World News

Avatar passport controls at airports

The avatar technology hopes to help police guard borders in a pilot scheme which starts next month and can apparently tell if someone is lying

20/10/2018

France

Watch: Onlookers do nothing as man fights off carjacker for 12 minutes

CCTV footage shows the moment the Lyon airport attacker fought a driver for 12 minutes to steal his car — onlookers did not intervene

21/09/2018

World News

Syria military claims it thwarted an Israeli missile attack

The Syrian military claims to have shot down Israeli missiles that it claims were fired in an act of aggression

16/09/2018

United Kingdom

'Chaos' at Gatwick as staff forced to write flight info on whiteboard

Gatwick Airport descended into "chaos" on Monday morning after a IT malfunction forced staff to manually display flight information on whiteboards.

20/08/2018

Netherlands

Flights disrupted at Schiphol Airport amid communication problems

Flights in and out of Schiphol Airport were disrupted by a problem with air traffic control communication systems.

15/08/2018