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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

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.

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.

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

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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?

World News

Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

USA

Seattle stolen plane: Suspect's family mourn "loving son"

Seattle stolen plane: Suspect's family mourn "loving son"

Germany

Frankfurt airport evacuated after French family security scare

"Despite a positive explosive test, a four-member French family was released into the security area. The family was found, questioned and allowed to travel further," federal police said on Twitter.

Germany

Munich Airport back to normal after travel chaos

The incident was triggered when a woman entered the security area unchecked, causing police to completely close Terminal 2.

Indonesia

Thousands stranded at Bali airport until ash cloud lifts

The eruption of Mount Agung in Bali has caused the cancellation of over 450 flights due to the closure of the airport

United Kingdom

Europe's busiest airport gets go-ahead for third runway

After decades of delay and environmental protest London's Heathrow airport will expand