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France

Algerian passengers 'stuck' at Paris airport due to COVID constraints

A group of 25 have been stranded at Charles de Gaulle airport as they try to reach Algeria, where others also complain of being punished by the country's border closure.

19/03/2021

Travel News

Air travel in the US is on the rebound despite the pandemic

More than 1.3 million passengers travelled through US airports on one day last week.

13/03/2021

Destinations

The 16 most useful travel apps for planning your next trip

Where should you eat, how much should you tip and where's the best place to stay? These apps will save you a lot of hassle on your next trip abroad.

07/03/2021

France

Plane painted green in protest over France's climate crisis response

Several of the protesters stood on the plane's wings, carrying banners reading: "Is there a pilot to save the climate?"

05/03/2021

Portugal

Second Lisbon airport to be reconsidered amid environmental concerns

Portugal’s aviation regulator ANAC has rejected a request for prior appraisal of the construction of a second airport in the capitol.

02/03/2021

Travel News

These pilots are landing on a runway made of ice

An unusual airport has just opened to the public in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire.

25/02/2021

Netherlands

German man arrested over three high-profile money heists

The 60-year-old man is alleged to have participated in the robberies in Cologne and Frankfurt between 2018 and 2019.

23/02/2021

Netherlands

Debris falls over Netherlands after engine fire on Boeing 747 aircraft

Two people in the Netherlands were injured by debris after a Boeing 747 cargo flight suffered an engine fire after taking off from Maastricht on Saturday.

22/02/2021

World News

Europe's air passenger numbers 'at lowest level since 1995' last year

Passenger traffic in European airports has fallen by 70.4% in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, regressing to its 1995 level, according to ACI Europe.

12/02/2021

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Footage emerges of deadly blast at airport in Yemen

The blast happened just moments after a plane carrying a newly formed government cabinet landed in Aden, security officials said.

30/12/2020

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Parade marks opening of new runway at Moscow airport

Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on Thursday opened its newly reconstructed runway. After the official opening and the ribbon cutting by senior managers at the airport, dozens of airfield vehicles marked the event.

25/12/2020

Netherlands

Suspect arrested over 'bomb threat' at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee says they are still investigating the aircraft at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

09/12/2020

Travel News

'Dinosaurs' roam a new Jurassic Mile in Singapore

Over 20 models from nine different prehistoric species are installed along the kilometer-long path, including bright blue velociraptors climbing on a buggy, a baby dinosaur hatching from an egg, and a long-necked apatosaurus peering at passersby over the fence.

31/10/2020

World News

Nearly 200 European airports at risk of insolvency, warns new report

A report by ACI Europe has warned that around 200 European airports are at risk of insolvency due to a loss in air traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

28/10/2020

Travel News

Could the 'CommonPass' app help save the travel industry?

The app, tested by travelers aboard the United Airlines flight from London Heathrow airport to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International airport, could make it easier for international airline passengers to securely show they've complied with COVID-19 testing requirements.

24/10/2020

Spain

McAfee software founder arrested by Spanish police over tax evasion

Antivirus software founder John McAfee, wanted by the United States for tax evasion, has been arrested by Spanish police.

06/10/2020

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Hungary: Flashmob at the airport

50 flight attendants of one of Europe's leading low-cost airlines, Wizz Air, danced at Budapest Airport.

17/05/2020

Austria

Travellers charged €190 at Vienna airport to avoid 14-day quarantine

Austria says anyone arriving at its airports or land borders without proof they are COVID-19-free must go into isolation.

06/05/2020

World News

Interactive: See how flights have plummeted over Europe amid lockdown

These maps show the unprecedented loss of flights over Europe's airspace in March amid the coronavirus lockdown.

09/04/2020

Germany

Drone sighting causes flight chaos at Frankfurt airport

Flights were severely disrupted at Frankfurt airport — one of Europe’s busiest hubs — because of a drone, police and air traffic controllers said.

02/03/2020