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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

United Kingdom

Expansion of Europe's busiest airport in doubt over climate change

The court ruling could stall the £14 billion plan to expand Europe's busiest airport amid concerns over climate change, pollution and noise.

United Kingdom

'Pandemonium': Heathrow systems outage causes flight delay chaos

Thousands of passengers were facing delays on Sunday after a systems failure affecting all terminals at London Heathrow airport.

Germany

Berlin Airport wants 20,000 volunteers for dress rehearsals

CEO Lütke Daldrup says "the trial operation is an internationally established standard that will help us to open BER as smoothly as possible".

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Records and boycotts: What to take away from aviation in 2019

There were many highs and lows in 2019 for the aviation sector.

Greenland

Greenland airport becomes latest victim of climate change

Greenland's main airport is set to end civilian flights within five years due to climate change, as the melting of permafrost is cracking the runway.

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Airport therapy pig helps others to fly at San Francisco airport

Pigs might not fly, but LiLou the therapy pig wants to make air travel less stressful.

Netherlands

Schiphol Airport security scare 'was false alarm', says airline

Air Europa said that a pilot triggered an anti-hijacking alarm by mistake.

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Protesters and police in fierce battles at Barcelona airport

Police clashed with Catalan independence supporters at Barcelona airport during protests Monday after 12 separatist leaders were sentenced for their part in a failed secession bid in 2017.

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Extinction Rebellion tries to shut down London airport

Protesters said they would "nonviolently use their bodies to close the airport."

United Kingdom

Bomb squad called in at Manchester Airport as station evacuated

A man has been detained at the scene, police said.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. As a travel agent, I support Heathrow climate protesters – just not their methods ǀ View

The travel industry, as one of the heaviest carbon emitters in the world, needs to change. Colleagues of mine in the sector know this, too, and whilst it may look like tokenism from the outside, encouraging responsible travel is at the core of many travel companies that are household names today.

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Hong Kong protests continue

Pro-democracy protesters show no signs of giving up despite continuing violent clashes with police over the weekend

United Kingdom

UK airports to cut security waiting times with new 3D scanning

All major airports in Britain must have new 3D baggage screening equipment before the end of 2022..

China

China brands airport violence as 'near-terrorist acts'

Flights have resumed at Hong Kong airport after a night of violence between protesters and police. At one time protesters turned on undercover police officers, accusing them of being spies for Beijing. China today branded the violence at the international airport as "near-terrorist acts".