Flights

Workers at Gatwick Airport scrap planned strike after improved pay offer

Planned strikes at Britain's Gatwick Airport this weekend have been suspended after workers accepted improved pay offers, the Unite trade union said on Thursday. "Unite has co-ordinated industrial disputes across…

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Strike at Berlin airport to ground flights on Wednesday

BERLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The operator of Germany's BER airport in the capital Berlin expects a strike planned for Wednesday to ground all regular passenger flights, the airport operator…

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Heathrow apologises for poor service, could ask for more flights cuts

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - London's Heathrow Airport apologised for unacceptable service in recent weeks, with long queues, delays for those with reduced mobility and baggage issues, as it struggled to cope…

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Paris airport workers call off strikes scheduled this week-end

PARIS, July 8 (Reuters) - Workers at France's main airport operator ADP said on Friday they would remove a strike notice for the week-end, as did the firefighters at Paris's international CDG airport…

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SAS flights cancelled as pilot strike deepens airline’s troubles

STOCKHOLM, July 7 (Reuters) - Hundreds of SAS flights were cancelled on Thursday as the airline wrestled with a strike by pilots at its main SAS Scandinavia arm, overshadowing a traffic surge during…

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Israel, Turkey to expand mutual flights in their first aviation deal since 1951

JERUSALEM, July 7 (Reuters) - Israel and Turkey will expand bilateral airline traffic under a new aviation deal to be signed on Thursday, their first since 1951, Israel's Transportation Ministry said. "The…

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Brussels Airlines to cancel 700 flights over summer holiday

The Belgian subsidiary of Lufthansa , Brussels Airlines, is cancelling close to 700 flights over the summer holiday period, around 6% of those scheduled, to reduce workload and avoid strikes, the airline said on Monday. "We are meeting…

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EasyJet cuts more flights to try to manage disruption

Low-cost airline easyJet said on Monday it was cutting thousands more flights this summer after London Gatwick and Amsterdam airports reduced capacity and it battled staff shortages on the ground…

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Ukraine closes airspace to civilian flights amid “high risk” to safety

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine said early on Thursday it had closed its airspace to civilian flights because of a "high risk" to safety, hours after a conflict zone monitor warned airlines should stop…

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Germany denies incoming flights from Russia

Air traffic between Germany and Russia was disrupted on Wednesday due to a dispute over flight approvals. The responsible Russian authority did not give timely approval for June flights by…

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Air Malta launches Summer flight schedule

Air Malta launched its summer flight schedule with a planned operation to 20 cities. During the six-month program (covering May till October 2021), the Airline is committed to operate 3,012…

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Dutch to lift ban on passenger flights from Britain

The Dutch government will lift a ban on passenger flights and ferries from Britain starting on Tuesday, March 9, news agency ANP reported. The ban had been imposed in January…

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EU auditors probe the protection of air passenger rights during COVID-19 crisis

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has launched an audit to assess whether the EuropeanCommission has been safeguarding effectively the rights of citizens who travelled by plane orbooked flights during…

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UK bans direct flights from UAE, shutting world’s busiest international route

LONDON/SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world's busiest international airline route from Dubai…

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First-ever direct Israel – UAE commercial flight held today

A high-ranking US and Israeli delegation went to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The El Al flight, numbered LY971 as…

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Libya-Malta commercial flights on agenda of Maltese Civil Aviation delegation visit to Libya

A delegation of the Maltese Civil Aviation arrived at Mitiga International Airport on Tuesday to assess the airport's readiness to operate scheduled commercial flights between Libya and Malta, according to…

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Argentina bans all commercial flights till end of August

Argentina has announced a prohibition on all internal and international commercial flights until the end of August in its efforts to fight off the deadly oronavirus pandemic. The authorities directed…

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Woman forced to take pregnancy test before allowed boarding flight

A woman was forced to take a pregnancy test before she was allowed to board a flight to the US. Midori Nishida, a 25-year-old from Japan, was flying from Hong…

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Floods in Dubai cause air travel disruption as airport cancelled, diverted and delayed flights

Dubai International Airport cancelled, diverted and delayed flights on Saturday due to heavy rain and flooding, Dubai Airports said. The National (AE) reports that Dubai Airports can confirm that due…

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Several flights to Bilbao canceled due to strong winds

A plane maneuvers to land at Bilbao airport amid strong winds, in Basque Country, northern Spain. Several flights with destination Bilbao have been canceled and many others had to deviate…

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Etna eruptions cause partial air-space closure

Fresh eruptions on the Etna caused big clouds of volcanic ash on Friday, prompting the authority in charge of Catania airport to close a section of Sicily's air space. As…

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35 injured after flight from Vancouver to Sydney encountered turbulence over Hawaii

An Air Canada flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Hawaii with more than two dozen people suffering minor injuries. The plane was travelling from Vancouver to Sydney…

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Spanish transport strikes set to cause chaos for Holy Week

Two aerial transport workers unions have warned they will be striking in Spain this week. The USO and UGT unions went to Spanish airports and asked around 60,000 ground crew…

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Another night of disruption at Brussels Airport

Once more, on Friday night the airspace above Belgium was closed again, for at least three hours, because of a lack of air traffic controllers. Airspace has been closed several…

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Ryanair cancels 600 flights in Europe on July 25 and 26 due to cabin crew strikes

Ryanair announced it had cancelled 600 flights in Europe on July 25 and 26 due to cabin crew strikes in Spain, Portugal and Belgium. The low-cost Irish airline which predicted…

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