ALERT Japan to close borders amid new Covid-19 variant
Authorities in Japan have confirmed the destination will bar entry to visitors from around the world as fears over a new Covid-19 variant grow. The decision comes just weeks after…
INCIDENT A British Airways A380 has been damaged while landing in Madrid
A British Airways A380 suffered a birdstrike while landing in Madrid. The British Airways A380 (reg. G-XLEF) has been damaged while approach to Madrid. The aircraft was performing flight #BA462…
INCIDENT LATAM Cargo Boeing 767 Freighter suffered tail strike during departure
A LATAM Cargo 767-300F experienced a tailstrike while departing out of Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport in Brazil. The LATAM Cargo Boeing 767F, with registration N538LA, was performing flight UC-1108 from…
BREAKING Morocco halts all incoming passenger flights over new Covid variant
The Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend all direct passenger flights to the Kingdom of Morocco, for a period of 2 weeks, from Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
ALERT A stowaway has been found alive in the landing gear of American Airlines #AA1182 to Miami
Federal authorities have taken into custody a 26-year-old man who apparently stowed away in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines fight that arrived at Miami International Airport from…
BREAKING Israel to ban foreigners from entering the country over new Covid variant
Israel is to ban foreigners from entering the country for 14 days and use surveillance to halt the spread of the new Covid strain, local media report. The ban is…
UK to require all arrivals to do a day 2 PCR test and self-isolate
UK has added ten southern African countries to their red list and will require all arrivals to do a day 2 PCR test and self-isolate until they have got a…
INCIDENT A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 experienced severe birdstrikes while on approach to Bologna Airport
A Boeing 737 was damaged by heavy bird strike while on approach to Bologna Airport in Italy. Ryanair flight #FR1194 took off from London Stansted at 20.38 on Wednesday, November…
BREAKING 61 cases of Covid-19 were detected among 600 passengers on two KLM flights from South Africa
Dutch health authorities said that 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for Covid-19. Around 600 passengers arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol…
BREAKING U.S. to impose travel restrictions on South Africa and 7 other countries U.S. to restrict travel from South Africa, 7 other countries
The United States will restrict travel for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa and seven other countries starting on Monday, part of a global effort to stem the spread of the…
BREAKING ‘All air travel’ between EU and countries with new Covid variant should be suspended says von der Leyen
EU Commission to propose ban on air travel from southern Africa region due to 'variant of concern' B.1.1.529. European commission president Ursula von der Leyen says she has recommended EU…
BREAKING Passengers of #KL598 from Johannesburg are currently not allowed to disembark at Amsterdam Schiphol
Passengers of of KLM flight #KL598 are currently blocked in the Boeing 777-300ER. The passengers were not allowed to disembark for more than 3 hours. Flight KLM #KL592 has landed…
