Schiphol maintains maximum number of passengers. In the coming months, Schiphol will maintain the maximum number of travelers that can depart from the airport. Airlines need a longer-term planning. The airport expects to do this until the end of March. “Maintaining a maximum number of travelers is necessary, says the Hanne Buis, COO at Royal…
More than 5,000 completely empty passenger flights have flown to or from UK airports since 2019, the Guardian can reveal. A further 35,000 commercial flights have operated almost empty since 2019, with fewer than 10% of seats filled, according to analysis of data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This makes a total of about…
VIP Aircraft visiting London Stansted Airport in September 2022 with dignitaries from across the world for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The video captures a number of rare aircraft including Ukraine Government, South Korea Air Force, Republic of Namibia, Royal Australian Air Force amongst many others listed below. The passed away…
Russian employees at airlines and airports have started to receive conscription notices after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday citing sources. Employees of at least five airlines, including Russian top carrier Aeroflot, and staff at more than 10 airports received notices within a day of Putin ordering…
After an intoxicated man reportedly urinated on an aircraft seat, a Ryanair flight had to reroute and make an emergency landing. Some of the “disruptive” passengers, including the drunk man, were then forcibly removed from the aircraft where they were arrested by local law enforcement officers. The Ryanair flight then resumed its onward journey from…
A flight to Spain recently took off without any luggage on board because there was a shortage of baggage handlers at the airport. An Iberia Express flight took off on Sunday evening from Manchester in northern England and landed in the Spanish capital of Madrid a few hours later, according to the airline’s website. Passengers…
A plane has crashed and burst into flames at the Reno Air Races, shocking livestream footage shows. The pilot was flying in the championship round near a Nevada airport when the tragedy took place. The plane appears to fall toward the ground before exploding in a fiery crash that horrified the announcers. “We’ve had a…
Changes to Heathrow flights on Monday to respect the funeral arrangements of HM The Queen. About 15% of flights into and out of London’s Heathrow Airport will be disrupted on Monday due to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, the airport said. As a mark of respect for the solemnity of this sad and unique occasion, operations…
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport chief executive Dick Benschop announced his resignation on Thursday following months of chaos at one of Europe’s largest transport hubs, plagued by long queues and baggage handling issues. The troubles at Schiphol were among the worst in a summer where the global aviation industry struggled to cope with a surge in travel…
Flights operations to be affected at London Heathrow Airport on Monday during events around the Queen’s state funeral. Heathrow Airport says 15% of its schedule will be altered on Monday, as a mark of respect to ensure the skies over London fall quiet during events around the Queen’s state funeral. Affected operations : Flight operations…
A man was arrested for climbing through a luggage carousel at an airport in Ohio in July. A CCTV video captured the incident at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The video released by the Cleveland Police Department caught the man, identified as 29-year-old Nicholas Garrett, climbing through the carousel around 4:45 p.m. July 3. A witness…
A Volotea aircraft began approach to naval airbase in Brittany before going around. A Volotea Airbus A319 began to approach the Landivisiau naval airbase in Brittany before going around and landing at the correct airport. The A319 (reg. EC-MTD) was performing flight #V72820 from Ajaccio to Brest Bretagne on September 10, 2022. Two hours into…