An airport has been plunged into chaos thanks to a power failure. Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport is experiencing an issue with Air Traffic Control, forcing bosses to suspend all aircraft operations. In a statement issued this afternoon, a spokesman for the airport
A major European airport was evacuated this morning following a bomb threat, and all flights were cancelled as a result. Billund Airport, in central Denmark was put on alert after the threat late this morning (April 20). No time has yet been
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world’s busiest airfield for
Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian
An airport in the UK has been shut after a suspicious package was found on board a plane. The Aer Lingus flight was heading to Belfast from Birmingham when it was forced to return to its starting point, reports Daily Star The
A Heathrow baggage handler who stole £29,000 worth of jewellery from a lost suitcase has narrowly avoided a prison sentence. Priti Sthankiya was caught on camera wheeling away the bag from Terminal 2 and hiding under a carousel before extracting designer handbags
British tourists have been warned that one Canary Island airport has been ranked the ‘worst’ in Spain. Tenerife South Airport has earned the unwelcome title after racking up a staggering 189 complaints. They include passengers’ inappropriate or conflictive behaviour during commercial flights in
ROME (AP) — Police on Monday arrested a Tajik national accused of being an active member of the Islamic State group after he landed at Rome’s international airport on a flight from the Netherlands, authorities said. WHAT ISIS MEANS WHEN IT SAYS
A 53-year-old man has been fined hundreds of dollars for urinating in a cup during a delay during deplaning at Sydney Airport. The incident happened after a 3-hour Air New Zealand flight from Auckland, officials said. The incident came to light when
Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports aren’t ready to lift limits on liquids with flight hubs allowed to miss the deadline for new scanners. A planned relaxation of rules around airline passengers carrying liquids in hand luggage has been delayed by a year.