The five millionth passenger was served by the Katowice airport for the first time in a calendar year. It turned out to be Mrs. Aleksandra, who lives in Germany, and arrived with her son and parents on a morning Wizz Air flight from Dortmund.more
A bid by Stansted Airport to massively expand its terminal to improve passengers' experience has been approved.
In a decision on Tuesday, the Planning Inspectorate said a move to extend the airport’s terminal to provide more capacity would have “very significant economic benefits.” more
Heatwaves, soaring prices and flight meltdowns will not deter Britons from holidaying abroad next year in potentially record numbers, according to the annual travel industry snapshot.
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Airlines have reacted with fury and warned passengers will face higher fares after the UK's aviation regulator increased air traffic control charges.
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Today, the national airline of Indonesia carried out the first commercial flight of an aircraft refueled with aviation fuel mixed with palm oil, Reuters reported. Indonesia is the largest producer of palm oil and has been looking for innovative methods of using it for years.more
A 57-year-old resident of Elbląg stated at the Gdańsk airport that he had grenades in his luggage. The man was not allowed to board the plane to Norway. Border Guard officers fined him. No dangerous items were found in his luggage.more
An experiment with a limit on the number of tourists will be introduced in Venice next year, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro announced on Wednesday. This will apply, he added, to those who come for just one day of sightseeing during a period of increased tourist influx. "We will be the first in the world to do this" - he emphasised.more
The number of flights to Turkey's Antalya will increase to five a week, Lublin Airport spokesman Piotr Jankowski said, referring to next year's holiday offer. He added that summer destinations also include Egypt and Crete, among others.more
The European Commission yesterday proposed a review of the existing visa waiver suspension mechanism. It wants the ability to trigger the mechanism more easily.more
Passengers were left stranded in Tenerife after their holiday flight back to Gatwick was cancelled because someone ‘defecated’ on the toilet floor.more
A special train from Brussels to Strasbourg with MEPs and EP staff, which set off on Monday for the capital of Alsace to take them to the plenary session, made a mistake and arrived at Disneyland near Paris.more
From December 13 this year Wizz Air will inaugurate a connection from Radom airport to Larnaca in Cyprus, the Hungarian airline announced. Flights will be operated twice a week - on Wednesdays and Saturdays.more
LOT Polish Airlines will start flying on the Rzeszów-Milan route in Italy from 4 November this year, the company has announced. The route will be operated until 23 March 2024. The flights will be carried out by an Embraer aircraft.more
People travelling from the UK to popular Spanish destinations Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and/or Fuerteventura are being warned as their plans could be heavily disrupted.
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Yorkshire’s smallest city is nigh-on perfect: medieval cathedral, large market place, wonky narrow streets, independent shops, an architectural mix, courteous traffic, and three rivers looping around its edges.
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British Airways announced yesterday that it had suspended flights to Israel after one of its planes was turned around shortly before landing in Tel Aviv. Virgin Atlantic airlines made a similar decision.more
Aircraft movements were restored at Luton Airport near London yesterday afternoon after an interruption of around 18 hours caused by a huge fire in the airport car park.more
Heathrow said the number of passengers it carried last month was ahead of 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic. The airport said 7.1 million passengers travelled through one of its terminals in September.more
From October 22, cruise ships will be banned from docking in Barcelona's central port. This is the result of arrangements between the city council and the port authorities. This is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Barcelona and prevent the city center from bursting at the seams with visitors.more
According to the carrier, citing data from the booking system covering the period from July 1 to September 30, 27% of passengers traveled to Spain. people, to Italy - 19 percent, and to Greece - 15 percent. Croatia came in fourth place - 10%.more
The Dutch military police (Koninklijke Marechaussee) arrested six men on Wednesday evening at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, who were arguing on board a plane that arrived from Poland, Koninklijke Marechaussee reported. According to the spokesman of the gendarmerie, all those detained are Poles.more
