Heathrow has recorded its highest passenger total for a 12-month period. The west London airport said 81.5m passengers travelled through its terminals in the year to the end of May, up from 71.6m during the previous year.more
Police have arrested a passenger after a flight from Edinburgh had to be diverted to Bristol following reports of a "sexual offence" being committed on the plane.more
A drunk British man has been arrested at a Spanish airport after trying to open a plane door mid-flight.
Spanish police were waiting when the plane touched down at Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport and arrested the 28-year-old man.more
Since 2004, 550 million people have checked in at Polish airports, of which 40.8 percent served Chopin Airport. Last year of 52 million travelers 64.7 percent cleared by regional ports. Currently, the aviation industry provides 1%. contribution to Polish GDP.more
Those traveling to the UK for the long weekend face a range of difficulties in all possible modes of transportation: from railroads to roads, airports to ports.
The late May bank holiday also marks the start of a week’s half-term for most UK schools. Some airports will handle their highest number of passengers ever for a late May bank holiday.more
A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke entered the cockpit while it was 35,000ft in the air. The plane, which was heading from London to Oslo, landed in a rainy field in Amsterdam where it was met by emergency vehicles yesterday evening.more
The Kuwaiti low-cost airline Jazeera Airways will launch a direct connection between the capital of this country, Kuwait, and Krakow from June 11, the carrier announced on its social media profile.more
Chopin Airport may continue to operate in a limited form after the construction of the port in Baranów - said Andrzej Ilków, president of Polish Airlines, in "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". In an interview for "DGP", the president of PLL noted that the expansion of the Warsaw airport "makes great sense".more
A "nationwide issue" which caused huge delays at passport e-gates has been resolved, the Home Office has said. Major UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh all confirmed a Border Force problem was causing delays with arrivals late on Tuesday.more
Charter holiday flights to Turkey and Albania will be operated from Olsztyn Mazury Airport from June. In the winter season, passengers will be able to fly to Kenya, according to port spokesman Dariusz Naworski.more
PPL has announced its decision to expand Warsaw's Chopin Airport to a capacity of around 30 million passengers per year in 2029. According to CPK plenipotentiary Maciej Lasek, in 2035 all air traffic from Warsaw will be able to be transferred to the planned port in Baranowo.more
Border guards at the UK's busiest airport, London Heathrow, began a four-day strike this morning in protest at changes to their working conditions.more
A third UK airport has now lifted hand luggage restrictions on laptops and liquids in time for summer. Aberdeen International Airport is the latest airport to remove the requirement for passengers to limit liquids in hand luggage to 100ml and place them in clear plastic bags.more
Flights from Heathrow Airport could never leave the tarmac as new workers at the West London airport threaten to strike over conditions and contracts. The union Unite has warned of delays, disruptions and even cancelled flights at Heathrow over the early May bank holiday as refuelling staff will walk out.more
New security protocols may end the tradition of ordaining aircraft at Dublin Airport, which has continued for 76 years. Every Christmas a Catholic priest is invited there to perform such a ceremony.more
Two planes clipped each other at Heathrow Airport, causing minor damage to both aircraft. There were no injuries and no delays in the incident, which involved a British Airways plane with 121 passengers on board and a Virgin Atlantic aircraft.more
A planned relaxation of rules around airline passengers carrying liquids in hand luggage has been delayed by a year.
The Government announced it has granted extensions to several large UK airports unable to meet its June 1 deadline to fully install new scanning technology.more
Hungarian airline Wizz Air has launched two new routes from Gdansk airport. Travellers will be able to fly to Valencia in Spain and Rome in Italy, the carrier announced on Tuesday.more
iGA Istanbul Airport received the "Airport of the Year" award at the "Air Transport Awards 2024". In its five years of operation, the airport has received the prize four times, demonstrating its remarkable achievement.more
Engineers working remotely took 90 minutes to arrive and restart a crucial part of UK air traffic control’s IT system during the August bank holiday meltdown, according to an independent report.more
The British airline easyJet will launch a new connection between Amsterdam and Krakow from September 2 this year, Kraków Airport announced. Until now, only the Dutch KLM operated this route.more
British Airways is to offer free instant messaging on most flights and a new app to allow customers to automatically book alternative travel in cases of disruption, as part of a £7bn overhaul to spruce up the national carrier.more
Spanish gendarmerie officers defeated an organized criminal group robbing passengers at Barajas airport in Madrid. The practice mainly involved stealing valuable items from travelers' luggage.more
The German trade union Verdi has called on airport security workers in Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg to join a warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff scheduled for today and tomorrow. This means that passengers at these airports can expect even greater difficulties.more
