Security workers checking carry-on luggage at Barcelona's airport began partial strikes Friday, threatening more queuing chaos for passengers at one of Europe's most popular airports.more
Passengers are enduring waits of up to four hours on arrival at European airports after border controls were toughened.
Airports popular with British tourists are being hit by lengthy delays - some longer than the flights - because of time-consuming immigration checks on travellers combined with a shortage of border officials, it is claimed.more
Which reminder of home do British travellers like to take with them on holiday? Spreads for our toast, it seems, after London City Airport published a list of the items most frequently confiscated from hand luggage.more
Newcastle Airport is the UK's best, according to a new poll of frequent fliers. The north-east hub took top spot in a survey of more than 2,500 travellers who were asked to rank 16 of Britain's terminals over 13 criteria. more
A third of UK flights could be delayed by more than half an hour unless airspace is modernised, the Transport Secretary has warned. The skies are becoming "increasingly congested" and punctuality could be 70 times worse by 2030, Mr Grayling said.more
Irish holidaymakers are being warned that Ryanair will "rigorously enforce" its cabin bag rules this summer. The budget airline currently allows passengers to bring onboard one 10kg cabin bag as well as a second, smaller bag.
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A superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours on Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane's engine for good luck, Chinese officials said.more
Today at the Krakow-Balice International Airport a direct link between LOT and Cracow from Chicago was inaugurated. Cruises will take place once a week.more
WOW air is offering its Irish passengers cheap flights to Canada to celebrate the country's 150th birthday. The budget airline launched the 150 EUR one-way seats from Dublin and Cork via Reykjavik this morning.more
A special campaign is to be mounted in airports from next month aimed at cutting down on illegal cigarette smuggling, which is costing the State millions of euro in lost revenue.more
Boeing won a red hot race for new business at the Paris Airshow, rolling out a new model of its best-selling 737 airliner that helped it claim back the order crown from rival Airbus.more
Cheering passengers filmed the moment a woman was escorted off a Manchester holiday flight - after the plane had been forced to make an emergency landing.more
Four British airports are among the worst 10 in the world, according to new rankings measuring punctuality, quality and service. Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester were in the bottom five, while Edinburgh was the sixth worst-rated by AirHelp.more