Fifty airlines to fly to Cyprus this Summer 2022
Hermes Airports today announced Larnaca and Pafos Airports Summer 2022 flight schedule. The airport authority expects 50 airlines to fly to both airports with...
Air India Airbus A321 diverts to Raipur Airport, India after left hand engine failure
On 8 November, an Air India Airbus A321 (VT-PPT) operated domestic flight AI670 between Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik Airport and Mumbai Airport, India. Between 26...
Lufthansa awards Amsterdam cargo contract to WFS
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will commence cargo handling for Lufthansa Cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on 1 February 2019.
The new contract will see WFS...
A “mystery passenger” carrying a counterfeit bomb belt around his waist misleads security checkpoint at Brussels Airport
Five months ago, a "mistery passenger" was able to pass through the security checkpoint at Brussels Airport with a counterfeit bomb belt around his...
Air Canada to upgrade its daily Montreal – Brussels flight to Boeing 787-9
Air Canada will upgrade its daily Montreal - Brussels route to a Boeing 787-9, according to Airlineroute.The flagship airline of Canada released its winter...
No take-offs of passenger flights from Berlin Airport on 24 April
Due to the announced warning strike at the aviation security controls, no departures are possible from Berlin Brandenburg Airport on MondayArriving flights may also...
CDU member of the Bundestag Karin Strenz dies on her return flight from Cuba to Germany
On 20 March, a Condor Boeing 767-300ER (registered D-ABUK) operated flight DE2199 between Varadero, Cuba, and Frankfurt, Germany. German politician (CDU) Karin Strenz was...
Mossad agents from sunken ship on Lake Maggiore, Italy immediately evacuated back to Israel
A dozen secret agents of the Israeli security service Mossad who were able to rescue themselves from a sinking boat on Lake Maggiore, Italy...
More than 10 million passengers at Zurich Airport in 2021 (+23% vs 2020, but -67% vs 2019)
In 2021, 10.2 million passengers passed through Zurich Airport. This corresponds to an increase of 22.7% compared to the previous year, when there were...
LOT announces new flights between Warsaw and Washington D.C.
Starting 2nd June 2020, LOT Polish Airlines will launch a direct connection from the Polish capital to Washington D.C. It will be the 10th...
Start of summer schedule at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with 9 new destinations
The summer schedule at Schiphol will take effect on Sunday 27 March 2022. Airlines will be offering plenty of direct connectivity at Schiphol this...
WestJet introduces new flights to Scotland from Toronto
Airline adds Toronto to Edinburgh to its international network and new non-stop service between Glasgow and Toronto
WestJet today announced a new service between Toronto and Scotland with the addition of non-stop flights to Edinburgh and Glasgow beginning in...
Air Canada launches seasonal flights to Bangkok and Mumbai (Winter 2022-23)
Air Canada announced today the expansion of its international network with the addition of Bangkok, Thailand, the carrier's first non-stop service to South-East Asia. The airline...
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330 suffers uncontained engine failure
On 3 December, a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-300 (registered B-8970) operated flight MU721 between Shanghai, China and Hong Kong. During cruise, at 34,000...
Over 2 million passengers at Brussels Airport in October (-3%) with a significant rise of 6.5% in cargo
In October 2016, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 2.05 million passengers. This is 3% lower than October 2015. By contrast, cargo traffic recorded a...
Air Italy starts selling Olbia Public Service Obligation routes, to be operated from 8 June
Air Italy will operate starting next Saturday, June 8th the PSO routes Olbia - Milan Linate and Olbia - Rome Fiumicino and vice versa
Air...
A dynamic September at Bordeaux Airport: +7.7%
September saw a further increase in traffic with a rise of 7.7% and around 600,000 monthly passengers. This growth has been backed by international...
Blue Air launches eight new flight routes from the airports in Bucharest, Iasi and Bacau
Blue Air, the largest Romanian airline according to the number of transported passengers, launches eight new flight routes from the airports in Bucharest, Iasi...
easyJet launches flights for the first time to Cairo, Egypt
Budget airline easyJet is introducing a new route to Cairo, Egypt's capital, from London Luton. This marks the airline's first connection to Cairo and...
A Belgian football fan takes the wrong plane at Brussels Airport … but still arrives in Moscow
This is an incredible story: a Belgian fan takes the wrong plane at Brussels Airport ... but still arrives in Moscow, although at the...