Several regions in southern and western Russia issued urgent warnings early Tuesday morning about the potential for drone attacks, prompting temporary flight suspensions and airspace closures across multiple areas.
Flights have resumed at the Edinburgh airport following a period of cancellations due to an IT issue with its air traffic control provider.
A cyberattack targeting a service provider shut down electronic check-in and boarding systems across several of Europe’s major airports on Saturday, including Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin.
A radar fault in the UK’s air traffic control system caused major flight disruptions on 30 July, affecting operations at more than five major airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham.
Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports, along with regional airports in the north, east, west, and south of the country, have resumed operations in Iran and are fully prepared to provide flight services.
A multimodal cargo airport in Azerbaijan’s Alat Free Economic Zone (FEZ) is scheduled for commissioning in Q1 2027, the deputy head of the FEZ governing body Ismail Manafov announced.
Due to recent airspace closures, travellers departing from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are likely to experience flight disruptions due to the suspension of multiple regional routes. Dubai-based carriers Emirates and flydubai have cancelled multiple flights, as well.
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, has announced that a pilot visa-on-arrival program will launch at Cairo International Airport in mid-June
A 24-hour strike at key German airports on Monday left over half a million passengers stranded, with over 1,000 flight cancellations, as workers demand higher wages and better conditions.
Berlin’s airport has cancelled all flights for Monday in anticipation of a labour union strike, which is expected to affect over half a million travellers and disrupt thousands of flights at 11 airports across Germany.
Airport workers' strikes in Greece and Germany on February 27 and February 28 push airlines to cancel and modify thousands of flights. Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced that some flights to be cancelled due to massive strikes.
Kazakhstan is enhancing its air transport infrastructure by constructing three new airports and upgrading terminals in Almaty, Shymkent, and Kyzylorda, increasing capacity and expanding routes.
Russian airports in Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, Izhevsk, and Perm resumed operations after a temporary halt for safety reasons, Rosaviatsia confirmed.
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