IRELAND – Dublin – United Airlines Flight UA131 Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 147 passengers and 9 crew on board from London Heathrow to Washington/Dulles, diverted to Dublin Airport for an emergency landing due to a mechanical issue. Flight landed safely after crew reported smell of smoke in the cabin. Part of the runway away from […]
Typhoon Utor continues to churn the water across the South China Sea Tuesday night, local time, as it heads toward southeast China. Utor slammed into the Philippines near the Casapsapan Bay early on Monday morning local time (Sunday afternoon EDT) as a powerful typhoon. Utor was upgraded to a super typhoon on Sunday night local […]
Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing in Greece El Al aircraft diverted after smoke alarm sounds; no injuries reported By Times of Israel staff August 15, 2013, 9:54 am An El Al flight bound for Israel from New York made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport early Thursday morning after the smoke alarm sounded on […]
EGYPT – CDN GOVT TRAVEL WARNING – Cairo – Embassy of Canada in Cairo will be closed until further notice; Advises against non-essential travel to Egypt, except for Red Sea coastal resorts where you should exercise a high degree of caution, due to the unpredictable security situation and continued demonstrations throughout the country http://travel.gc.ca/destinations/egypt
Handling services strike ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal Portugal informs all its passengers and other airport users that air traffic may be affected by a strike called for tomorrow, August 15, by the employees of ground handling services, Groundforce. We therefore recommend that all passengers check their flights with the airline, local representative or travel […]