An EgyptAir plane was hijacked this morning en route to Cairo and flown to Larnaca airport in Cyprus. A hostage situation ensued, but it has now ended with the hijacker in custody. Here’s what we know so far: Plane took off from Alexandria but diverted to Cyprus Egypt says hijacker is Egyptian national Seif El […]
The U.S. Capitol and White House are on lockdown following reports of shots fired at the Capitol Visitor Center. Congressional staffers were sent a notice to shelter in place, instructing them to lock doors and move to assigned shelter areas. Those outdoors were told to “seek cover away from the area.” “We are aware of […]
High winds battered Britain and western France Monday, wreaking havoc with flight schedules, ferry transport across the English Channel and closing the Port of Dover. Passengers reported frightening attempts to land at London’s airports in extreme high winds as Storm Katie caused some 130 flights at Gatwick and Heathrow airports to be diverted or canceled. […]
Finnish air company Finnair will cancel seven flights between Helsinki and Brussels on March 28-29, the air carrier’s press service reported on Saturday evening. Six flights will be made on Monday, March 28, and only one fight on Tuesday morning. We are going to follow the situation and will provide information on new cancelled flights […]
KISTAN – AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL Global Affairs Canada advises against non-essential travel to Pakistan due to the unpredictable security situation, which includes the threat of terrorist attacks, kidnapping and sectarian violence. Regional Advisory Global Affairs Canada advises against all travel to the following regions: areas reporting military or militant activity; all border areas, except the […]