Category - Europe

12
Apr

Belgium: BRU closed due to ATC Labour dispute

All flights in and out of Brussels Airport have been temporarily suspended after air-traffic controllers walked off the job in a pension dispute just days after the hub resumed serving flights after the fatal terrorist attacks last month. Flights at other airports in Belgium have also been impacted by the labor dispute, said a spokesman […]

12
Apr

Netherlands: GRQ closed temporarily due to emergency landing

An airplane made an emergency landing at Groningen Airport Eelde on Tuesday morning after the pilots noticed smoke in the cabin. The plane landed safely and all passengers were evacuated. Emergency services from Haren, Eelde, Groningen, Assen and Vries responded to the site en masse, AD reports. The situation was escalated to a Grip 2. […]

8
Apr

Rome: Colosseum: security measures: wait times

Please be advised that due to new mandatory security regulations every visitor must wait in a security line prior to entering the Colosseum. For safety reasons the Colosseum can accommodate a maximum of 3,000 people at once and every visitor must pass through a metal detector. The Colosseum previously instituted security changes disallowing all large backpacks, […]

7
Apr

Brussels Airport: Important Update

Passengers travelling from Brussels Airport are required to check in online and print their itinerary-receipt or boarding pass before arriving at the airport. Please note, no mobile boarding passes will be accepted, and it is not possible to print boarding passes at the airport before the first security checkpoint.   Passengers should also be prepared […]

7
Apr

Italy: strike update: Apr 9, May 14

British Airways     Saturday, April 9, 2016   Some British Airways personnel in Italian Airports will be on strike for 8 hours, from 10:00 to 18:00. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight. Airport personnel   Saturday, April 9, 2016   Some ENAV airport personnel will be on strike for 8 hours, from 10:00 […]

6
Apr

Warsaw: Airport evacuated on Tues due to bomb threat

The Warsaw international Chopin Airport is being evacuated on Tuesday after receiving a call, warning that a bomb has been planted in the building, local media reported. According to the Polish Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper, evacuation of both terminals is underway and flight delays are expected. Local police have reportedly confirmed the information on the evacuation. […]