Category - Europe

Theresa May is due to hold talks in Paris about the continuing cross-Channel disruption caused by striking French ferry workers and the deepening crisis of migrants camped in Calais.   Cross-Channel ferry services have resumed but the main motorway to Dover remains closed and there were continuing delays at the port of Calais because of […]

Travellers to Greece are being urged to take extra cash with them as the country’s government confirmed that banks would be shut all week.  Only 40% of ATMs were reported to have money in them and withdrawals are being limited to €60 a day over the period, although the restriction will not apply to holders […]

From Lufthansa on their website: Due to a temporary closure of Terminal 3 at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO), delays and flight cancellations have to be expected up to and including 2nd July. Affected passengers are kindly requested to check the status of their flight prior to departure. http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Travel-information  

On June 12, 2015, two TrenItalia employees were brutally assaulted after a controller requested to see tickets onboard a Trenord train near Milan.  The attack has put TrenItalia workers in a state of alarm. In protest, TrenItalia employees will be on strike from 9am to 5pm on June 16, 2015, requesting more police presence as […]

Munich, Franz Josef Strauss , Germany (MUC) Due to the G7 Summit being held in Munich on June 7 and 8 we are anticipating high traffic volumes on roads leading into and out of MUC airport. Passengers travelling to MUC airport on those days are recommended to use trains and to plan extra journey time. […]

Belgian airspace has been closed after technical problems shut down air traffic control systems, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled and diverted around Europe.   Passengers trapped at Brussels airport described “chaos” as huge queues built up at airline desks and planes were stuck for hours on the tarmac.   One frustrated passenger described […]