Category - Travel Alerts

4
May

Luxembourg: train collision

Updated on Wednesday, 4 May, 2016 at 16:52 (JB) A Luxembourg train collided with a mobile platform that was lying on the tracks, injuring the driver, CFL has reported. The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on the Luxembourg-Trier line in Manternach. It is not known why the mobile platform was on the track. The train’s […]

2
May

Japan: Kyushu: Mt Sakurajima: volcanic eruption on April 30

April 30, 2016 – A very large blast has occurred in South Japan / Kyushu at Sakurajima volcano. Captured on the University of Tokyo webcams located around the volcano, this blast sent ash multiple kilometers (several miles) into the sky, and caused large pyroclastic flows to descend down the mountainside of the volcano. Approximately 2 […]

29
Apr

Denver:DEN:Cancelled and Delayed flights due to snow and rain

Dozens of flights have been canceled at Denver International Airport because of rain and snow that began falling Friday morning. United Airlines canceled more than 70 flights at DIA, most of them regional flights. Most of Southwest and Frontier flights are taking off an arriving on time. Security lines were running a little slower than […]

29
Apr

Philadelphia: flights temporarily stopped this morning

Flights were temporarily halted at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday morning after a plane had to make an emergency landing, federal aviation officials said. The Piedmont Air Flight 4801 from Richmond, Virginia, had declared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin and cockpit. It landed safely and passengers were evacuated via emergency slide. The […]

26
Apr

US: Plains states: severe weather

Severe storms to spawn tornado outbreak across Plains Tuesday afternoon, evening  Areas from Austin, Texas, to Omaha, Nebraska, are on alert for a severe weather outbreak that is likely to feature multiple tornadoes into Tuesday night. The storms will threaten lives and property and are likely to produce the biggest outbreak of the year so […]

26
Apr

France: ATC strike threat: Apr 27-29

French Air Traffic Controllers Strike: French national call to strike and protest is planned this Wednesday April 27th, starting at 1700 UTC, until April 29th 0400 UTC.   https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html