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Freezing Fog Cancels 58 Flights at Urumqi Airport

China Southern Airlines (CZ) canceled 39 flights at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) on Monday evening due to that another freezing fog hit the capital city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The lingering freezing fog shut down Urumqi airport from 9:00 p.m. of Dec. 7. C...

Flight from Berlin to Egypt Lands in Hungary on Bomb Threat

Hungarian police say a flight from Berlin to the Egyptian beach resort of Hurghada has made an unscheduled landing in Hungary and is being checked for explosives after police received information about a bomb threat. Police spokeswoman Viktoria Csiszer-Kovacs said Monday that explosives experts a...

British Tourist Sparks Terror Scare at Airport After "Trying to Board Plane with Toy Bomb"

A British tourist was arrested after he tried to board airplane with a toy bomb and sparked a security scare, according to officials. The man told officers he had bought the item with the intentions of taking it to a New Year's Eve party. After initially declaring the toy, which featured a timer and imitation sticks of dynamite, at security he asked if he could take it on board the...

Doubling of Muslims Refused Entry at Cork Airport

The number of Muslims deemed to be a security risk and refused entry through Cork Aurport has almost doubled in the past two months. Further armed gardaí are expected to be posted to the airport as concerns heighten about the continuing threat of Islamic extremist terrorist attacks in Western Europe. Gardaí are also liaising closely with the Muslim community in Cork and mo...

Heathrow third runway decision set to be delayed

Media reports claim the UK government is putting off a final decision on expanding Heathrow Airport for another six months until the gateway can prove its ability to meet pollution targets. This follows a meeting last week by a committee of MP’s who said the airports should be barred from building a third runway until it can reach the appropriate air quality standards. UK Prime Ministe...

California Newest Airport Terminal Extends to Mexico

The U.S.-Mexico border is one of the world's most fortified international divides. Starting Wednesday, it will also be one of the only that has an airport straddling two countries. An investor group that includes Chicago billionaire Sam Zell built a sleek terminal in San Diego with a bridge that crosses a razor-wire border fence to Tijuana's decades-old airport. Passengers pay US$18 to...

In India, Modi mocked and state leader heckled after floods

Chennai // India’s main airport in flood-devastated Tamil Nadu state reopened on Sunday as emergency workers strove to help thousands of residents forced to flee their inundated homes. Anger is mounting among some residents who accuse local authorities of failing to work swiftly to help those affected. The international airport in the state capital Chennai had closed on Wednesday leavi...

Tunisia Bans Libyan Carriers from Capital's Airport

Tunisian authorities have banned all Libyan carriers from serving Tunis Carthage International Airport following last month's bombing of a bus carrying Tunisian presidential guards which killed twelve and injured twenty others. Terrorists linked to Islamic State later claimed responsibility. As it stands, Libyan Wings (YL, Tripoli Mitiga), Libyan Airlines (LN, Tripoli Int'l), Afriq...

Flights to Be Affected by Aviation Tests at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport

Aviation tests will be conducted for 10 days starting Monday at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, and some flights will be affected during that time, the airport's operator Taoyuan International Airport Corporation (TIAC) said Sunday. Flight tests will be conducted between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily from Dec. 7-11 and Dec. 14-18, while landings and tak...

Qatar Airways starts non-stop flights to Nagpur

Qatar Airways is offering non-stop flights to Nagpur from Doha, taking the airline’s total weekly passenger flights from 95 to 102 across 13 key cities in India. Qatar Airways will operate an A320 daily between Doha and Nagpur with an average flight time of just over four hours. The aircraft will feature 144 seats in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in...

FAA orders brief grounding of flights at Albuquerque airport

Officials at Albuquerque's international airport say planes are once again coming and going after federal aviation officials ordered a brief restriction on all flights. The order came as neighboring Kirtland Air Force Base had an area surrounding one of its access gates cordoned off due to reports of a suspicious vehicle and person. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford...

Alaska Airlines Plane Strikes, Kills Deer on Runway, Sonoma County Airport Officials Say

An Alaska Airlines plane arriving from Seattle struck and killed a deer on a runway at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport near Santa Rosa Wednesday evening, airport Manager Jon Stout said Friday. The plane had not yet touched ground and was only a few hundred feet along the 6,000-foot runway when it clipped the deer just before 6:00 p.m., Stout said. The impact from the deer's...

Rain-Hit Chennai Airport Resumes Technical Flights

Technical flights have started from rain-hit Chennai airport where operations were suspended on Wednesday following flooding but it will take a few days to resume commercial flights, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Saturday. "We started technical flights from Chennai airport. But we are unable to resume commercial flights as the basement of the airport is still waterlogged and po...

Nepal Quake Tough Test for "World's Most Dangerous Airport"

Flying into Nepal's Lukla airport -- the gateway to Mount Everest -- demands courage and precision, thanks to its tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff. For half a century, pilots have needed to navigate snow-capped peaks and endure erratic weather to land on a runway just 500 metres long, which has been carved into a mountain ridge and sits by a perilous three-kilometre (t...

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Hong Kong Airlines officially moves into Terminal 2

Hong Kong Airlines’ check-in counters at Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 1 have officially relocated to the new Terminal 2. From now on, passengers travelling with Hong Kong Air...