Thick fog continues to disrupt flights at UK airports | UK weather
Dozens more flights have been canceled or delayed at Heathrow and Gatwick airports due to dense fog that has severely limited visibility and is expected to continue into the weekend. Cloudy skies have blanketed much of the country for the past few days and showed little sign of abating on Saturday. The Japan Meteorological Agency […]
Drone sightings near airports: Will it affect holiday travel? Experts weigh in
As Americans prepare for vacation travel, travelers may be wondering whether the increased number of drone sightings will affect takeoffs and landings. Drone sightings have been reported across the northeastern skies, some near or over airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects nearly 40 million people to fly during the holiday period, according to the […]
Unhinged Russian JFK stowaway allegedly tried wild stunt at other airports — and still gets freed
Prosecutors literally said she was a flight risk. –But that didn't stop a Brooklyn judge from releasing her on Friday. The unassuming Russian airline stowaway who snuck onto a flight from JFK to Paris last week has attempted bizarre stunts at several other airports in the past, prosecutors said Friday in Brooklyn federal court. But […]
Travelers at airports are playing ‘check-in chicken’ in latest flight-booking trend
A travel hack has taken the internet by storm, with social media users discussing this dangerous trick. The “check-in chicken” waits for the flyer to reserve a seat until check-in is about to close. The bet is that you will be allocated a more desirable remaining seat, such as extra legroom or an exit row. […]
DOJ suspends DEA searches at airports over civil rights concerns
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice has directed the Drug Enforcement Administration to cease consensual searches at airports and other public transportation facilities following hearings about possible civil rights violations. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced the suspension after hearing concerns about the DEA's traffic interdiction operations, including conducting consensual searches. […]
Upstate New York blasted by winter storm, rain as major airports face travel delays
As Thanksgiving travelers depart, a powerful early-season snowstorm across the Northeast caused travel delays and disruptions. More than a foot of snow fell in parts of upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania, according to the FOX Prediction Center. 20 inches of snow was reported in High Point, New Jersey, 19 inches in Cortez, Pennsylvania, and […]
Virginia FAA contractor allegedly spied for Iran, shared private info on US airports, energy industry: DOJ
The Department of Justice announced Friday that a former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor has been charged with being an illegal agent of the Iranian government. According to To the Department of Justice releasefrom at least December 2017 to June 2024, Abuzar Rahmati, 42, allegedly met with Iranian government officials and acted on their behalf. […]
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary wants airports to put alcoholic drink limit on flyers
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said airports should impose a two-alcoholic drink limit on passengers. O'Leary believes airports “should limit the amount of alcoholic drinks sold to passengers to two” to reduce incidents of disruptive behaviour on planes. According to the Independent. “Just as you have to show your boarding pass when buying cigarettes or […]
‘Oil Kills’ protesters disrupt flights at airports across Europe in wave of action | Europe
Environmentalists, campaigning under the slogan “Oil is death”, have been lining runways and grounding flights across Europe as holidaymakers try to get off for their summer holidays. A series of protests took place at airports from Oslo to Barcelona, with activists disrupting flights and demanding that rich, polluting countries phase out fossil fuels by 2030. […]
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz speaks out after failed tech update causes worldwide chaos at airports and banks
The CEO of the cybersecurity company at the centre of Microsoft’s global outage was at a loss for words as he apologised for the chaos caused early on Friday but could not say when everything would return to normal. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz spoke of a massive tech outage after the company deployed a faulty […]