29 h. ago 10,000 passengers hit by last minute flight cancellations due to very unusual reason

ONE popular airline was forced to stop flights this week after a 'freak' maintenance issue. Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled or delayed due to an unusual safety problem. According to Finnair, the issue that caused the cancellation was aircraft seat covers being cleaned incorrectly. A statement from the airline revealed that the...

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47 h. ago 'Freak' maintenance issue sees major airline cancel up to 10,000 passengers' flights

Finnair, which carries 11million travellers a year, has been forced to cancel dozens of journeys this week.

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66 h. ago United launches free Starlink wifi on mainline flights meaning Boeing 737 passengers can now stream movies at 38,000 feet

The airline expects to install Starlink on up to 15 mainline 737-800 planes each month — more than half of United's regional fleet already offers Starlink

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2 w. ago Munich airport forced to suspend flights for second day in a row over drone sightings

About 6,500 passengers stranded as interior minister says earlier drone incident a ‘wake-up call’Munich airport was forced to halt operations for the second day in a row on Friday over drone sightings, with dozens of flights and more than 6,000 passengers affected.Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have recently suspended flights due to unidentified drones, while Romania and Estonia have pointed the finger at Russia, which has brushed off the allegations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ryanair boss warns 100,000 passengers could have flights cancelled next week

The airline expects to cancel 600 flights across the first two days of French air traffic control strikes

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2 w. ago Munich airport reopens after halting flights because of drone sightings

Travel disrupted for thousands on eve of national holiday in latest drone incident to hit European aviationMunich airport has reopened after drone sightings over the facility on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city on the eve of a national holiday.A further 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports last week in Denmark and Norway. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Munich drone sightings force airport to cancel flights in latest Europe disruption

The German airport was forced to suspend operations, in the latest drone disruption to European aviationDrone sightings over Munich airport on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city.Another 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports in Denmark and Norway last week. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Airline set to cancel hundreds of flights in chaos for over 100,000 passengers

Ryanair is no stranger to flight cancellations or delays, next week will see hundreds of flights grounded in a move that will see hundreds of thousands of travellers hit hard

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2 w. ago Ryanair to cancel 600 flights in blow to 100,000 passengers on major holiday routes

The budget airline has warned passengers of impending strikes in France that could disrupt the plans of hundreds of thousands of passengers heading to destinations including Greece, Italy and Spain

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2 w. ago Ryanair boss warns 100,000 holidaymakers 'could have flights cancelled'

The chief executive of Ryanair has warned that the budget airline could be forced to cancel around 600 flights - impacting 100,000 passengers

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2 w. ago Over 100,000 Ryanair passengers to be affected by flight cancellations

Passengers flying to and over France from next Tuesday to Friday could see their plans affected as members of the country's largest union representing air traffic controllers are set to strike.

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3 w. ago 'Russian' drones bring panic to Scandinavian airports: Putin's hybrid war blamed as chaos grounds flights and Denmark warns of 'a high threat of sabotage'

Police inspector Jens Jespersen suggested that the incident had all the signs of a sophisticated operation.

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3 w. ago Drone panic hits Scandinavian airports: Police hint Putin was behind chaos after 'capable operator' grounded flights, hitting 20,000 passengers

Police inspector Jens Jespersen suggested that the incident had all the signs of a sophisticated operation.

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