37 h. ago Fireball explosion near airport as 15 rushed to hospital and flights cancelled

A massive explosion has ripped through an industrial park near Argentina's main international airport, with flights to and from the capital Buenos Aires delayed and cancelled on Friday night

Events

3 d. ago Canary Islands remain on high alert for storms and 100km/h winds

Flights were diverted on Wednesday as Storm Claudia battered the Canary Islands

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5 d. ago Dulles Airport: 'Possible injuries' after mobile lounge incident near US capital

The airport is open and continues to operate as normal

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7 d. ago Ryanair passengers urged to do one thing ahead of major change

European airline Ryanair has announced a major change to how passengers are able to board their flights from next week and Brits have been told to make sure they are prepared

Politics

9 d. ago Hundreds of flights canceled Friday as FAA cuts could hit Thanksgiving travel plans due to government shutdown: Live updates

Trump administration reduces flights at 40 major airports during ongoing government shutdown

Events

9 d. ago Hundreds of US flights cancelled as airport restrictions take effect

More than 800 journeys axed after government shutdown exacerbates air traffic controllers’ workload

Transport

9 d. ago FAA airport shutdown live updates: Duffy suggests travel chaos could hit Thanksgiving as hundreds of flights canceled

Trump administration reduces flights at 40 major airports during ongoing government shutdown

Events

9 d. ago The Latest: Hundreds of flights canceled nationwide due to government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown has taken effect, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans

Politics

9 d. ago Drone sightings halt flights at major European cargo airport in Belgium

Flights out of one of Europe’s biggest cargo airports were briefly suspended after drones were spotted

Transport

9 d. ago BREAKING: US flights cancelled in their hundreds sparking travel chaos as passengers stranded

More than 800 flights within, departing, or leaving the US have been cancelled following an order from the Federal Aviation Administration to slash capacity

Events

1 week ago Airlines cancel hundreds of flights at major airports over government shutdown: Live updates

More than 650 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been canceled for Friday

Politics

1 week ago NYC, Los Angeles and Chicago among 40 travel hubs that will see fewer flights as government shutdown drags on

Travel experts predict hundreds, if not thousands, of flights could be canceled

Politics

1 week ago FAA promises to release list of airports impacted by planned cuts in air traffic because of the shutdown

Travel experts predict hundreds, if not thousands, of flights could be canceled

Events

1 week ago Mega storm lashes Spain with stay indoors warning in Barcelona, tourist flights delayed and roads becoming rivers on Balearic holiday islands as videos show people running for cover

Barcelona has issued a stay indoors warning as the city was battered by hail, torrential rain and strong winds.

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1 week ago Mega storm lashes Spain with stay indoors warning in Barcelona, tourist flights delayed and roads becoming rivers in Balearic holiday islands as videos show people running for cover

Barcelona has issued a stay indoors warning as the city was battered by hail, torrential rain and strong winds.

Events

1 week ago ‘A model of the transnational artist’: Cuban artist Wifredo Lam gets first US retrospective

The major modernist artist is finally getting a blockbuster exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, celebrating a career filled with innovationAlthough he was a major modernist artist whose collaborators ranged from European greats like Pablo Picasso and André Breton to new world giants like Aimé Césaire, Cuban artist Wifredo Lam has not seen a major US retrospective worthy of his stature. That changes with the MoMA’s blockbuster show Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream.The product of years of work and dozens of collaborations with institutions and collectors around the world, When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream shows the entire sweep of a career that straddled eras. Lam is best-known for agglomerations of elongated and mysterious figures that borrow from cubism and surrealism, although the exhibition also shows different sides of this artist: lushly colored and textured pieces that verge on abstraction, sculptural heads that point toward the artist’s African roots, early figura...

Culture

1 week ago Several major European airports and airspace closed as all flights grounded

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Transport

2 w. ago Hurricane Melissa heads to Bermuda as relief efforts intensify in Jamaica

Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some towns in Jamaica underwater and power lines down in south-west Hurricane Melissa – live updatesJamaica has ramped up efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cut-off areas after Hurricane Melissa rampaged through the Caribbean, with the storm now heading towards Bermuda.Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, was spared the worst damage and the main international airport has reopened to allow flights carrying critical aid to land. Officials said some towns were underwater and power lines and mobile network towers were down in much of the south-west. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago UK airline axes hundreds of jobs after cancelling ALL flights

A UK-based airline has axed hundreds of jobs after cancelling all flights and filing for administration. It let go off around 250 staff, including all cabin crew, this week.

Society

2 w. ago Lithuania extends closure of Belarus border crossings after balloons enter its airspace

Lithuania’s government will keep the country’s two border crossings with Belarus closed for the next month after balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier brought disruption to the capital’s airport

Politics