#Airport

# airport - Saturday 2 March, 2019

Takeoff

'Evacuate, evacuate': Flights were suspended at Stansted Airport last night after an aborted takeoff

Mar 2nd 2019, 8:26 AM 84,934 Views 30 Comments

The airport said that the aircraft had aborted its take off due to a suspected engine problem.

# airport - Thursday 14 February, 2019

Noise Levels

Sod turned on the new runway at Dublin Airport, but some residents are not happy

Feb 14th 2019, 3:40 PM 40,128 Views 107 Comments

Residents who live next to the airport have accused the government of ignoring their concerns over noise levels.

# airport - Wednesday 13 February, 2019

Skeyes

No flights to or from Belgium due to strike; some Dublin flights cancelled

Feb 13th 2019, 8:15 AM 9,494 Views 4 Comments

At least eight flights between Dublin and Belgium have been cancelled today as a result of the strike action.

# airport - Sunday 6 January, 2019

Virginia

Wayne Rooney arrested in US for public intoxication and swearing

Jan 6th 2019, 7:59 PM 75,478 Views 60 Comments

Rooney was arrested by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority at Dulles International Airport.

# airport - Saturday 5 January, 2019

Tubber This post contains videos

How the revival of plans for a midlands airport in Offaly is getting the locals talking

Jan 5th 2019, 7:30 PM 21,116 Views 11 Comments

The proposal suffered a setback during the recession, but recent developments have bought the project back into local conversation.

# airport - Saturday 29 December, 2018

Germany

Flights suspended at Hannover Airport after car breaks onto runway

Dec 29th 2018, 5:55 PM 14,131 Views 15 Comments

Police arrested the driver.

# airport - Saturday 22 December, 2018

Travel Chaos

Two arrested over 'criminal use of drones' as disruption continues at Gatwick

Dec 22nd 2018, 7:28 AM 39,109 Views 26 Comments

Flights resumed at Gatwick yesterday, but knock-on delays are still affecting passengers this weekend.

# airport - Friday 21 December, 2018

Grounded

People told to report illegal use of drones amid concerns Irish airport could be hit like Gatwick

Dec 21st 2018, 12:05 AM 34,711 Views 78 Comments

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than 100,000 passengers affected.

# airport - Thursday 20 December, 2018

Standstill

British army called in to hunt drones that left flights grounded at Gatwick

Updated Dec 20th 2018, 9:20 PM 82,233 Views 121 Comments

Two drones were first seen flying over the Gatwick Airport airfield at around 9pm yesterday evening.

# airport - Tuesday 30 October, 2018

Runway

DAA awards north runway construction contract to Irish-Spanish consortium

Oct 30th 2018, 3:39 PM 18,767 Views 47 Comments

The contract is for the design and construction of the new 3.1km north runway at Dublin Airport.

# airport - Thursday 11 October, 2018

Now Boarding

From Singapore to New York - world's longest non-stop flight set for take off

Oct 11th 2018, 2:07 PM 22,470 Views 32 Comments

The flight will spend a marathon 19 hours in the air.

# airport - Wednesday 5 September, 2018

New York

Plane quarantined at JFK airport after passengers report feeling ill

Sep 5th 2018, 3:44 PM 36,384 Views 23 Comments

Other passengers are now being allowed to disembark and are having their temperatures taken.

# airport - Friday 17 August, 2018

Fort Lauderdale

War veteran who killed five people in shooting at Florida airport sentenced to five life terms plus 120 years

Aug 17th 2018, 9:32 PM 17,125 Views 39 Comments

He quickly dropped to the ground and peacefully surrendered to a sheriff’s deputy.

# airport - Friday 29 June, 2018

Indonesia

16,000 travellers stranded after massive volcanic eruption in Bali

Jun 29th 2018, 8:27 AM 32,132 Views 20 Comments

Mount Agung last erupted in November. Bali’s economy has taken a pounding over the chaos caused by the volcano.

# airport - Tuesday 5 June, 2018

From The42

Jogo Bonito This post contains videos

Nike's Brazil World Cup ad sees Ronaldo recreate iconic airport scene from 1998

Jun 5th 2018, 12:51 PM 11,210 Views 5 Comments

Hard to believe it’s 20 years since the original.

# airport - Monday 4 June, 2018

From The Daily Edge

Airport Travel

11 things that have definitely happened to you at the airport

Jun 4th 2018, 6:00 PM 5,916 Views 2 Comments

Liquid or gel? You’re not quite sure.

# airport - Friday 20 April, 2018

Delays

Plane with 139 people on board skids off runway causing chaos at Kathmandu airport

Apr 20th 2018, 9:26 AM 15,022 Views 15 Comments

Nobody was hurt in the incident but hundreds of passengers had flights cancelled.

# airport - Monday 19 March, 2018

Gatwick To Dublin

Aer Lingus apologises after people spend night in airport due to flight cancellations

Mar 19th 2018, 9:13 PM 53,462 Views 33 Comments

The flights were cancelled due to “lengthy waiting times for de-icing”.

# airport - Wednesday 14 February, 2018

Crash

Man dies following 'serious accident' at Heathrow airport

Feb 14th 2018, 11:51 AM 41,975 Views 9 Comments

Two members of staff operating airport vehicles were involved in the incident.

# airport - Monday 12 February, 2018

Closed

All flights in and out of London City Airport cancelled after discovery of World War II bomb nearby

Feb 12th 2018, 1:00 PM 68,603 Views 8 Comments

The ordnance was discovered in King George V Dock, close to the runway of London’s most central airport.

# airport - Friday 5 January, 2018

Unfair Dismissal

Airport worker awarded €50,000 after being sacked for refusing to drive uninsured vehicle

Jan 5th 2018, 3:31 PM 90,212 Views 79 Comments

The man refused to drive a company vehicle that didn’t have tax, insurance or NCT discs.

# airport - Wednesday 6 December, 2017

Ryanair

Ryanair threatens Dublin pilots with pay and benefit cuts if they strike

Dec 6th 2017, 4:55 PM 12,212 Views 39 Comments

The warning comes following a letter from the Irish pilots’ union IALPA to Ryanair which states that the union will ballot its members for industrial action.

# airport - Friday 10 November, 2017

Flybe

Plane forced into emergency landing at Belfast Airport due to faulty nose gear

Nov 10th 2017, 4:06 PM 15,341 Views 18 Comments

The flight, which was heading to Inverness, officially declared an emergency at 12.36pm.

# airport - Saturday 4 November, 2017

Apology

Airline says sorry for forgetting two corpses in New York

Nov 4th 2017, 8:15 AM 29,870 Views 13 Comments

Pakistan International Airlines apologised for the error, saying it was “caused due to negligence”.

# airport - Saturday 7 October, 2017

Munitions Of War

What kind of weapons were six US airplanes refused access to Ireland carrying?

Oct 7th 2017, 4:00 PM 63,202 Views 67 Comments

The description for the contents of most of the refused flights was ‘class 1 explosives’. The reasons for the refusals are as yet unclear however.

# airport - Thursday 5 October, 2017

Turbulence

Relations between Aer Lingus and Dublin Airport have 'soured immensely'

Oct 5th 2017, 12:05 AM 24,218 Views 18 Comments

The airline says it would redeploy aircraft if infrastructure isn’t improved.

# airport - Monday 2 October, 2017

Malaysia

Two women accused of assassinating North Korean leader's half brother plead not guilty at start of trial

Oct 2nd 2017, 7:40 AM 19,263 Views No Comments

Kim Jong-nam was killed by a toxic nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia last February.

# airport - Tuesday 26 September, 2017

Colombo

Man caught at Sri Lankan airport with a kilogramme of gold hidden in his rectum

Sep 26th 2017, 8:41 AM 33,646 Views 46 Comments

The man is reportedly a courier for an organised smuggling ring.

# airport - Wednesday 6 September, 2017

Just The One

Only one small bag to be permitted on board as Ryanair axes second free carry-on policy

Sep 6th 2017, 8:36 AM 37,363 Views 83 Comments

Ryanair has increased check-in bag sizes from 15kg to 20kg.

# airport - Sunday 6 August, 2017

Istanbul

Five hospitalised at Istanbul airport after knife brawl between employees of rival coach companies

Aug 6th 2017, 4:26 PM 17,347 Views 15 Comments

The fight broke out following mutual accusations of the firms “stealing one another’s customers”.

# airport - Monday 31 July, 2017

France

EasyJet passenger allegedly punched by an airport worker in Nice

Jul 31st 2017, 1:13 PM 18,697 Views 39 Comments

The flight the passenger was due to fly on was delayed for hours.

# airport - Wednesday 12 July, 2017

Suspended

United suspends its New York route from Shannon Airport for winter

Jul 12th 2017, 2:13 PM 26,047 Views 34 Comments

Currently it operates a daily service from the airport to Newark in New Jersey.

# airport - Monday 10 July, 2017

Paris

Twenty tourists robbed at Charles de Gaulle airport hotel

Jul 10th 2017, 3:36 PM 21,321 Views 6 Comments

It’s not the first time tourists have been targeted there.

# airport - Saturday 1 July, 2017

Norwegian Air

First-ever Cork to Boston flight takes off

Jul 1st 2017, 4:32 PM 41,710 Views 61 Comments

The new service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

# airport - Wednesday 21 June, 2017

Michigan

Airport evacuated in US after police officer stabbed in the neck

Jun 21st 2017, 5:58 PM 20,225 Views 26 Comments

A witness said he saw the officer bleeding from his neck and a knife nearby at the airport in Flint, Michigan.

# airport - Tuesday 13 June, 2017

Vote To Leave

'Ill judged': People are criticising Belfast Airport's 'Brexit' advertisement campaign

Jun 13th 2017, 6:45 AM 18,866 Views 16 Comments

The airport yesterday launched its Vote to Leave campaign, which is directed towards people living in the six border counties of the Republic of Ireland.

# airport - Friday 2 June, 2017

A Big Plus

New Cork to Zurich flight route opens today

Jun 2nd 2017, 2:28 PM 13,467 Views 23 Comments

The twice-weekly flights will operate until September, with a view to them being extended if the route is popular.

# airport - Monday 29 May, 2017

On Alert

Gardaí host conference to prepare Dublin Airport staff for terror attack

May 29th 2017, 10:02 AM 14,575 Views 43 Comments

Law enforcement representatives will discuss how to respond to the types of lone wolf attacks seen across Europe recently.

# airport - Saturday 25 March, 2017

Inconvenience

'Just getting on with it': Laptop ban comes into force at Middle-East airports

Mar 25th 2017, 10:40 AM 9,623 Views 25 Comments

Air carriers were offering a laptop stowage service as the ban comes into effect.

# airport - Sunday 19 March, 2017

Orly Airport

Father of Paris airport attacker blames alcohol and not terrorism for his son's actions

Mar 19th 2017, 6:13 PM 40,017 Views 37 Comments

Ben Belgacem had a string of criminal convictions.

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