Europe
Diplomacy
Greek PM Cancels Israel Visit After German Chancellor’s Airport Scare
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has canceled his planned trip to Israel after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's plane was evacuated on the Ben Gurion Airport runway following a rocket attack on Tuesday evening.
Greek government sources said the decision to...
Europe
Ukraine Launches Drone Attack at Airport in Russia
Russia claims Ukraine launched drones against targets in six Russian regions, including an attack on an airport in the western city of Pskov. The city is located near the borders of Latvia and Estonia, where military transport aircraft were...
Europe
Fire Halts Travel at Major Airport in Italy
Flight operations at Catania airport, located on the southern Italian island of Sicily, are currently experiencing significant disruptions following damage to one of its terminals caused by a fire.
On Sunday night, a blaze occurred at Vincenzo Bellini International Airport...
Europe
Airport Error Returns Body of Deceased Irish Citizen to Greece
The remains of an Irish citizen that were being repatriated to Ireland were accidentally sent back to Greece after airport authorities forgot to remove the coffin from the plane last month, Irish media reported.
After an Irish citizen died abroad,...
Europe
Man Who Inspired Tom Hank’s “The Terminal” Dies at Airport He Called Home
The man who was living in an airport terminal for eighteen years and inspired the 2004 Hollywood movie The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks, died on Saturday.
Iranian national Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle...
Europe
Athens Airport the Best in Europe According to User Ratings
Athens airport has been crowned the ultimate best in Europe according to rankings from user review ratings on Google compiled by Holidu, a British search engine for holiday rentals.
Being Greece’s main and largest airport, the Eleftherios Venizelos - Athens...
Europe
Extreme Heat Melts Airport Runway in the UK
On Monday, Luton Airport halted flights due to the excessive heat which damaged parts of its runway adding further tension to an already tumultuous travel season. This among other parts of the UK are literally melting due to the...
Europe
EU Drops Mandatory Masks on Planes and Airports
Face masks will no longer be required in airports and on planes in Europe, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday.
The easing of the measure will be...
Europe
UK Citizens Heading to Greece Warned of Airport Delays
British citizens heading to Greece are being advised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office that additional checks will be in place for all EU citizens coming from outside the "Schengen area."
Britain, Ireland, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are the only...
Europe
Skopje Airport Name Change Becomes Official
Skopje's commitment to rename FYROM's international airport became law this week as the decision was published in the country's Official Gazette.
Signs reading "Alexander the Great Highway" will also be replaced by those bearing its new name "Friendship Highway" the...
Business
London’s Stansted Airport Welcomes First “Air Mediterranean” Flight from Athens
London Stansted Airport welcomed its latest airline, as Greek carrier Air Mediterranean’s inaugural flight touched down from Athens.
The service is the airline’s first UK scheduled destination and will operate up to four times a week using the carrier’s fleet...
Europe
Skopje Might Change Name of “Alexander the Great” Airport
The possibility that the new government of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) might change the name of "Alexander the Great" Skopje airport, was announced by Foreign Minister Nikolai Dimitrov.
In an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ),...
Crime
Terrorist Attacks Blast Brussels Airport, Metro Stations Leaving Several Dead [video]
Two explosions tore through the departure hall of Zaventem Brussels airport and another explosion that went off at a metro station on Tuesday morning left several dead and dozens wounded.
According to Belgian news agency Belga, shots were fired and...
Business
AIA CEO Yiannis Paraschis Named Airport Chief Executive of the Year
Athens International Airport CEO Yannis Paraschis was named Airport Chief Executive of the Year, a few days ago in Helsinki, for his pioneering work in the airport of Athens and his contribution to the international airport industry.
As part of...
Europe
Greek Company Undertakes Reconstruction of Russian Airport
The first Public-Private Partnership Agreement made April 29 2010, between the Government of Saint Petersburg and Greek investment group Copelouzos, VTB Capital, Fraport AG Company, predicts the operating activity of Pulkovo airport in Russia.
The main goal of the Copelouzos...