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Have the European snow chaos affected your flights?

Harsh winter weather has dominated headlines across parts of Europe this past week. From Amsterdam to Hamburg, Paris to Birmingham—airports and travelers have struggled…

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Snow Chaos At Schiphol: Over 3,200 Flights Cancelled

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (EHAM/AMS) has during the past couple of days faced one of its most challenging operational periods in recent memory. Since Friday,…

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Why are the Channel Islands so foggy?

Jersey Airport (JER), Guernsey Airport (GCI) and Alderney Airport (ACI), located in the Channel Islands, frequently experience significant fog during the winter months, which…

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Typhoon Shanshan cancels over 2,000 flights at Japanese airports

Airports Our flight data reveals a total of 2,011 canceled flights at Japan’s 10 busiest airports as of 14:00 UTC on August 30. Flights…

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Hail damage grounds 10% of WestJet’s fleet

On 5 August a severe hailstorm passed through Calgary, damaging nearly two dozen aircraft at Calgary International Airport. Among those damaged were 16 WestJet…

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Typhoon Ampil cancels over 1,284 flights in Tokyo

Updated: August 16, 2024 – 09:00 UTC. Typhoon Ampil, a category 4 storm, has caused significant disruption to flights to Tokyo’s Airports. We used…

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Is Clear Air Turbulence becoming more common?

In recent years there has been a noticeable uptick in publicized incidents of turbulence affecting commercial aircraft. These events, sometimes unexpected and severe, have…

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Storms and flooding lead to almost 900 diversions and cancellations at Dubai airport

Heavy rain has caused significant disruption to commercial aviation activity in the United Arab Emirates, and led to the flooding of large areas of…

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Storm Isha – a look at the data

Storm Isha brought widespread disruption to life across the United Kingdom and Ireland, with wind gusts frequently reaching speeds of over 100 miles per…

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Snowstorms cancel 176 flights at Scandinavian Airports

Heavy snowstorms moving eastward throughout the Nordics led to the cancellation of numerous flights on Wednesday, January 17 2024. We used our data to…