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US orders airlines to cancel 10% of flights at 40 “High Impact” airports

Update 16 November — FAA rescinds all restrictions effective 17 November 06:00 ET Citing a continued decrease in staffing triggers across the National Airspace System,…

Airline news

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Passengers stuck on Cathay Pacific plane for 28 hours

Passengers on Cathay Pacific flight 883 ended up onboard for 28 hours after the flight diverted to Taipei and they were kept onboard the…

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What’s the worst diversion you’ve experienced?

When it comes to flying, we all know that sometimes things don’t go as planned. Weather, technical issues, or even medical emergencies can cause…

Aviation news

Madeira Airport sees over 80 flight diversions and cancellations

Madeira’s Funchal Cristiano Ronaldo Airport (FNC) has encountered a notable level of delays and cancellations over the past 72 hours due to strong winds….

Aviation weather

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…

Aviation news

119 flights canceled or delayed amidst flooding at Palma de Mallorca

Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI/LEPA) faced significant disruption on June 11, 2024, as severe weather led to widespread flooding, causing numerous flight diversions and…

Aviation explainer series

A pilot explains: diversions

Ever been tracking an aircraft when suddenly it shifts off course, heads straight for a different airport and lands, sometimes with a 7xxx code…

Aviation weather

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…

Airport news

Over 2,700 flights cancelled at Munich Airport – a look at the data

Munich Airport (MUC/EDDM) has been experiencing 5 days of severe disruption thanks to severe weather conditions affecting swathes of Central Europe. As well as…

Major incident

Unauthorized Drones at Gatwick Airport Force Airport Closure

Unauthorized drone activity at Gatwick Airport has forced the airport to halt operations for much of Thursday, 20 December and disruptions are expected to…

Airport disruption

US orders airlines to cancel 10% of flights at 40 “High Impact” airports

Passengers stuck on Cathay Pacific plane for 28 hours

What’s the worst diversion you’ve experienced?

Madeira Airport sees over 80 flight diversions and cancellations

Typhoon Ampil cancels over 1,284 flights in Tokyo

119 flights canceled or delayed amidst flooding at Palma de Mallorca

A pilot explains: diversions

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

Over 2,700 flights cancelled at Munich Airport – a look at the data

Unauthorized Drones at Gatwick Airport Force Airport Closure

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