EU airports face worse queues as September rule change looms
Your holiday starts with a queue Brits heading to the continent this summer have been warned to brace for even longer waits at EU airports, with a key flexibility allowance due to expire on 6 September. Borders across the bloc have suffered lengthy delays since April, when the Entry/Exit System (EES) was fully rolled out. […]
3 weeks ago
London Heathrow makes major rule change that will affect over 80 million passengers
A game changer! London Heathrow has made a major rule change that will affect over 80 million passengers travelling from the airport each year. Gone are the days of scavenging for shrunken containers to take liquids such as shampoo and shower gel on holiday with you as the 100ml limit on liquids in cabin bags […]
7 months ago
Horror details released as man dies after being ‘sucked into plane engine before takeoff’
The incident occurred at an Italian airport this morning. The horrific details surrounding the death of a man who was sucked into the plane of an engine at Milan Bergamo Airport today have been revealed. Italian publication Corriere della Sera reported that the person involved was not a passenger nor a member of airport staff, but is […]
1 year ago
Major European airport closed after ‘man sucked into plane engine and killed’
Several flights have been redirected. An Italian airport has closed after a freak accident on a taxiaway led to the death of one person. The incident occurred at Milan Bergamo Airport, with reports saying that the man was “sucked into the plane engine and killed”. Italian publication Corriere della Sera reported that the person involved […]
1 year ago
Two major UK airports scrap 100ml liquid rule in long-awaited change
Travelling just got a little bit easier. Two major UK airports have scrapped the 100ml liquid rule, following the installation of next-generation scanners. Birmingham and Edinburgh will no longer require passengers to adhere to the 100ml limit on liquids in their hand luggage. The rules surrounding liquids were supposed to be scrapped last year, however […]
1 year ago
UK air traffic control system problem has been ‘identified and remedied’
National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has said they have now identified and fixed the technical issues with the UK air traffic control system causing widespread failures and delays. In a statement on their website on Monday afternoon, Nats confirmed: “We have identified and remedied the technical issue affecting our flight planning system this morning. “We […]
3 years ago