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Munich Airport Closed Again, Pilot Blames Drone Sightings
Munich airport was forced to halt operations again late on Friday over suspected drone sightings, a day after drones caused more than 30 flights to be cancelled there and left nearly 3,000 passengers stranded.
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Danish Airport Closes Again After New Suspected Drone Sightings
A sighting of a suspected drone briefly shuttered a Danish airport on Friday for the second time in a few hours.
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Copenhagen Airport Shut Due To 'Unidentified Drones' Sighted Nearby
Copenhagen airport was closed on Monday after unidentified drones were observed nearby, causing around 15 flights to be diverted, police and airport officials told AFP.
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Poland Shuts Down Airports, Scrambles Jets After Russian Strikes On Ukraine Border
Poland closed four airports including its main Chopin Airport in Warsaw on Wednesday, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration, after Russia launched drone strikes near the border in neighbouring Ukraine.
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IndiGo Suspends Kathmandu Flights Amid Protests In Nepal
IndiGo Airlines on Tuesday issued a travel advisory announcing the suspension of all flights to and from Kathmandu until 12:00 pm on September 10, citing the closure of Kathmandu Airport due to the Gen Z Protest.
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London's Heathrow Terminal Check-In Evacuated Over 'Incident'
Heathrow's Terminal 4's check-in area was "closed and evacuated" Monday evening as emergency services responded to an "incident", the airport's operator said on social media.
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Drone Launched From Yemen By Houthis Hits Airport, Says Israel
A drone launched from Yemen by the Houthi militant group has hit Israel's southern airport, closing the airspace and halting flights, the Israeli military said Sunday.
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Vietnam Begins Evacuations As Typhoon Kajiki Nears Landfall
Vietnam has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and closed schools and airports as it braces for Typhoon Kajiki, its strongest storm of the year so far.
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Close Shave For Air India Plane During Mumbai Touchdown, Engine Damaged
Air India Flight Veers Off Runway During Touchdown In Mumbai, Engine Damaged
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Pakistan Extends Airspace Ban For Indian Flights Till August 24
Pakistan has extended the closure of its airspace for flights operated by Indian airlines by another month till August 24, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said.
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France Wildfire Shuts Down Marseille Airport, Halts Trains Across City
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country's interior minister said.
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Fire That Closed Heathrow Airport Linked To Moisture In Transformer
A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018, a report said Wednesday.
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Iran Extends Access To Airspace For Overflights After Ceasefire
Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country.
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Video: Bear Sprints On Runway At Japan Airport, Causes Flight Cancellations
A Yamagata Airport employee in Higashine, Yamagata prefecture, first spotted the bear close to the runway.
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28 Flights To Delhi Cancelled Amid Israel-Iran Tensions
As many as 48 flights - 28 arriving at Delhi airport and 20 departing from the capital - have been cancelled.
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Munich Airport Closed Again, Pilot Blames Drone Sightings
Munich airport was forced to halt operations again late on Friday over suspected drone sightings, a day after drones caused more than 30 flights to be cancelled there and left nearly 3,000 passengers stranded.
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Danish Airport Closes Again After New Suspected Drone Sightings
A sighting of a suspected drone briefly shuttered a Danish airport on Friday for the second time in a few hours.
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Copenhagen Airport Shut Due To 'Unidentified Drones' Sighted Nearby
Copenhagen airport was closed on Monday after unidentified drones were observed nearby, causing around 15 flights to be diverted, police and airport officials told AFP.
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Poland Shuts Down Airports, Scrambles Jets After Russian Strikes On Ukraine Border
Poland closed four airports including its main Chopin Airport in Warsaw on Wednesday, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration, after Russia launched drone strikes near the border in neighbouring Ukraine.
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IndiGo Suspends Kathmandu Flights Amid Protests In Nepal
IndiGo Airlines on Tuesday issued a travel advisory announcing the suspension of all flights to and from Kathmandu until 12:00 pm on September 10, citing the closure of Kathmandu Airport due to the Gen Z Protest.
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London's Heathrow Terminal Check-In Evacuated Over 'Incident'
Heathrow's Terminal 4's check-in area was "closed and evacuated" Monday evening as emergency services responded to an "incident", the airport's operator said on social media.
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Drone Launched From Yemen By Houthis Hits Airport, Says Israel
A drone launched from Yemen by the Houthi militant group has hit Israel's southern airport, closing the airspace and halting flights, the Israeli military said Sunday.
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Vietnam Begins Evacuations As Typhoon Kajiki Nears Landfall
Vietnam has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and closed schools and airports as it braces for Typhoon Kajiki, its strongest storm of the year so far.
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Close Shave For Air India Plane During Mumbai Touchdown, Engine Damaged
Air India Flight Veers Off Runway During Touchdown In Mumbai, Engine Damaged
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Pakistan Extends Airspace Ban For Indian Flights Till August 24
Pakistan has extended the closure of its airspace for flights operated by Indian airlines by another month till August 24, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said.
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France Wildfire Shuts Down Marseille Airport, Halts Trains Across City
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country's interior minister said.
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Fire That Closed Heathrow Airport Linked To Moisture In Transformer
A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018, a report said Wednesday.
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Iran Extends Access To Airspace For Overflights After Ceasefire
Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country.
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Video: Bear Sprints On Runway At Japan Airport, Causes Flight Cancellations
A Yamagata Airport employee in Higashine, Yamagata prefecture, first spotted the bear close to the runway.
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28 Flights To Delhi Cancelled Amid Israel-Iran Tensions
As many as 48 flights - 28 arriving at Delhi airport and 20 departing from the capital - have been cancelled.
