travel disruptions

US govt shutdown nears end: Airlines cancel 1,200 flights; FAA, carriers discuss gradual rollback

Airlines in the United States cancelled nearly 1,200 flights on Tuesday (local time), showing signs of recovery as air traffic control staffing improved markedly ahead of an anticipated resolution to the record 42-day government shutdown expected as soon as Wednesday.According to Reuters, the cancellations followed a chaotic Monday when 2,400 flights were cancelled and 9,600 […]

Mumbai Indians’ travel delayed by Dharamsala airport closure amid tensions

Mumbai Indians’ travel to Dharamsala for their upcoming IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings has been delayed due to the closure of the Dharamsala airport amid heightened security following escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Flight operations at several airports in northwest India-including Dharamsala, Chandigarh, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar, and Amritsar – have been suspended until […]

Watch: Massive crater at Israel’s main airport after Houthi missile strike

(Source: X) A massive crater was left just outside an airport in Israel after a ballistic missile, fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, struck near the country’s busiest air hub, Ben Gurion International Airport, early Sunday.The impact site, located next to an access road near Terminal 3, carved out a crater reportedly 25 metres wide […]

London’s Heathrow Airport back to life as first flight touches down after 18-hour shutdown

A British Airways flight landing at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday (AP) LONDON: British Airways became the first carrier to resume operations at London’s Heathrow Airport, following an 18-hour disruption due to a devastating electrical substation fire at Europe’s busiest aviation hub.Power restoration enabled the British Airways aircraft to land before sunset on Friday after […]