Airport tips

Despite a recent agreement preventing an airport strike in Paris on 17 July, one union is still threatening to walk out in the lead up to the Olympic Games.

Travel to and from the Italian island of Sicily is currently disrupted due to a volcanic eruption.

Flights at Germany's busiest airport were temporarily suspended on Thursday when climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac, with more than 100 flights cancelled.

Airports around the world have been hit by a major IT outage, causing widespread chaos.

Friday 19 July was set to be one of the busiest days of the summer for Europe’s airports. But the world’s biggest IT outage had other plans for hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers.

Strikes are a regular occurrence in Europe, as employees withhold their labour to fight for better pay and conditions.

The EU's post-Brexit Entry-Exit System (EES) could be delayed yet again, according to an exclusive report published in The Independent.

Milan’s largest airport is set to be renamed in honour of Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - and the move has caused a huge row.

Workers at Paris airports are threatening to go on strike ahead of the start of the Olympics.

Strikes are a regular occurrence in Europe, as employees withhold their labour to fight for better pay and conditions.

The pastel-painted villages and cliffs terraced with lemon groves of Italy’s Amalfi Coast attract some five million tourists a year.

From strikes to delays, Europe’s airports are usually in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. But the recently announced Best Airport Awards reveal which hubs are leading on efficiency, staff satisfaction and eco-innovation.

Smiling service,  snacks, and a great movie selection: these small things make hours spent on a plane just a little more bearable. But the experience can vary wildly depending on which carrier you pick. 

Adani Enterprises is planning to list its airport business — Adani Airport Holdings — by fiscal 2028, according to media reports that quoted Jugeshinder Singh, the group’s chief financial officer.

The UK's Birmingham Airport saw major delays this weekend amid confusion over new rules about liquids in hand luggage.

The brand new Lufthansa City Airlines will take its first flight on 26 June, bringing new short- and medium-haul connections to Germany.

An archeological discovery in Crete is puzzling experts - and could stand in the way of a major new airport which is under construction.

For the past 18 months, French air travel has been dogged by strikes so chaotic and disruptive that one strike day was dubbed by the press a “journée noir” (black day) for the nation’s airports. 

Budget airline Air India Express has announced that it will be commencing operations from the Hindon airport in the national capital region (NCR), in addition to its ongoing operations from the Delhi airport. With this, it has become the first airline to operate from two airports in the NCR. 

An airline losing your luggage is a surefire way to ruin the start of a holiday. Nobody wants to be buying emergency clothing when they could be sipping cocktails on the beach.

It has been confirmed that a 73-year-old British man died during a flight from London to Singapore on Tuesday.