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Schiphol airport cancels hundreds of flights due to storm Darragh
Published on 06/12/2024
» AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands' Schiphol Airport cancelled more than a hundred flights on Friday due to heavy winds caused by Storm Darragh, the airport, one of Europe's main hubs, said in a statement.
Five dead as Western Europe hit by record winds of Storm Ciaran
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» BRUSSELS - Five people were killed by falling trees as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe on Thursday, bringing record winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour, floods, blackouts and major travel disruptions.
Storm Ciaran brings record winds to France, UK
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» RENNES, France - Storm Ciaran battered northern France with record winds of nearly 200 km per hour, killing a lorry driver, while southern England and other parts of western Europe remained on high alert Thursday amid warnings of flooding, blackouts and major travel disruptions.
Summer superstorm blasts Netherlands, Germany
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» THE HAGUE: A record-breaking summer storm hammered the Netherlands and Germany on Wednesday, killing two people and throwing international air and rail travel into chaos.
'Strongest summer storm' batters Netherlands
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» THE HAGUE: Hundreds of flights were cancelled at one of Europe's busiest air hubs and roads were blocked on Wednesday as the strongest summer storm on record slammed into the Netherlands.
'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» SYDNEY: The alleged boss of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted men has been extradited to Australia and arrested on drug trafficking charges, police said Thursday.
Dutch judges to give long-awaited flight MH17 verdict
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» BADHOEVEDORP (NETHERLANDS) - A Dutch court gives its verdict Thursday in the trial of four men over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, as tensions soar over Russia's invasion eight years later.
Don't Expect Cheap Airfares to Come Back Soon, Airline Executives Say
Business, Published on 10/11/2022
» Airfares are sky high, and airline executives expect them to stay that way.
Climate activists block private jet departures
Published on 05/11/2022
» AMSTERDAM: More than 100 environmental activists wearing white suits stormed into an area where private jets are kept at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Saturday and stopped several aircraft from departing by sitting in front of their wheels
Airlines Keep Flight Cuts, Other Curbs as Industry Woes Drag On
Business, Published on 30/08/2022
» Airlines and airports around the world have been extending passenger caps and cuts to flight schedules through the fall and winter, attempting to steady operations after a wild summer of global travel disruptions that show signs of easing.