NEWSOct 22, 2024Qantas Engineers To Go on 24 Hour Tools Down ProtestQantas faces significant disruption as 300 engineers initiate a 24-hour strike across Melbourne and Brisbane airports, escalating their ongoing wage dispute with airline management.
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NEWSJun 21, 2024Oil Protestors Attempt to Paint Taylor Swift's Private Jet, go to Wrong AirportOn Thursday June 19, Just Stop Oil protestors broke into London Stansted Airport aiming to paint Taylor Swift's private jet. The activists wanted to bring to light Swift and other famous figures excessive use of private jets and flying. Read More →
NEWSMay 21, 2024Australia, New Zealand Evacuate Citizens From New Caledonia By AirThe governments of Australia and New Zealand have announced that they will be sending “government” planes to New Caledonia to evacuate their citizens from the French territory following a week of riots. Currently, around 3,200 people are stranded in, or outside of New Caledonia due to suspended flights and air travel into the French territory.Read More →
NEWSJan 03, 2024Flying to Spain? Your Iberia Flight Could Be One of 444 Cancelled Due to Employee StrikesIberia canceled 444 flights in January due to an airport employee strike scheduled for January 5 to 8. These cancellations will affect 270 Iberia flights, 64 flights from Iberia's low-cost subsidiary, Iberia Express, and 110 flights from regional carrier Air Nostrum. The strikes coincide with Epiphany on January 6, a public holiday in Spain honoring three major events in Jesus Christ's early life. Passenger traffic is expected to face significant disruptions as Epiphany marks the end of the Christmas season in Spain. Read More →
NEWSDec 27, 2023Pro-Palestinian Protests Target Major US Airports During Holiday Travel SeasonIn a shocking event, pro-Palestinian protesters blocked off traffic into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on December 27. The protests come as American airports handle some of the busiest travel days of the year due to Christmas and New Years. Protests at airports are not an uncommon occurrence since disrupting passenger traffic is viewed by protestors as an effective way to enact change.Read More →
NEWSNov 20, 2023French Air Traffic Controllers Protest Against Anti-Protest Laws Passed by French ParliamentFlights departing from airports across France were canceled on November 20 as air traffic controllers conducted a one-day strike. The strikes happened after the French Parliament passed a bill to restrict air traffic controllers' ability to go on strike on November 15.Read More →
INFORMATIONALOct 30, 2023Illegally Entering Airports: Mob Storms Russian Airport in Search of Jewish PassengersOn October 29, a large mob stormed Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) in southern Russia to hunt down Israeli and Jewish passengers. The group expressed anger at a Red Wings Airlines flight from Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) near Tel Aviv scheduled to land at the airport.Read More →
NEWSJul 05, 2023Protestors Flock to Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport in Protest of New ReformProtestors have gathered at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, delaying operations. Their reason is due to the new judicial overhaul plan that could potentially turn the country into a dictatorship.Read More →
NEWSMay 22, 2023First Flight from Russia to Georgia Causes Rising TensionsDirect flights have resumed between Russia and Georgia amid protests and sharp criticism from the South Caucasus nation's president. Russia has also decided to ease Visa requirements for GeorgiansRead More →