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A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline after flights earlier were grounded during an FAA system outage at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Airlines Hope For Return To Normal Thursday After FAA Outage Snarls U.S. Travel

The U.S. aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday following a nationwide ground stop imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a computer issue that forced a 90…

11 January 2023

Kenya Airways planes are seen through a window as the Jomo Kenyatta international airport reopens after flights were suspended following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nairobi, Kenya August 1, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Passengers Stranded as Pilots at Kenya Airways Strike

More than two dozen flights were cancelled and thousands of passengers stranded as pilots at Kenya Airways PLC, one of Africa's biggest carriers, began a strike on Saturday, despite the government…

05 November 2022

People watch from their homes a road flooded by the rain of the tropical storm Hermine, in Pozo Izquierdo, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Flights Cancelled As Storm Hermine Hits Spain's Canary Islands

Flights were canceled across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, airport operator Aena said, as storm Hermine moved in from over the Atlantic, bringing heavy rains to the popular holiday destination. …

25 September 2022

A man looks at a flight information board at the departure zone of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Flights Out of Russia Sell Out After Putin Orders Partial Call-Up

One-way flights out of Russia were rocketing in price and selling out fast on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the immediate call-up of 300,000 reservists. Putin's announcement,…

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