Hundreds of Dutch stranded abroad after Eindhoven terminal closure

1 month ago

London’s Gatwick airport reopens terminal after security alert

Police sent an explosives disposal team to deal with a ‘suspected prohibited item’ that was discovered in luggage. London’s Gatwick airport has reponed a terminal after a security alert earlier forced its evacuation, causing travel disruption for thousands of people. Police sent an explosives disposal team to deal with a “suspected prohibited item” discovered in luggage at the airport’s south …

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1 month ago

London airport terminal reopened after being evacuated due to security incident

India Today

London's Gatwick Airport reopened its South terminal on Friday after a security alert earlier in the day forced its evacuation and caused travel disruption for thousands of flyers who were forced to wait outside the airport. Hundreds of flights scheduled to land or take off were delayed due to the incident, with authorities confirming that flyers would be restricted from …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Defence ministry IT problem has caused nationwide outage

Dutch News

A defence ministry IT failure is behind the major problems affecting Eindhoven airport, the emergency services and the Digid system, a spokesman has confirmed. “We are experiencing an outage with one of our major systems which is used across the Dutch government,” spokesman Laurens Bos said. Earlier, the National Cyber Security Centre told RTL there is a problem in a …

Eindhoven Airport

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Network outage grounds flights at Eindhoven airport

Dutch News

Eindhoven airport is closed to air traffic because of a network outage and it is unclear when the problem will be resolved. “Due to a network failure, no air traffic can be handled at Eindhoven Airport. Ryanair, Transavia and Wizz Air are among the airlines that operate flights to and from the southern city. However, the Dutch emergency services are …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Network outage grounds flights at Eindhoven airport

Dutch News

Eindhoven airport is closed to air traffic because of a network outage and it is unclear when the problem will be resolved. “Due to a network failure, no air traffic can be handled at Eindhoven Airport. Ryanair, Transavia and Wizz Air are among the airlines that operate flights to and from the southern city. However, the Dutch emergency services are …

Airport Air Eindhoven Airport

5 months ago

Frankfurt airport: At least 50 flights diverted as protesters close Germany’s busiest airport

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Frankfurt, Germany’s busiest airport, was forced to halt flights at the start of operations on Thursday …

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5 months ago

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?

Associated Press

Air travelers became the face of the widespread technology outage Friday as they posted pictures on social media of crowds of people stranded at airports in Europe and the United States. Airlines said the outage affected many systems, including those used to check in passengers, calculate aircraft weight and communicate with crews in the air. That’s because many flights are …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Find out the number of flights impacted as Delhi airport Terminal 1 suspends operations

Hindustan Times

The country woke up to the collapse of the structure at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 1 this morning. Rescuers work at the collapsed terminal roof of New Delhi's international airport after heavy rains in New Delhi on June 28, 2024. Data provided by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, exclusively for this article shows that 89 flights are scheduled to depart from …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam University shuts for two days after more protests

Dutch News

The University of Amsterdam will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday in an effort to head off further trouble after riot police were again called in to clear protesters on Monday. The university authorities said in a statement on Monday evening that they could not “take responsibility for the safety of everyone on campus”. The UvA authorities said they were …

11 months, 1 week ago

Snow causing flight delays, cancellations at Schiphol, disrupting train traffic

NL Times

The snowy weather is increasingly impacting aviation and train traffic in the Netherlands. The Dutch airline tends to cancel flights ahead of bad weather to give travelers advance warning and itself more room for flexibility. Arrivals at Schiphol are being regulated due to the weather, and “high delays” were expected, the European air traffic control center Eurocontrol said early this …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Driver crashes through fence at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, caught 20 mins. later

NL Times

A 52-year-old man drove through the Rotterdam The Hague airport barrier at 11 p.m. on Wednesday before ramming a gate. The investigation into his motives will begin when the man is approachable, but the Marechaussee said, "We assume this is not terrorist related as it was late in the evening and there were few people at the airport." When asked …

Airport Rotterdam Marechaussee

1 year, 1 month ago

Almost 21 million passengers traveled through Dutch airports last quarter; Up 11%

NL Times

The number of air travel passengers has risen sharply. Last quarter, almost 21 million people traveled to and from one of the five Dutch airports. Most passengers, almost 86 percent, traveled via Schiphol in the past three months. With over 2 million passengers, Eindhoven Airport accounted for almost 10 percent of all travelers. Just under 348,000 tons of cargo was …

Dutch Airports

1 year, 1 month ago

Germany: Travellers advised to avoid Hamburg airport, flights cancelled

Hindustan Times

German police advised travellers on Sunday not to use Hamburg airport due to a developing hostage situation. A general view of airplanes on the tarmac after a man drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the city's airport with a child in his car in Hamburg, Germany. Travellers advised to avoid Hamburg airport, flights cancelled The airport in the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Germany: Hamburg Airport flights briefly halted after plane with 198 passengers receives threat from Iran

India TV News

Flights at Germany's Hamburg Airport on Monday were briefly suspended for around one-and-a-half hours on Monday after a plane carrying 198 passengers received a threat from Iran, according to officials. According to state media reports, takeoffs and landings at the airport were stopped at 12:40 pm and some flights were diverted to Hannover among other places after the threat was …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Passengers stranded as flights cancelled after air traffic control failure

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Netherlands trying to evacuate Dutch citizens from Niger, Ministry says

NL Times

The Netherlands is currently "doing everything possible" to get Dutch citizens in Niger and want to leave on international evacuation flights, according to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Op deze pagina vind je nieuws en updates van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken over de situatie ⤵️https://t.co/0rFHGTEYeT — Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken August 1, 2023 The ambassador in Niger, Paul …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Cancellations continue as travellers left stranded at Sydney Airport

ABC

Some passengers have been left in limbo this morning after a number of domestic flights out of Sydney were cancelled. Key points: Holiday-makers have been left distraught at Sydney Airport after more domestic flights were cancelled It is the fourth day of delays and cancellations at the terminals Virgin Australia apologised for the disruptions on Monday About 150 flights have …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Travelers endure another day of airport agony. One airline has by far the most cancellations

Associated Press

DALLAS — Air travelers endured another wave of flight disruptions Thursday despite better weather along much of the East Coast, while United Airlines continued to account for the majority of canceled flights nationwide. United CEO Scott Kirby has blamed the airline’s struggles in Newark on a shortage of air traffic controllers in the New York City area. “While Scott Kirby …

Northeast Flights New York Flight Canceled Duran Delta

1 year, 7 months ago

Flames rip through Eindhoven building; Unclear if anyone was inside as NL-Alerts sent

NL Times

Over 100 firefighters were battling an intense fire in a vacant building in Eindhoven on Saturday evening. “The building will be partly demolished in order to be able to tackle the seat of the fire in a targeted way,” the fire department said four hours after the fire started. As large groups gathered to watch the situation unfold on Lichtstraat, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Eindhoven Airport pays 750,000 euros in claims for missed flights due to long queues

NL Times

People who missed their flight at Eindhoven Airport last year due to long queues at the security checkpoint will now be compensated. The 1700 people who applied for compensation will receive around 750,000 euros from the airport, Omroep Brabant reported. Last year, Eindhoven Airport experienced a very high volume of travelers during the vacation months. The 750,000 euros that Eindhoven …

Airport Eindhoven Airport Eindhoven

1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch send transport planes to Jordan for potential Sudan evacuation

Dutch News

The Dutch defence ministry has sent two transport plans to Jordan where they will be on standby to bring Dutch nationals out of Sudan, given the surge of violence in the African country. The foreign ministry is in contact with some 50 Dutch nationals in Sudan and hosted an online meeting on Wednesday to discuss their situation. ‘With its large-scale …

Dutch Sudan Foreign Ministry

1 year, 8 months ago

1 dead, several injured in train crash near The Hague

The Hindu

One person died and some 30 passengers were injured, many of them seriously, when a train partially derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, sending at least one carriage into a field next to the tracks, Dutch emergency services said. Television images showed one of the people using makeshift bridges to cross a canal running alongside the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Some cancellations at Eindhoven Airport due to climate protest

NL Times

A total of ten flights either to or from Eindhoven Airport were cancelled or relocated on Saturday, because climate activists from Extinction Rebellion plan to stage a demonstration at the airport. Eindhoven Airport already warned that the demonstration could have consequences for the journey to, from or via the airport. The flight from Seville will instead land at Rotterdam The …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Ground stop at Eindhoven Airport due to bomb threat on flight arriving from Prague

NL Times

Air traffic around the Eindhoven Airport was halted on Friday afternoon due to a bomb threat, the Marechaussee said on Twitter. Although it was first estimated that the airport might reopen by 5 p.m., European air traffic control organization Eurocontrol the delay it would be at least 80 minutes longer. Eindhoven Airport said around 6:10 p.m., "It is still unclear …

Airport Air Flight Bomb Threat Prague Eindhoven Airport Eindhoven

1 year, 10 months ago

Power outage cancels and diverts flights at New York’s JFK airport

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Signal failure briefly halts train traffic around A'dam; NS warns of significant delays

NL Times

A major signal and point failure brought train traffic around Amsterdam to a standstill on Friday morning, NS reported. NS's travel information showed that train traffic around Amsterdam was affected by two other signal failures. Train traffic between Amsterdam Central Station and Rotterdam Central Station can expect problems until at least 11:30 a.m. NS reported those failures early on Friday …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash: Everything we know about the gunning down of a passenger plane

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Schiphol security companies turning down applicants over long commute

NL Times

Despite some 800 vacancies still open for security guards at Schiphol, security companies at the airport are turning away applicants because they live too far away, De Telegraaf reports. In August, Schiphol CEO Dick Benschop and financial chief Robert Carsouw said that money was not the problem in the airport’s struggle to fill vacancies. Lelystad man Bjorn Blom had applied …

Security Airport Schiphol

2 years, 2 months ago

Travelers miss flights at Eindhoven Airport due to long lines at check-in, security

NL Times

Crowds filled Eindhoven Airport and lines stretched around 200 meters out the door on Saturday as the airport struggled to get travelers to their planes on time. Although her Wizz Air flight was delayed twice, she and around 40 other passengers still couldn't catch the flight, she told the NL Times. Baraku arrived at the airport two hours and 20 …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Passengers stuck in aircraft at Eindhoven Airport due to a malfunction

NL Times

Hundreds of passengers on several incoming flights at Eindhoven Airport had to wait longer on Saturday before they could get off due to a malfunction in the baggage handling system, a spokesperson for Eindhoven Airport confirmed after reporting by Omroep Brabant. "There is a lot of unrest among the people on the plane," one traveler in a stranded airplane told …

Eindhoven Airport Omroep Brabant

2 years, 3 months ago

KLM cancels 42 flights for Monday; Business travelers avoiding Schiphol

NL Times

KLM removed 42 flights from the timetable for Monday due to the crowds and staff shortages at Schiphol. The chaos at the Netherlands' biggest airports is resulting in business travelers avoiding it, according to De Telegraaf. More and more business travelers are flying through other airports to avoid the chaos at Schiphol, De Telegraaf reported based on figures from Schiphol …

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2 years, 3 months ago

KLM cancels 34 more flights on Saturday as Schiphol chaos continues

Dutch News

Dutch flag carrier KLM cancelled an additional 34 flights from Schiphol on Saturday following the airport authority’s decision to slash passenger numbers for the next six weeks because of staff shortages. ‘KLM is very disenchanted that Schiphol only indicated on Friday that it would not be able to handle the number of passengers boarding in Amsterdam on Saturday 17, Sunday …

Klm Schiphol

2 years, 3 months ago

KLM cancels 34 more flights on Saturday as Schiphol chaos continues

Dutch News

Dutch flag carrier KLM cancelled an additional 34 flights from Schiphol on Saturday following the airport authority’s decision to slash passenger numbers for the next six weeks because of staff shortages. ‘KLM is very disenchanted that Schiphol only indicated on Friday that it would not be able to handle the number of passengers boarding in Amsterdam on Saturday 17, Sunday …

Klm Schiphol

2 years, 3 months ago

Schiphol asks some airlines to cancel flights on Monday because of crowds

NL Times

Schiphol Airport announced on Monday that it was asking airlines to cancel flights scheduled to depart that day between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. The primary airport in the Netherlands, and one of the largest in Europe, has been plagued all day with long lines of passengers queued up for hours at security security, particularly in Departures 1 and Departures …

Security Airport Schiphol

2 years, 3 months ago

Most international trains won’t run in the Netherlands on Friday; Schiphol trains announced

NL Times

The planned strike by the unions representing the workers of the national Dutch railway, NS, will heavily impact all international train routes to and from the Netherlands on Friday. No Thalys and Eurostar trains will operate in the Netherlands on Friday “Due to a risk of social unrest at the railways in the Netherlands on Friday September 9, 2022, our …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam shuts another cafe for six months due to recent explosion

NL Times

Amsterdam officials ordered the Leidseplein hospitality business Cafe In The City to close for a period of six months after an explosive was detonated at the facility. “The deputy mayor has made the decision because of the serious danger to public order,” the city said in a statement. Especially given the difficult time our sector has been through in the …

Hospitality Businesses City Six Months Explosion Amsterdam

2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch holidaymakers see more fatal accidents this year

NL Times

As holidaymakers resume their travels after two years of coronavirus restrictions, more Dutch people are also dying abroad than in years past. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that 332 Dutch people have died while traveling abroad so far this year. In comparison, the number of Dutch people who died abroad up to and including August was 283 last …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Explosive set off at Amsterdam cafe; Police looking for witnesses

NL Times

An explosive went off at a catering business on Kleine Gartmanplantsoen in Amsterdam early on Monday morning, severely damaging the business’s front door and porch. The police closed down part of the entertainment area and called in explosive experts to determine if there was any acute danger. Shortly before the blast, witnesses saw two men running towards Melkweg near the …

2 years, 4 months ago

Travelers trapped behind closed gates as NS forgets to open Amsterdam Zuid station

NL Times

NS forgot to open the two main entrances of Amsterdam Zuid Station on Thursday morning, leaving disembarking passengers stuck inside the station and departing ones unable to catch their train. The entrances on Gustav Mahlerplein and Zuidplein weren’t opened as usual this morning due to a communication error with the security company responsible for opening and closing the station, an …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Angry passengers refuse to leave Rotterdam Airport after 2-day flight delay

NL Times

A group of passengers refused to leave Rotterdam The Hague Airport after a massive delay in their holiday flight to Turkey. According to the spokesperson, about 150 passengers are waiting for information about a hotel room. According to the spokesperson, Corendon must provide information to the passengers about the journey, not the airport. Passenger aircraft aren’t allowed to land at …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Long lines at Schiphol, Eindhoven Airport as travelers try to avoid farmers' protests

NL Times

It is another crowded day at Schiphol. According to a Schiphol spokesperson, people arrived much earlier due to blockades by farmers with tractors on highways around the airport to ensure they were in time for their flight. We are monitoring the situation.” Due to the crowds at the departure hall, the airport asked people whose flights do not leave within …

Airport Farmers Travelers Long Lines Schiphol Eindhoven Airport

2 years, 5 months ago

Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport prepare for farmer protests, traffic blockades

NL Times

Farmers have threatened to protest on Monday at Schiphol Airport, Eindhoven Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Authorities expect that farmers will create traffic blockades and target food distribution centers and the Port of Rotterdam. Eindhoven Airport is also preparing for possible protests alongside the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. "Due to a possible protest by farmers, it may be busier than …

Airport Farmers Farmer Eindhoven Airport

2 years, 6 months ago

Dutch airport Schiphol to cut flights over busy summer

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands’ busiest airport is reining in flight departures over its busy summer period because shortages of security staff mean it cannot cope with the high demand as many families take to the skies for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic has eased. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest, said in a statement that …

Airport Schiphol

2 years, 6 months ago

Airlines want to move some Schiphol flights to Rotterdam; Groningen also available

NL Times

Rotterdam The Hague Airport has received an official request from several airlines to allow them to move their flights from Schiphol to the regional airport. According to the spokesperson, "a decision on the request does not have to take very long.” Relocating flights should relieve the pressure on Schiphol Airport, which is suffering from staff shortages, especially in security. Nevertheless, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

KLM suspends Amsterdam flight sales amid staff shortages at Schiphol Airport

The Independent

Dutch Airline KLM has paused its ticket sales for flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport between now and Monday, due to the airport’s ongoing crowding issues caused by staff shortages. “KLM is putting a brake on ticket sales for flights leaving up until and including Sunday because Schiphol can’t get its security problems fixed,” said an Air France-KLM spokesperson, Gerrie Brand. …

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2 years, 7 months ago

KLM preemptively cancels dozens more weekend flights fearing Schiphol crowds

NL Times

Dutch airline KLM will cancel at least 47 flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday due to the expected crowds at Schiphol Airport. Airlines responded to the call by cancelling flights, rebooking passengers, and relocating some flights to nearby Rotterdam The Hague Airport, according to a spokesperson for Schiphol. Some airlines are still investigating which flights can be moved, but Schiphol's …

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2 years, 7 months ago

KLM cancels 60 flights at Schiphol's request; Corendon diverts to Rotterdam

NL Times

KLM canceled at least 60 flights at Schiphol on Friday morning. Travel organization Corendon is moving at least two vacation flights from Schiphol to Rotterdam The Hague airport to relieve some pressure on the Amsterdam airport, NOS reports. On Thursday, Schiphol asked airlines to cancel flights next week and make no new bookings for May 2 to 8 to prevent …

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