Two planned work stoppages threaten to ground hundreds of flights, with the December action landing squarely in the Christmas travel window
Sicily's main gateway has now faced three consecutive days of closure, capping a summer of recurring volcanic disruptions that have exposed the fragility of air travel near Europe's most active volcano.
Three aborted landings and a rejected diversion request left a Boeing 737 with 363 kg of fuel at Manchester Airport, prompting a mayday call and an investigation into communication failures.
Sicily's busiest airport remains shut for a third day, the latest in a summer marked by repeated volcanic disruptions.
Extreme temperatures buckled tracks and overhead lines, forcing operators to cancel more than 100,000 journeys in three months
Sicily's busiest gateway has closed multiple times this summer, leaving thousands stranded as Europe's most active volcano continues to disrupt Mediterranean travel
A Boeing 737 landed with ten minutes of fuel remaining after storm conditions forced diversions across Scotland and northern England
A false security alert forced the aircraft to turn around minutes into its journey to Dublin, delaying passengers by more than two hours.
Industrial action will ground hundreds of flights in October and December, disrupting Republic Day travel and pre-Christmas departures from Lisbon, Porto, and Faro.
A single equipment outage at a regional air traffic control facility forced regulators to halt departures, exposing the fragility of ageing infrastructure that handles millions of travellers.
A connectivity fault at Prestwick Centre disrupted around 200 flights on 21 September, raising questions about the resilience of Britain's air traffic infrastructure.
Federal regulators have scaled back passenger protections, removing airline liability for delays and cancellations linked to maintenance issues, unruly passengers, and system failures.
A severed telecommunications line in New Jersey forced ground stops at six major airports, disrupting more than 5,600 flights during a week of heightened diplomatic activity.
Union action threatens disruption at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports, with December stoppage landing in the middle of holiday season.
From 20 September, passengers can board rival operators without buying a second ticket when their train is scrapped - closing a gap that left travellers stranded or out of pocket.
Air traffic controllers at Charleroi Airport plan 24 consecutive nights of industrial action over pay, threatening disruption to late-night and early-morning services through mid-October.
Sicily's main gateway closed for the second time in weeks, extending a summer of disruption that has left thousands stranded and local prices surging.
More than 220 staff will strike across nine days in September, though the airport says it expects normal operations to continue.
A four-hour system outage at National Air Traffic Services disrupted over 2,000 flights, but regulators say most passengers won't qualify for compensation under extraordinary circumstances rules.
A prolonged eruption in the Sunda Strait forced temporary airport shutdowns across Java and Sumatra, affecting 341,000 passengers and leaving airlines scrambling to restore schedules.
