India: IndiGo Flight Cancellations Strand Passengers Amid Regulatory Failure 4

Major travel chaos continued at airports across India as IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights. The cancellations, which stranded scores of passengers and mainly affected key domestic routes, are due to IndiGo's failure to comply with new Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) regulations.

US: Cold Front Sweeps Through Illinois, Causing Travel Disruptions

A cold front rolled through Illinois on Wednesday, December 3, bringing heavy snow, causing travel issues that included a ground stop for over an hour at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

India: IndiGo Flight Cancellations Strand Passengers Amid Regulatory Failure 3

Major travel chaos continued at airports across India as IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights. The cancellations, which stranded scores of passengers and mainly affected key domestic routes, are due to IndiGo's failure to comply with new Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) regulations.

India: IndiGo Flight Cancellations Strand Passengers Amid Regulatory Failure 2

Major travel chaos continued at airports across India as IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights. The cancellations, which stranded scores of passengers and mainly affected key domestic routes, are due to IndiGo's failure to comply with new Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) regulations.

India: IndiGo Flight Cancellations Strand Passengers Amid Regulatory Failure

Major travel chaos continued at several airports in India as IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday, December 5. The cancellations, which stranded scores of passengers and mainly affected key domestic routes, are due to IndiGo's failure to comply with new Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) regulations.

Miran-Cortina Olympics

Miran-Cortina Olympics

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee president Giovanni Malago (R) and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport near Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Giovanni Malagò and Jasmine Paolini with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic flame arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Greece on December 4, 2025. Photo by Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

A plane of ITA Airways arrives with the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games Arrived in Rome - Italy

Italy's tennis player and Olympic champion Jasmine Paolini L) and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, walk down the gangway with a lantern holding the flame of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, December 4, 2025. The Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games arrived in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon, marking the start of a series of torch relay events. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony. (Kyodo)

US: Fire Breaks Out at AerSale Facility at Roswell Air Center

A fire erupted at the AerSale building at the Roswell Air Center on Thursday evening, December 4. The fire was reported to be under control approximately in 2 hours and no injuries have been reported.

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi leaves for Stockholm

Shimon Sakaguchi, a professor at the University of Osaka and a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 4, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi leaves for Stockholm

Shimon Sakaguchi, a professor at the University of Osaka and a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 4, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

67th Japanese Antarctic observation team

67th Japanese Antarctic observation team

Members of the 67th Japanese Antarctic observation team pose for a photo at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2025, before flying to Perth, Australia. The icebreaker Shirase carrying the members will depart a local Australian port on Dec. 8, reaching Japan's Syowa Station in the Antarctic in early January. (Photo by accompanying journalist)

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, waves at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV attends an official Farewell Ceremony at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on December 02, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon, on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue, fraternity, and reconciliation across the Middle East. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV and president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun attend an official Farewell Ceremony at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on December 02, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon, on the last day of the Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue, fraternity, and reconciliation across the Middle East. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV and president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun attend an official Farewell Ceremony at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on December 02, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon, on the last day of the Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue, fraternity, and reconciliation across the Middle East. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV At Farewell Ceremony at Beirut Airport - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV and president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun attend an official Farewell Ceremony at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on December 02, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon, on the last day of the Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue, fraternity, and reconciliation across the Middle East. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. CAMPO DELL'ORO AIRPORT (NAPOLEON BONAPARTE). AIRBUS A 320 OF THE AIR CORSICA COMPANY (SECOND SECOND FRENCH AIRLINE IN NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED), WHICH PROVIDES AIR SERVICE TO CORSICA AS A TERRITORIAL CONTINUITY (CALLED PUBLIC SERVICE LINES). AN ANONYMOUS MIXED ECONOMY COMPANY WHICH THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER IS THE COLLECTIVITY OF CORSICA, THE AIR CORSICA COMPANY PROVIDES DAILY FLIGHTS FROM THE AIRPORTS OF MARSEILLE, NICE, PARIS-ORLY AND SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Photo by Frances Stephane/Only France/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. CAMPO DELL'ORO AIRPORT (NAPOLEON BONAPARTE). AIRBUS A 320 OF THE AIR CORSICA COMPANY (SECOND SECOND FRENCH AIRLINE IN NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED), WHICH PROVIDES AIR SERVICE TO CORSICA AS A TERRITORIAL CONTINUITY (CALLED PUBLIC SERVICE LINES). AN ANONYMOUS MIXED ECONOMY COMPANY WHICH THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER IS THE COLLECTIVITY OF CORSICA, THE AIR CORSICA COMPANY PROVIDES DAILY FLIGHTS FROM THE AIRPORTS OF MARSEILLE, NICE, PARIS-ORLY AND SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Photo by Frances Stephane/Only France/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

FRANCE. SOUTH CORSICA (2A) AJACCIO. EASY JET, LOW COAST COMPANY, AIRBUS A320 ON THE TARMAC OF THE NAOLEON BONAPARTE AIRPORT (EX-CAMPODELL'ORO) Photo by Frances Stephane/Only France/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

FRANCE, SEINE SAINT DENIS (93), PARIS-LE BOURGET AIRPORT, INTERNATIONAL PARIS AIR SHOW 2009, AIRBUS A320 Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) AIR FRANCE A320 PLANE ON AJACCIO CAMPO DELL'ORO AIRPORT Photo by Frances Stephane/Only France/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

FRANCE. VAL DE MARNE (94) AIRBUS A320 AIR FRANCE PLANE ON ORLY OUEST AIRPORT Photo by Frances Stephane/Only France/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

EUROPE, FRANCE, PACA, ALPES-MARITIMES, 06,COTE D'AZUR, FRENCH RIVIERA, NICE AIRPORT Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A 320

Illustration - Airbus A 320

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) NICE COTE D'AZUR AIRPORT. AIRBUS A 320 PLANE OF AIR FRANCE COMPANY AT PARKING Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM