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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport 3

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport 2

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Leaves 800 Passengers Stranded Overnight at New Chitose Airport

Heavy snowfall hit Sapporo on Tuesday, January 13, significantly reducing visibility across the city. At New Chitose Airport, 126 flights were canceled and many were delayed. Around 800 passengers were stranded overnight due to the severe weather.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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New Zealand: Rare Red Warnings Issued as Powerful Wind Storm Rips Through Country

A powerful storm with winds up to 96 mph swept across New Zealand's North and South Islands, causing massive disruption that left around 90,000 homes without power and forced flight cancellations. Authorities issued rare red wind warnings as the storm ripped roofs off houses, knocked down trees and power lines, and tragically resulted in at least one fatality in Wellington.

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US: Alaska Air IT Outage Grounds Flights for Hours, Forcing Flight Cancellations

Alaska Airlines restored operations on Friday, October 24, after a major technology outage on Thursday grounded flights nationwide, causing over 400 cancellations and disrupting travel for more than 49,000 passengers. The airline confirmed the system outage was not a cyber attack but has not provided details on its cause, marking the second such incident this year. This video shows the chaos and the large amount of luggage at the baggage claim area at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, caused by the system failure.

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Belgium: Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at Brussels Airport 2

Following a cyberattack on a check-in and boarding system provider on Friday night, September 19, major European airports, including London Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin, experienced widespread flight delays and cancellations that continued into Monday.

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US: Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in Southern Florida, Prompting Weather Alerts

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and isolated flooding across southern Florida on Monday, September 21, prompting multiple weather alerts, and causing flight delays at Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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US: Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in Southern Florida, Prompting Weather Alerts 2

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and isolated flooding across southern Florida on Monday, September 21, prompting multiple weather alerts, and causing flight delays at Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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Belgium: Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at Brussels Airport

Following a cyberattack on a check-in and boarding system provider on Friday night, September 19, major European airports, including London Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin, experienced widespread flight delays and cancellations that continued into Monday.

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Iraq: Sandstorm Causes Orange Skies, Thousands of Respiratory Crisis

A powerful sandstorm swept through central and southern Iraq, turning the sky orange, severely reducing visibility, and halting flights. The storm overwhelmed hospitals with thousands of patients experiencing respiratory problems.

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Portugal: Wildfire Continues To Rage In Madeira, Prompting Evacuations And Flight Cancellations

A wildfire continued to rage on the southern coast of Madeira Island, Portugal, on Monday, August 19. The blaze started on Wednesday in the rural area of Ribeira Brava, prompting more than 160 people to be evacuated. Strong winds have fanned the flames, causing dozens of flights to be canceled and leaving tourists stranded at the airport.

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Brazil: At Least 40 Injured After Air Europa Flight Hits Heavy Turbulence En Route To Uruguay

Air Europa flight UX045 headed for Montevideo, Uruguay from Madrid was diverted to Natal International Airport in Brazil on Monday, July 1, after hitting heavy turbulence leaving at least 40 injured. The flight made an emergency landing at 2:32 a.m. local time, according to airport operator Zurich Airport Brasil. This video shows injured people being carried out of the plane.

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure 3

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved. This video shows long lines going to passport control at London Gatwick Airport.

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure 2

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved.

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved.

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Canada: Smoke Forces Delta Flight To Make Emergency Landing At Montreal International Airport 2

A Delta flight 5263 from New York made an emergency landing at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Friday, February 9. The authority said it was because smoke detected on board, not linked to mechanical issues, and there were no injuries.

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Canada: Smoke Forces Delta Flight To Make Emergency Landing At Montreal International Airport

A Delta flight 5263 from New York made an emergency landing at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Friday, February 9. The authority said it was because smoke detected on board, not linked to mechanical issues, and there were no injuries.

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Canada: Smoke Forces Delta Flight To Make Emergency Landing At Montreal International Airport 3

A Delta flight 5263 from New York made an emergency landing at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Friday, February 9. The authority said it was because smoke detected on board, not linked to mechanical issues, and there were no injuries.

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Canada: Smoke Forces Delta Flight To Make Emergency Landing At Montreal International Airport 4

A Delta flight 5263 from New York made an emergency landing at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Friday, February 9. The authority said it was because smoke detected on board, not linked to mechanical issues, and there were no injuries.

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Unmanned kite plane used to observe volcanic activity at Mt. Usu

ABUTA, Japan - The Meteorological Agency on April 24 employs an unmanned kite plane equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) to observe volcanic activity at Mt. Usu, southwestern Hokkaido. Strong winds, however, forced the agency to cancel the observation. The light plane, 2.1 meters long, 2.8 meters across and weighing about 15 kilograms, is capable of automatically flying on a programmed flight route.

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people are waiting for a change in the flight of the Russian airlines Aeroflot

People are waiting for a change in the flight at the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague of the Russian airlines Aeroflot, which announced on July 2, 2019, with Ural Airlines, that it has stopped some flights to Prague due to the Czech authorities' decision to cancel their flights to the Czech Republic. Ural Airlines later announced that it had resumed flights to Prague. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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people are waiting for a change in the flight of the Russian airlines Aeroflot

People are waiting for a change in the flight at the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague of the Russian airlines Aeroflot, which announced on July 2, 2019, with Ural Airlines, that it has stopped some flights to Prague due to the Czech authorities' decision to cancel their flights to the Czech Republic. Ural Airlines later announced that it had resumed flights to Prague. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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people are waiting for a change in the flight of the Russian airlines Aeroflot

People are waiting for a change in the flight at the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague of the Russian airlines Aeroflot, which announced on July 2, 2019, with Ural Airlines, that it has stopped some flights to Prague due to the Czech authorities' decision to cancel their flights to the Czech Republic. Ural Airlines later announced that it had resumed flights to Prague. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Unmanned kite plane used to observe volcanic activity at Mt. Usu

ABUTA, Japan - The Meteorological Agency on April 24 employs an unmanned kite plane equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) to observe volcanic activity at Mt. Usu, southwestern Hokkaido. Strong winds, however, forced the agency to cancel the observation. The light plane, 2.1 meters long, 2.8 meters across and weighing about 15 kilograms, is capable of automatically flying on a programmed flight route.