Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

Indian gov't says over 3,200 flights cancelled due to bad weather last year

STORY: Indian gov't says over 3,200 flights cancelled due to bad weather last year SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Delhi airport STORYLINE: The Indian government has said that over 3,200 flights were cancelled due to bad weather and over 2,100 others had to be cancelled due to technical reasons last year. The information was given by federal junior minister of civil aviation V K Singh in a written reply in the upper house of the parliament. According to official data presented by the minister, 3,210 flights were cancelled due to bad weather in 2023. The data revealed that 2,109 flights were cancelled due to technical reasons last year. Last week, authorities at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi began to upgrade the second runway to ensure smoother operations during adverse weather conditions, especially during wintry fog. The move will provide relief to passengers experiencing fl

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft takes off from Lhasa Konggar International Airport in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Dec. 26, 2023. This airport became the first "high plateau" airport with double runways in the country as its second runway passed appraisal on Dec. 12. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Türkiye's third-busiest airport inaugurates new runway

STORY: Türkiye's third-busiest airport inaugurates new runway SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan STORYLINE: Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, inaugurated a new runway on Monday to better cope with the increasing capacity of the country's financial and cultural hub. At a ceremony held for the opening of the second runway at the airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that in the first 11 months of this year, the number of passengers at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport increased by 21 percent to 34 million, aboard 208,000 flights, compared to the same period last year. The airport, located in the Asian part of the bi-continental city, has been the third-busiest in Türkiye, following Istanbul Airport and Antalya Airport in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, as per t

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

(231019) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation at Vancouver Fashion Week in Vancouver, Canada, on Oct. 18, 2023. Vancouver Fashion Week showcased the second-day runway show on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

(231019) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation at Vancouver Fashion Week in Vancouver, Canada, on Oct. 18, 2023. Vancouver Fashion Week showcased the second-day runway show on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

(231019) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation at Vancouver Fashion Week in Vancouver, Canada, on Oct. 18, 2023. Vancouver Fashion Week showcased the second-day runway show on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

(231019) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation at Vancouver Fashion Week in Vancouver, Canada, on Oct. 18, 2023. Vancouver Fashion Week showcased the second-day runway show on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

CANADA-VANCOUVER-FASHION WEEK

(231019) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation at Vancouver Fashion Week in Vancouver, Canada, on Oct. 18, 2023. Vancouver Fashion Week showcased the second-day runway show on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

PFW - Grace Breuning At Chanel Runway

PFW - Grace Breuning At Chanel Runway

Grace Breuning walks the runway during the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 3, 2023. At 24 years old, the plus-size model treated for cancer, walked for the second time at Chanel on October 3 in Paris. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Grace Breuning At Chanel Runway

PFW - Grace Breuning At Chanel Runway

Grace Breuning walks the runway during the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 3, 2023. At 24 years old, the plus-size model treated for cancer, walked for the second time at Chanel on October 3 in Paris. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW - Grace Breuning At Chanel Runway

PFW - Grace Breuning At Chanel Runway

Grace Breuning walks the runway during the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 3, 2023. At 24 years old, the plus-size model treated for cancer, walked for the second time at Chanel on October 3 in Paris. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - The second runway (fore) of Kansai International Airport opens for operation on Aug. 2. The company that operates the airport said it hopes to achieve its goal of turning the airport into an Asian hub for international air cargo. (Pool photo)

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - The first jetliner, a Japan Airlines flight from Bangkok, lands at Kansai International Airport's second runway which opened for operation early Aug. 2. The company that operates the airport said it hopes to achieve its goal of turning the airport into an Asian hub for international air cargo. (Pool photo)

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - The first jetliner lands at Kansai International Airport's second runway which opened for operation early Aug. 2. The company that operates the airport said it hopes to achieve its goal of turning the airport into an Asian hub for international air cargo.

Narita airport marks 10 years since opening of 2nd runway

Narita airport marks 10 years since opening of 2nd runway

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows the second runway (back R) of Narita International Airport near Tokyo. Narita airport, Japan's main international gateway, opened its long sought-after second runway on April 18, 2002, after operating on a single runway for nearly a quarter century. On front R is land owned by opponents of the airport.

Osaka holds annual antiterror exercise at Kansai airport

Osaka holds annual antiterror exercise at Kansai airport

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - In an antiterror sea-and-land drill held at the Kansai International Airport on Oct. 25, two Japan Coast Guard patrol boats corner a speed rubber boat used by suspected terrorists. Kansai International Airport opened a second runway in August, and the Japan Coast Guard and other security agencies decided to conduct this year's drill around the off-shore runway for their annual antiterrorist exercise.

Opening ceremony held for 2nd runway at Kansai airport

Opening ceremony held for 2nd runway at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota and other officials concerned cut the tape during a ceremony held at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on July 28 to mark the beginning of the operation of its second runway on August 2.

Runway extension approved for Narita airport

Runway extension approved for Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken in March 2005 shows Narita International Airport and vicinity. The transport ministry decided Aug. 4 to extend the second runway of the airport to increase the flight slot capacity by stretching northward (upper direction) to 2,500 meters, extending in the opposite direction from the initial plan because of opposition by some landowners (C).

Narita airport chief reports on prolonged land negotiations

Narita airport chief reports on prolonged land negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Kurono, president of Narita International Airport Corp., speaks at a press conference at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 11 after briefing land minister Kazuo Kitagawa on the protracted negotiations to buy land needed to extend the second runway at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo.

Travelers board China Airlines at Narita

Travelers board China Airlines at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Travelers prepare to board Taiwan's China Airlines flight for Taipei at Narita airport on April 18. The airline moved to Narita from Tokyo's Haneda airport as the airport's new second runway opened for business.

Ogi cuts tape at ceremony for Narita airport's new runway

Ogi cuts tape at ceremony for Narita airport's new runway

NARITA, Japan - Transport minister Chikage Ogi (3rd from L) cuts tape at a ceremony to mark the opening of a second runway at Narita airport on April 17.

China Airlines bids farewell to Haneda airport

China Airlines bids farewell to Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Ground staff at Tokyo's Haneda airport bid a farewell to a China Airlines jetliner bound for Taipei on April 17 as it leaves on its last flight from the airport. China Airline will move to Narita airport where a second runway has been built.

2nd runway at Narita airport to open

2nd runway at Narita airport to open

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a new 2,180-meter second runway at Narita airport. It is to be officially opened April 18.

Airport authority holds noise test from Narita's 2nd runway

Airport authority holds noise test from Narita's 2nd runway

NARITA, Japan - The New Tokyo International Airport Authority on April 2 conducted a test to determine the amount of noise generated from the second runway (top right) at Narita airport, scheduled to open April 18. Located at center is the house of a farmer, who opposes the construction of the unfinished airport and refuses to sell his land.

Gov't OKs use of 2nd Narita runway from April 18

Gov't OKs use of 2nd Narita runway from April 18

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) on Jan. 17 gives formal approval to Toru Nakamura, president of the New Tokyo International Airport Authority, for use of the newly built second runway at Narita airport, east of Tokyo. The ministry agreed with the airport authority the runway can be used from April 18.

New Narita runway completed amid local farmers' opposition

New Narita runway completed amid local farmers' opposition

NARITA, Japan - A YS-11 plane conducts an inspection flight over the house of farmers opposing the expansion of Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 31, the same day construction of a second airport runway was completed. The 2,180-meter runaway, scheduled to open next April, is designed to accommodate short-haul flights such as those to and from other Asian cities.

Chiba governor asks Mori to help improve Narita airport

Chiba governor asks Mori to help improve Narita airport

TOKYO, Japan - New Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto enters the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on April 9 for a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Domoto asked Mori for the central government's assistance in improving Narita airport through the completion of a second runway and other measures.

Construction of 2nd runway at Narita under way

Construction of 2nd runway at Narita under way

NARITA, Japan - Toru Nakamura (C), head of the New Tokyo International Airport Authority, and other airport-related officials pose for a photo at a ground-breaking ceremony at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 3 to celebrate the Transport Ministry's approval of the construction of a second runway at the airport.

Construction of 2nd runway starts at Kansai Int'l Airport

Construction of 2nd runway starts at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremony to begin a land-reclamation work to construct a second runway off Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is held at the offshare airport on Aug. 7. The photo shows officials and guests of Kansai International Airport Co. participating in the ceremony. The round-the-clock airport has a single 3,500 meter runway.

Rites held to bless Kansai Int'l Airport expansion

Rites held to bless Kansai Int'l Airport expansion

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremonial prayer for the safe completion of a planned second runway at the Kansai International Airport Co. (KIAC) is held on July 11 at the round-the-clock offshore airport near Osaka. The ceremony, attended by some 100 people, including KIAC President Kiyoyasu Mikanagi, officials of the Transport Ministry and heads of local administration, is administered aboard a ship by a Shinto priest who sprinkled sacred rice wine into the sea.

Rally held to oppose expansion of Narita airport

Rally held to oppose expansion of Narita airport

Some 1,500 protesters gather in Narita on Oct. 11 to oppose the expansion of Narita airport, demanding the government scrap a plan to complete a second runway by the end of fiscal 2000. Koji Kitahara, the organizer of the rally, said, ''The government is poised to start construction on the runway by the end of the fall. We will make every effort to stop it.'' The government proposes constructing a 2,500-meter runway, which would parallel the existing 4,000-meter runway, at Japan's main international airport east of Tokyo.

Gov't OKs use of 2nd Narita runway from April 18

Gov't OKs use of 2nd Narita runway from April 18

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) on Jan. 17 gives formal approval to Toru Nakamura, president of the New Tokyo International Airport Authority, for use of the newly built second runway at Narita airport, east of Tokyo. The ministry agreed with the airport authority the runway can be used from April 18.

Airport authority holds noise test from Narita's 2nd runway

Airport authority holds noise test from Narita's 2nd runway

NARITA, Japan - The New Tokyo International Airport Authority on April 2 conducted a test to determine the amount of noise generated from the second runway (top right) at Narita airport, scheduled to open April 18. Located at center is the house of a farmer, who opposes the construction of the unfinished airport and refuses to sell his land.

2nd runway at Narita airport to open

2nd runway at Narita airport to open

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a new 2,180-meter second runway at Narita airport. It is to be officially opened April 18.

China Airlines bids farewell to Haneda airport

China Airlines bids farewell to Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Ground staff at Tokyo's Haneda airport bid a farewell to a China Airlines jetliner bound for Taipei on April 17 as it leaves on its last flight from the airport. China Airline will move to Narita airport where a second runway has been built.

Ogi cuts tape at ceremony for Narita airport's new runway

Ogi cuts tape at ceremony for Narita airport's new runway

NARITA, Japan - Transport minister Chikage Ogi (3rd from L) cuts tape at a ceremony to mark the opening of a second runway at Narita airport on April 17.

Narita airport chief reports on prolonged land negotiations

Narita airport chief reports on prolonged land negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Kurono, president of Narita International Airport Corp., speaks at a press conference at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 11 after briefing land minister Kazuo Kitagawa on the protracted negotiations to buy land needed to extend the second runway at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Runway extension approved for Narita airport

Runway extension approved for Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken in March 2005 shows Narita International Airport and vicinity. The transport ministry decided Aug. 4 to extend the second runway of the airport to increase the flight slot capacity by stretching northward (upper direction) to 2,500 meters, extending in the opposite direction from the initial plan because of opposition by some landowners (C). (Kyodo)

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - The first jetliner, a Japan Airlines flight from Bangkok, lands at Kansai International Airport's second runway which opened for operation early Aug. 2. The company that operates the airport said it hopes to achieve its goal of turning the airport into an Asian hub for international air cargo. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - The first jetliner lands at Kansai International Airport's second runway which opened for operation early Aug. 2. The company that operates the airport said it hopes to achieve its goal of turning the airport into an Asian hub for international air cargo. (Kyodo)

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

2nd runway opens at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - The second runway (fore) of Kansai International Airport opens for operation on Aug. 2. The company that operates the airport said it hopes to achieve its goal of turning the airport into an Asian hub for international air cargo. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

(29) Kansai International Airport

(29) Kansai International Airport

OSAKA, Japan - Second runway of Kansai International Airport under construction. The photo was taken in December 2002. (Kyodo)

(28) Kansai International Airport

(28) Kansai International Airport

OSAKA, Japan - Second runway of Kansai International Airport under construction. The photo was taken on Aug. 16, 2002. (Kyodo)

(22) Kansai International Airport

(22) Kansai International Airport

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial view of the breakwater for Kansai International Airport's second runway. The photo was taken on Nov. 19, 2001. (Kyodo)

(21) Kansai International Airport

(21) Kansai International Airport

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial view of the breakwater for Kansai International Airport's second runway. The photo was taken on Nov. 19, 2001. (Kyodo)

Opening ceremony held for 2nd runway at Kansai airport

Opening ceremony held for 2nd runway at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota and other officials concerned cut the tape during a ceremony held at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on July 28 to mark the beginning of the operation of its second runway on August 2. (Kyodo)

Osaka holds annual antiterror exercise at Kansai airport

Osaka holds annual antiterror exercise at Kansai airport

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - In an antiterror sea-and-land drill held at the Kansai International Airport on Oct. 25, two Japan Coast Guard patrol boats corner a speed rubber boat used by suspected terrorists. Kansai International Airport opened a second runway in August, and the Japan Coast Guard and other security agencies decided to conduct this year's drill around the off-shore runway for their annual antiterrorist exercise. (Kyodo)

Narita airport marks 10 years since opening of 2nd runway

Narita airport marks 10 years since opening of 2nd runway

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows the second runway (back R) of Narita International Airport near Tokyo. Narita airport, Japan's main international gateway, opened its long sought-after second runway on April 18, 2002, after operating on a single runway for nearly a quarter century. On front R is land owned by opponents of the airport. (Kyodo)

Naha airport's second runway

Naha airport's second runway

Photo taken March 26, 2020, shows Naha airport's second runway, which was put into service the same day, in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo