- 24 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securityflights
India to operate 3 flights on Thursday to bring back 600 students evacuated from Ukraine’s Sumy
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) India will operate three flights on Thursday to bring back the last big group of 600 students evacuated from the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy.…
Russia says aviation sanctions threaten safety of Russian flights – RIA
(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said that sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union on aviation threatened the safety of Russian passenger flights, the RIA Novosti news agency…
Russia bans UK airlines in tit-for-tat move
London, Feb 25 (PTI) In a retaliatory move over UK's ban on Russian flag carrier Aeroflot, President Vladimir Putin on Friday imposed a ban on British airlines from landing in Russia…
Extra flights out of Ukraine fill up ahead of feared invasion
By Andrius Sytas RIGA AIRPORT (Reuters) - Latvian flag carrier airBaltic is setting up extra flights out of Kyiv this week to accommodate a passenger spike after European countries told…
Ukraine launches guarantee fund for flights through its airspace
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government on Sunday allocated 16.6 billion hryvnia ($592 million) to guarantee the continuation of flights through Ukrainian airspace, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said. Shmygal said on…
Brazil plays down British flights to Falklands that worry Argentina
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday defended its decision to allow British military planes flying to the Falklands Islands to stop at Brazilian airports, landings that annoyed Argentina. The Brazilian…
Israel may halt flights to Dubai over security arrangements
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday that it could halt Israeli airlines' flights to Dubai in the next few days due to a dispute over security arrangements, but is…
U.S. faces snags in bid to speed up at-risk Afghan evacuations
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lack of flights and the search for a new U.S. reception centre are among the hurdles facing the White House…
Lufthansa reschedules some Ukraine flights amid Russia tensions
By Gabriela Baczynska KYIV (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa has rescheduled at least two flights to Ukraine this week, in one of the first changes to air traffic since the latest…
China’s Xian airport suspended international passenger flights from Jan 5
BEIJING (Reuters) - The northwestern Chinese city of Xian suspended all international passenger flights from Jan. 5 at its airport until further notice, the official news agency Xinhua said on…
Exclusive-U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries – White House
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House…
Emirates postpones start of Tel Aviv flights
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai airline Emirates has postponed the Dec. 6 launch of flights to Tel Aviv until further notice, a company spokesperson said on Sunday, after Israel announced it…
