flight disruptions

The huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power at Heathrow Airport in London, disrupting flight schedules around the world, on 21 March 2025. Photo: London Fire Brigade/Reuters
World+Biz

Global flight turmoil as London's Heathrow closed by huge fire

Huge orange flames and plumes of smoke could be seen shooting into the sky. Around 150 people were evacuated from nearby buildings and thousands of properties were without power.

Representational photo of a flight during foggy weather/Courtesy
Bangladesh

Dense fog disrupts flight operations at Dhaka airport

Novoair’s Chief of Safety Captain Ashfaq-Ur-Rahman Khan speaking at a workshop, titled “Aviation Infrastructure and Imperatives for Aviation Safety” jointly organised by Novoair Aviation and the Aviation and Tourism Journalists Forum (ATJFB) on 15 January. Photo: UNB
Aviation

Tall trees disrupting flight landings near Cox's Bazar and Saidpur airports: Novoair safety chief

Debris from a damaged structure lies on the ground in an area afected by the weather, in Montgomery County, Texas, US, in this handout picture released December 28, 2024. Photo: The Woodlands Fire Department /via REUTERS
USA

Thousands of flights delayed across the US, one dead in deadly tornado as storms hit holiday travelers

Representational photo of a flight during foggy weather/Courtesy
Bangladesh

Fog disrupts flight operation in Saidpur airport, ferry services in Paturia-Daulatdia

Passengers queue at the check-in counters at Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Abi Nader
Middle East

Diversions, disruptions: Aviation grapples with Middle East escalation

A graphical representation of air traffic shows airspace over Iran and the neighbouring Middle East at 0000 GMT, April 14, 2024. Image: Flightradar24.Com/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iran attack on Israel adds to airline troubles in Middle East

A graphical representation of air traffic shows airspace over Iran and the neighbouring Middle East at 0000 GMT, April 14, 2024. Flightradar24.Com/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Iran attack on Israel disrupts flight schedules for major Arab airlines

Representational photo of a flight during foggy weather.
Aviation

Dense fog disrupts flight operations at Dhaka airport for 8 hours

A man looks at a flight information board at the departure zone of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File photo
Europe

Drone attack disrupts major Moscow airport flights

A view of flights parked at the Orlando International Airport, as flights were grounded after FAA system outage, in Orlando, Florida, US, January 11, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Lou Mongello/via REUTERS
USA

Airlines expect US operations to rebound on Thursday as FAA investigates outage

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. File Photo: UNB
Aviation

8 int'l flights diverted, 7 delayed at Dhaka airport due to dense fog

Travelers at Baltimore Washington International airport deal with the impact of Southwest Airlines canceling more than 12,000 flights around the Christmas holiday weekend across the country and in Baltimore, Maryland, US December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
USA

Southwest flight upheaval a 'system failure,' US says