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Biarritz Pays Basque Airport closed from 23-26 August - Biarritz, France
Update 2019-08-22: Travellers in or heading to Biarritz should still bear in mind that due to safety reasons Biarritz Pays Basque Airport will be closed during the G7 summit from Friday (23 August) until Monday (26 August).
A3M, Aéroport International de Biarritz Pays Basque
Hong Kong International Airport shut down due to ongoing protests - Hong Kong
Update 2019-08-13 (5): The airport operator has cancelled all check-ins for the entire Tuesday (13 August).
AFP
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Update 2019-08-13 (4): According to current reports, all check-ins were suspended until at least 04:30 p.m. (local time).
AFP
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Suspensions of international flight routes at Far Eastern Air Transport - Taiwan
2019-05-19: The airline Far Eastern Air Transport started suspending international flight routes due to organizational reasons on Saturday (18 May). Affected are flights to/from Da Nang (Vietnam), Palawan (Philippines), Boracay (Philippines), Jeju (South Korea), Fukushima (Japan), Niigata (Japan), Tianjin (China), and Taiyuan (China).
The affected flight routes to/from Vietnam and the Philippines could also be suspended until the end of June. The affected flight routes to/from South Korea, Japan and China will be suspended until the end of May.
Road blockades during protests of professional drivers on 20 May - Paris, France
2019-05-18: Traffic disruptions are to be anticipated on access roads to Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport, on roads in the business district La Défense, on the A1 and A6 motorways, as well as on the urban motorway Boulevard Périphérique on Monday (20 May), due to protests of professional drivers.
Travellers should schedule additional time for their journeys and use alternative routes, if possible.
C'est la grève
End of operations of WOW AIR - Iceland
019-03-28: On Thursday (28 March), the Icelandic air line WOW AIR with headquarters in Reykjavík and base at Keflavík International Airport announced the end of its operations. All WOW AIR flights have been cancelled.
Passengers travelling with WOW AIR are advised to contact their airline or tour operator about the current flight status in advance to their journey to the airport.
AFP, WOW AIR
Closure of US airspace for Boeing 737 Max 8 and 737 Max 9 - United States
2019-03-13: According to current reports, the airspace for Boeing 737 Max 8 and 737 Max 9 aircrafts was closed on Wednesday (13 March).
AFP
Thai Airways cancels all flights to Europe - Thailand
Update 2019-02-28: Flights operated by Thai Airways are scheduled to resume on Thursday (28 February). Flights to Lahore, however, will remain suspended and disruptions are still to be expected on flight routes between Europe and Thailand.
Multiple flights had been cancelled, including flights to London, Munich, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Vienna, Stockholm, Zurich, Copenhagen, Oslo, Frankfurt, and Rome.
Suspension of all air and sea traffic to Curacao, Aruba, and Bonaire; all ports closed to departing vessels until 24 February - Venezuela
Update 2019-02-20 (2): According to current media reports, the Venezuelan government on Wednesday (20 February) banning vessels from sailing out of the country's ports until Sunday (24 February).
AFP
Update 2019-02-20 (1): Air and sea borders to the islands of Aruba and Bonaire were also closed, according to media reports.
dpa
Freighter run aground northeast of Istanbul - Sile, Turkey
2018-12-19: Early Wednesday morning (19 December, local time) the freighter "Natalia" ran aground near the town of Sile northeast of Istanbul due to the impact of a severe weather system. The crew was rescued.
Local traffic disruptions are possible.
dpa
Disruptions at Shuttle Service at San Francisco International Airport - San Francisco, United States
2018-11-26: From Monday (26 November) to Friday (30 November) there will be disruptions due to maintenance work affecting the two shuttle connections Red Line and Blue Line operated by Air Train at San Francisco International Airport. From 10:00 p.m. (local time) to 05:00 a.m. (local time) on the following days, both trains will not operate. In addition, Red Line services will stop on Monday (26 November), Thursday (29 November) and Friday (30 November) after 06:00 p.m. (local time).
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