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FILED - 17 May 2021, United Kingdom, Gatwick: Passengers prepare to board an easyJet flight to Faro, Portugal, at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex. Budget airline EasyJet announced higher revenues and a narrower loss for the first half of the year on Thursday, despite fuel price concerns, as the travel industry continues its recovery from the pandemic. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa.

World

INCIDENT

Investigation following death of disabled passenger at London airport

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/17/22

EasyJet confirmed the death on Wednesday in a statement, adding members of its cabin crew gave medical assistance to the unnamed passenger while waiting for help from paramedics

17 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Smoke rises over a former shopping centre believed to have been used as a weapons depot by the Ukrainian military after a Russian attack. Photo: Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian forces destroy aircraft repair facility near Lviv airport

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

The airport itself was not directly struck

26 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Emergency services stand in front of a multi-storey residential building in Kiev that was hit by a rocket on the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia captures strategically important ex-airfield in south Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Ukrainians are fighting hard against Russian forces but tens of thousands of Russian troops have now entered Ukraine, according to an estimate by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Flights to La Palma suspended due to high level of volcanic ash

The Nomad Today 12/14/21

Levels of volcanic activity in Cumbre Vieja continue to vary significantly, amid the record-breaking eruption

Spain

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Judge orders preventive detention of 12 fugitives from Palma plane

The Nomad Today 11/9/21

The decision to incarcerate them pending trial is due to the seriousness of the suspected crimes and the "high risk" that they will escape

Still from the video published by Vox about what happened inside the plane after landing in Palma de Mallorca. Image: Jorge Campos Asensi.

Spain

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

VIDEO: This is how passengers of Moroccan plane fled in Mallorca

The Nomad Today 11/7/21

Vox says that the video images prove that what happened at the Palma de Mallorca airport was the result of an organized plan

Spain

FALSE DIABETIC COMA

Chaos at Mallorca airport after illegal migrants fake health emergency

Pablo Morilla 11/6/21

A group of more than 20 passengers on a flight from Morocco to Turkey enter Spain illegally after one of them feigned a diabetic coma

15 August 2020, Spain, Palma: Passengers arrive at Palma de Mallorca airport. Germany has declared nearly all of Spain, including the island of Mallorca, as risky areas following a spike of coronavirus cases. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Spain lifts all Covid restrictions on access to airport terminals

The Nomad Today 10/11/21

In practice, this means that family members, friends or other companions of travelers may also enter the terminals with them without annoying limitations

HANDOUT - Pigs grazing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in this undated handout photo. Twenty pigs are here to keep birds away from the runways and thus help prevent collisions with aircraft. The idea behind the pilot project: where pigs eat the ground, wild geese and other birds no longer look for food. Photo: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

AVIATION

Schiphol Airport tests twenty pigs as living scarecrows

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/2/21

The airport said that the aim was to "ensure an optimum degree of aviation safety"

31 August 2021, Spain, Malaga: Children play in front of check-in desks at a Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport. The province of Malaga closes the month of August with 76.42% occupancy, according to the Association of Hoteliers of the Costa del Sol (Aehcos). Photo: Lorenzo Carnero/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Tourism

AIR TRAFFIC

Spain received over 5 million international passengers in August

The Nomad Today 9/22/21

By airport, Palma de Mallorca received the highest volume of international passengers

The main security control at Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

COATING SOLUTION

Helsinki airport will use nanotechnology to kill viruses and bacteria

The Nomad Today 9/16/21

Finavia is also developing contactless movement around the terminal and aims to reduce physical contact in customer service situations

HANDOUT - Afghan evacuees board a a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, during evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport following the Taliban takeover. Photo: Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

UPDATE - TERROR THREAT

Dozens of dead, including 12 US Marines, in Kabul airport attack

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/26/21

The spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, said the Taliban strongly condemn this atrocious incident and will take every step to bring the culprits to justice

A view of the Helsinki-Vantaa airport main hall with few passengers in July 2021. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finnish airports have 82% fewer passengers than before pandemic

The Nomad Today 8/25/21

Helsinki-Vantaa accounted for 84% of all passengers at Finnish airports

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (R) and Chief of Staff Operations Kari Nisula at a press conference. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

Finland

UPDATE - AFGHANISTAN

Number of Afghans evacuated by Finnish government rises to 140

The Nomad Today 8/23/21

While other European countries transparently show the arrivals of their evacuees, the Finnish government hides them citing "security" and "privacy" reasons

World

AFGHANISTAN

Multiple children reportedly missing in chaos at Kabul airport

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/22/21

A Kabul family has been caring for a 6-year-old boy who they found trapped in barbed wire

World

AFGHANISTAN

Seven Afghans killed in Kabul airport chaos, says British ministry

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/22/21

United Nations warned that the Taliban is conducting targeted searches for supposed collaborators with the ousted government

World

AFGHANISTAN

Thousands besiege Kabul airport in frantic attempt to flee Taliban

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/21/21

Loudspeaker announcements at the northern entrance said the airport gate would now be closed for two days

World

AFGHANISTAN

Desperation mounts at Kabul airport as escape window narrows

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/20/21

A report compiled for the United Nations warned that the Taliban is conducting targeted searches for supposed collaborators with the former regime

World

AFGHANISTAN

Hundreds of Afghans camp out at Kabul airport in hopes of getting out

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/18/21

False rumours that everyone who makes it to the airport will be evacuated prompted many Afghans to head to the area

Tourism

TRAVEL

Items to be careful with at Helsinki airport security control

The Nomad Today 8/17/21

Do you know what to take out of your bag before entering the security control? And what products are actually defined as liquids when boarding a plane? Learn more here