Eritrea bans Ethiopian Airlines flights citing ‘malicious trading practices’
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in Eritrea has informed Ethiopian Airlines that flights to the East African nation…
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Mistaken identity leads easyJet to ban innocent passenger from flying
A passenger was wrongfully banned from flying with easyJet for 10 years, because of an identity mix-up, the…
Qatar Airways Doha to HKG flights temporarily banned over positive COVID cases
It looks like Qatar Airways will not be flying to Hong Kong for the time being. The airline…
Rosaviatsiya extends flight ban to 11 Russian airports until June 6, 2022
The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsiya) has once again expanded the ban on flight to several…
Russia extends flight ban across 11 airports for the sixth time
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, also known as Rosaviatsiya, has extended a flight ban across…
Mysterious Volga-Dnepr flight reaches Slovakia despite EU ban
A mysterious Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft, belonging to Russian cargo airline Volga-Dnepr, has landed in Slovakia. The flight was…
EU, Russia trade blows banning airlines and stopping flights
Numerous European countries have announced bans on Russian airlines, while others consider their stance or push for an EU-wide…
Hong Kong temporarily bans Qatar Airways flights from Doha due to COVID-19 cases
The Government of Hong Kong announced on October 18, 2021 that it will place a temporary ban on…
Hong Kong temporarily bans Cebu Pacific flights from Manila
Hong Kong has temporarily banned the entry of all Cebu Pacific passenger flights from Manila for two weeks…
Biden to extend European travel restrictions
Soon after Donald Trump announced the lifting of European travel restrictions on January 26, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden…
New wave of international flight suspensions in Asia
With the surge of coronavirus cases and the new mutation discovered in the United Kingdom, countries are closing…
India reportedly tells airlines to stop bringing Chinese citizens
The government of India has allegedly informally directed air carriers not to bring Chinese citizens to the country,…
Russian authority removes flight ban for Cyprus Airways
Cyprus Airways, a Larnaca-based Cypriot airline, received Russian authority’s permission to operate its winter season flights to Moscow…
Ethiopian Airlines gets flight ban on China route until 2021
Ethiopian Airlines received the COVID-19 related extension of a ban on flights from Addis Ababa International Airport (ADD)…
Russia bans passenger flights to and from Georgia starting July 8
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree temporarily banning passenger flights to and from Georgia, following unrest…
EASA bans Turkmenistan Airlines flights out of the blue
The only national carrier of Turkmenistan, former Soviet republic, Turkmenistan Airlines was banned from performing flights to European…