A new arrest has been made in connection to the notorious 2023 gold heist in which millions of dollars’ worth of gold bars were stolen at Toronto Pearson Airport, Canadian police said Monday. Officers arrested and charged 43-year-old Arsalan Chaudhary when he arrived at the Toronto airport Monday on a flight from Dubai, United Arab…
Five days before the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Morocco, the moment Africa begins to arrive is not at the stadium gates — but at the airport. Stepping off a flight into Casablanca on Monday night, it is immediately clear that the country has entered AFCON mode. Before luggage belts, before…
Reuters Flights have resumed at Germany’s Munich airport after unconfirmed drone sightings forced it to suspend operations for the second time in 24 hours. In a statement on Friday evening, the airport said that flights were stopped at 21:30 local time (20:30 GMT), with around 6,500 passengers affected. At least 17 flights were also grounded…
Germany’s Munich airport has reopened after several drone sightings forced it to close and cancel more than a dozen flights on Thursday night. At least 17 flights were grounded in Munich, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, while the airport said it diverted a further 15 flights to nearby cities. On Friday, a spokesperson for German flag…
Reuters Danish police have been unable to confirm the type or the number of drones seen around Copenhagen Airport, they have said in a press conference. “It is not known where the drones came from. It is also not known where they have since flown,” Deputy Police Inspector Jakob Hansen told reporters. “We wish we…
EPA Flight disruption across Europe is set to continue, with Brussels airport in Belgium asking airlines to cancel nearly half of their flights on Monday. Several of Europe’s busiest airports have spent the past few days trying to restore normal operations, after a cyber-attack on Friday disrupted their automatic check-in and boarding software. Disruption had…
Maia Davies and Joe Tidycyber correspondent Watch: Sea of people seen at Brussels airport Heathrow is among several European airports hit by a cyber-attack affecting an electronic check-in and baggage system. The airport warned of possible delays due to a “technical issue” affecting software provided by Collins Aerospace to several airlines. Brussels Airport said a…
Addis Ababa — The new Ethiopia’s mega international airport project in Bishoftu town is not just an Ethiopian project but also an African milestone that reflects confidence in Africa’s future, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide pointed out. In a panel discussion held today on Ethiopian Airlines’ new mega international airport project, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide stated…
A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israel’s air defenses on Sunday and slammed into the country’s southern airport, the Israeli military said. It was one of several drones fired by the Houthis, according to the military, but it said most had been intercepted outside of Israel. The drone crashed into the…
A shipment of fake Labubu dolls that would be worth more than half a million dollars if the items were genuine was intercepted last week at Seattle’s airport, authorities said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to inspect air cargo at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport seized 11,134 dolls with a suggested retail price value of…
