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Reuters

Winter snow and Venezuela airspace curbs paralyze Amsterdam hub; KLM cancels 124–295 flights

KLM canceled between 124 and 295 flights at Amsterdam Schiphol over the weekend after snowfall, ice and forecasts of up to 5cm combined with Venezuelan airspace restrictions, producing widespread delays and cancellations at Schiphol and ripple effects across European airports.

2026-01-04T05:24:04.754098-08:00
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Reuters

Greek airports suspend arrivals and departures amid nationwide radio-frequency outage

By Reuters: "For some reason all frequencies were suddenly lost .. We could not communicate with aircraft in the sky," the head of Greece's air-traffic controllers association told the state broadcasters.

Also: greekcitytimes.com, europeanconservative.com and greekcitytimes.com
2026-01-04T02:58:40.963137-08:00
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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Airlines scramble to add Caribbean flights after flight ban strands tens of thousands of travelers

By CNBC: U.S. airlines resumed flights to Puerto Rico and other Caribbean destinations early Sunday after aviation authorities lifted temporary airspace restrictions.

Also: Wall Street Journal, Delta Air Lines, Simple Flying and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-01-04T00:44:33.140033-08:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   ATR  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Occupants safe after Buddha Air ATR 72 suffers runway excursion

By FlightGlobal: Nepalese carrier Buddha Air states that all passengers and crew escaped after an ATR 72-500 suffered a runway excursion at Bhadrapur. The aircraft was transporting 51 passengers and four crew members from Kathmandu on 2 January.

Also: Aviation24 and aviationnepal.com
2026-01-03T11:54:06.350309-08:00
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flight-attendant sickouts force mass cancellations at JetBlue, Spirit and Frontier

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Flight attendants' sickouts at JetBlue, Spirit, and Frontier lead to significant flight cancellations and operational challenges.

Also: Aviation A2Z, One Mile at a Time and travelandtourworld.com
2026-01-03T12:54:39.160644-08:00