Scientists discovered that the last eruption of the Newberry Volcano in Oregon in 686 AD spread ash more than 3,100 miles (5,000km) across the globe - significantly further than was previously believed to be possible for a volcano of its size.
British Airways has cancelled all flights to Dubai until June, due to the "continued uncertainty" amid Iranian missile and drone attacks creating "airspace instability" in the Gulf region. Travel to Bahrain, Tel Aviv, and Amman is suspended until 31 May, while flights to Doha are on hold until the end of April. Additionally, services to Abu Dhabi will not resume until October.
Data from Flightradar24 showed 65 flights were diverted to 34 airports across Europe, Asia, and Africa. 22 of those were so-called flights to nowhere, where passengers ended up back at the airport from which they departed. At 10 hours and 38 minutes, Emirates Flight 76 from Paris appeared to be the longest one.
In the early morning hours, the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority halted flights as a precaution. The Dubai Media Office later confirmed that the situation was "under control" and that the fire had not spread. However, several flights were diverted while emergency teams responded to the incident.
Eight Etihad Airways flights departed Abu Dhabi on Monday, even as the airline said operations remain suspended. Nearly 100,000 people tracked the first plane - a double-decker Airbus A380 bound for London - on Flightradar24 when it took off at 2:39 p.m. local time. It was soon followed by seven wide-body jets bound for Paris, Amsterdam, Moscow, Karachi, Mumbai, Islamabad, and Delhi.
American Airlines is adding 3,000 additional seats by adding flights and using larger planes in the Caribbean region. JetBlue says it expects to resume normal operations as well. A look at air traffic from Flightradar24 shows empty airspace over the weekend. There was minimal activity across the eastern Caribbean. Airlines cancelled over 1,000 flights nationwide on Saturday in part due to the Caribbean airspace closures, as well as other factors like weather.
As United States lawmakers fail to agree on a deal to end the government shutdown, around 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed, millions of Americans go without food assistance, and air travel is disrupted across the country. The shutdown began on October 1, after opposing sides in the US Senate failed to agree on spending priorities, with Republicans rejecting a push by Democrats to protect healthcare and other social programmes.
The attack targeting Collins Aerospace technology caused chaos at airports across Europe and beyond. It began on September 19 and spilled into the working week. It impacted ARINC SelfServ cMUSE software used by airport workers to process traveler check-ins and bag drop functions. Airports caught up in the incident included London Heathrow, Berlin Brandenburg, and Brussels Airport, leading to hundreds of cancelled flights and extensive delays on both sides of the Atlantic.
