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Snow ties up European planes, trains, roads

Frankfurt's airport closed, trains stopped running under the English Channel, and the French army was ordered to help clear roads — all because of a sudden dump of oddly late snowfall on Western Europe.

 

Treetop tents, tear gas: French protest turns ugly

Protesters squatting in treetop tents and makeshift shelters are battling French riot police trying to expel them from the site of a planned airport in western France.

 

Thousands stuck as German airline crew strike

A strike by flight attendants on German airline Lufthansa disrupted hundreds of flights on Friday, leading to long lines of stranded passengers at Germany's biggest airport.

 

Rioters rampage, protesters block French airports

Workers opposed to a higher retirement age blocked roads to airports around France on Wednesday, leaving passengers in Paris dragging suitcases on foot along an emergency breakdown lane.

 

Ash shuts major British, Dutch and Irish airports

Ash shuts major British, Dutch and Irish airports

Britain and the Netherlands shut or planned to close major airports because of volcanic ash from Iceland on Monday, threatening large-scale air traffic disruption in Europe at the start of the working week.

 

Ash grounds more flights, summer chaos feared

Airports in Ireland and parts of Britain were closed for hours on Tuesday because of a cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that shut European airspace last month and could threaten summer holiday travel.

 

New cloud puts plans up in air

New cloud puts plans up in air

New eruptions send volcanic ash cloud toward Britain and threaten plans to resume flights.

 

First European airports reopen to limited traffic

First European airports reopen to limited traffic

Four of Europe's five largest airports remain closed due to volcanic ash threat; U.K. sends warships to rescue stranded Britons.

 

Aviation industry blasts E.U. for continued closures, lockdowns

The aviation industry sharply criticized European governments on Monday for their handling of airport closures, saying there ...

 

Airports Close for Second Day as Ash Spreads Over Europe

Airports Close for Second Day as Ash Spreads Over Europe

As a giant plume of volcanic ash continued across the continent, European authorities said there was no prospect of a return to normal flights until Saturday at the earliest.

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