ROME — Holiday‐makers eyeing a weekend escape between the United Kingdom and Rome, Milan or Venice may want to pack a healthy dose of patience. A new round of industrial action by flight and ground crews in Italy is scheduled for Friday and threatens to ground or delay more than 100 departures and arrivals, placing as many as 20,000 seats in limbo.
MADRID, Spain — British holidaymakers banking on one more dose of Iberian sunshine should brace for stricter border procedures when entering Spain, one of the most-visited corners of Europe for U.K. tourists. From Madrid to Málaga, the country will soon apply fresh rules on passport validity and introduce a high-tech Entry/Exit System (EES) designed to record every non-EU traveler’s movements.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — With summer only a few months away, travelers eyeing European getaways may find the journey as challenging as the destination is alluring. Brussels is one of many European capitals bracing for renewed labor actions, squeezed aircraft supplies and detours around closed airspace that could snarl schedules from June through September.
ZAGREB, Croatia — Bargain-hunters plotting a European getaway this winter or spring have a new window of opportunity: Croatia’s flag carrier is knocking 30 percent off published fares across its entire network for five days next week.
The Kundu shoreline, one of the busiest holiday corridors outside Antalya, was leveled by smoke and sirens this weekend as a fast–moving wildfire edged close to a string of all-inclusive resorts.
LONDON, United Kingdom — A technical meltdown tied to airline check-in software rippled through three of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs this weekend, leaving travelers in London, Brussels and Berlin juggling last-minute schedule changes and crowded terminals.
DUBLIN, Ireland — Packing for flights out of Dublin just got a lot simpler. Dublin Airport in the Irish capital has switched on next-generation C3 scanners at every security lane in both terminals, sweeping away the longtime 100 ml liquid restriction and the ritual of pulling laptops from bags.
MADRID — Travelers planning a Spanish getaway next year may find fewer low-cost options on offer, as Ryanair escalates its feud with Spain’s state-controlled airport operator, Aena. The Irish budget giant says it could withdraw another one million seats for summer 2025 unless Aena reverses a planned 6.5% increase in airport charges.
