Approximately 1,750 passengers were reported stranded across various destinations at the moment of closure.
All flights to and from many major cities were cancelled, including Reykjavik‑Europe and Reykjavik‑North America routes.

Where Culture Takes Flight

In 2022, DFW-based Flight Attendant Catherine Harris received a devastating phone call: her mother was diagnosed with late-stage renal cell carcinoma. On the day of the diagnosis, Catherine found unexpected comfort in Feliciá Pratt, a fellow DFW-based Flight Attendant who happened to be working a flight with Catherine.

Lufthansa carries the spirit of Bavaria on its flight
A Lufthansa Airlines flight to Shanghai took off from Munich on September 20 with all crew in “Trachten” costumes, signaling the start of the airline’s annual “traditional Bavarian dresses” season, coinciding with the Munich Oktoberfest.

SWISS is to introduce a new safety video that replaces the present character animations with real people conveying the key safety instructions from various locations in Switzerland. Passengers will now be given all the information they need in an emotive context, all easily understandable and with a dash of Swiss charm. The new safety video will be premiered aboard the company’s first Airbus A350.

This special service brought together female workforce from across MAG’s operations: from check-in and ground handling teams at KLIA, to engineering and security personnel, the cabin crew, and the operating pilots on the flight deck.

Araraurangi Air New Zealand celebrates 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori at 30,000 feet Araraurangi Air New Zealand has marked 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with a special flight between Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Tāhuna Queenstown, celebrating the milestone...

Air Tahiti Nui is pleased to announce the upgrade of its Moana Premium Economy services and accessories launching from October. The transformed travel class is now renamed: Mānava Premium class.

Shanghai to Buenos Aires: approx. 25 hours