Crisis management

Baggage handler and security staff strikes to disrupt Italy travel next week

The walkout has led to flag carrier Ita Airways cancelling 20 national flights while guaranteeing all international ones

Iceland's Blue Lagoon extends closure as volcanic activity continues

The spa has announced that it will contact all guests with confirmed bookings over the coming days

Allergies and bike accidents among growing threats to holidaymakers

New data from the Safer Tourism Foundation reveals some of the new threats impacting travellers over the past year

Iceland's Blue Lagoon to review ongoing closure this week

The geothermal spa has been closed for the most part since mid-November owing to high levels of volcanic activity along Iceland’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula

Eurostar suspends services and urges passengers not to travel amid flash strike

Eurostar on Thursday (21 December) cancelled seven services between London and Paris after Eurotunnel workers have walked out over salaries

FCDO warns against all travel to parts of Indonesia following volcanic eruptions

Marapi spewed a 3km ash cloud into the air, blanketing surrounding villages in ash, just over a week ago

Heathrow rail disruption likely to continue following power line failure

Heathrow has called on passengers to allow extra time for their journeys

Seychelles eases state of emergency following industrial explosion

President Wavel Ramkalawan has, though, urged the public to continue following police instructions as ’emergency services and relevant authorities continue their work’ following the blast and heavy rains

Seychelles declares state of emergency following industrial blast and heavy rain

President Wavel Ramkalawan said a massive explosion took place at a construction company in the country’s main island of Mahe

Paris placed on terror alert after tourist killed near Eiffel Tower

Paris authorities have urged people to avoid the area near the Eiffel Tower

Iceland volcano eruption 'unlikely to be a repeat of 2010'

Accuweather’s Jonathan Porter said the situation was very different to 13 years ago, when the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull brought European air transport to a temporary standstill

Oceania redraws 42 itineraries to remove Israel, Egypt and Jordan calls

President Frank A. Del Rio confirmed the line had removed calls to Israel, Egypt and Jordan to ensure passenger safety

Jordan 'safe for tourism' despite proximity to Israel-Hamas conflict

Travellers, though, are putting off holidays to the country due to perceived instability in the region, Institute of Tourism webinar told

Airlines further push back plans to restart flights to Israel

BA won’t now resume flying until 14 November at the earliest, while Virgin Atlantic, Ryanair and easyJet are targeting a resumption in early November

Acapulco airport shut after Hurricane Otis wreaks havoc along Mexico’s Pacific coast

UK authorities have urged holidaymakers to follow the advice of local authorities, as the post-storm situation will likely be severe

FCDO updates Mexico travel advice after Hurricane Otis intensifies

The Foreign Office has urged holidaymakers to follow the advice of local authorities

Long-term impact of Israel-Hamas conflict on travel ‘still unknown’, Virgin boss warns

Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss, who is Israeli, said conflict in the Middle East is always a ‘dampener’ for travel

Leeds Bradford airport reopens after Tui aircraft skidded off runway

The airport reopened on Saturday (21 October) following the incident on Friday, but some knock-on disruption is expected

Search called off after man falls from cruise ship in English Channel

German cruise line Aida Cruises said its thoughts were ’with the family of the missing person and his colleagues’

Tui aircraft skids off runway at Leeds Bradford amid Storm Babet rain

An airport spokesperson confirmed to TTG a Tui flight arriving from Corfu on Friday (20 October) afternoon had ’moved off the runway while landing’

Storm Babet bears down on Scotland prompting rare red weather warnings

The Met Office has issued a range of red and amber warnings for Scotland, with the second named storm of the year poised to bring high winds and heavy rain

Foreign Office strengthens Lebanon travel warning as Middle East crisis intensifies

FCDO upgrades warning to advise against all travel to Lebanon, with all Brits in the country urged to leave immediately via any remaining commercial services

Airlines demand tens of millions in compensation for bank holiday ATC meltdown

Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary reiterated his call for Nats boss Martin Rolfe to stand down during the showdown with MPs

Flight diverted to Stansted due to 'potential security threat' cleared by police

Kenya Airways said late on Thursday (12 October) the threat was established to have “low credibility”