Category - Europe

27
Jul

KLM: Ground Crew to strike on July 28

KLM ground crew plan to go on strike on Thursday in the latest stage of a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. A spokesman for the airline said it is unclear whether flights will be affected. ‘We will do all we can to minimise disruption to passengers,’ the spokesman said. On Tuesday KLM rejected […]

27
Jul

Switzerland: Geneva airport: tightened security–allow extra time

GENEVA (REUTERS)– Police tightened security at Geneva’s Cointrin airport on Wednesday (July 27) after a French tip-off about a possible bomb threat.   Preventive security measures were being taken around the airport, Geneva police said on their Facebook page, and would continue for an indefinite period.   Officers armed with machine guns were on duty […]

26
Jul

Northern France: priest killed attack in church near Rouen

A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were […]

25
Jul

Athens: Rolling strike by Suburban and Regional trains

The following strikes are going to take place tomorrow, Tuesday, on Wednesday, and Thursday (July 26-28, 2016) The following transportation services will strike as follows: 05:00 to 08:00, 13:00 to 16:00, and 21:00 to 24:00 Suburban trains Regional trains

25
Jul

Spain: airline Air Europa to strike Jul30-Aug 2

Pilots at Spanish airline Air Europa have called four days of strike between July 30th to August 2nd promising to bring delays and cancellations at one of the busiest times for holidaymakers.   The pilots are striking over grievances including the outsourcing of part of their fleet to another airline, Aernova, pilots union Sepla said […]

25
Jul

Germany: Ansbach: suicide blast injures 12

Ansbach blast: Syrian asylum seeker kills himself and injures 12 in Germany A 27-year-old man who had been denied asylum dies after explosion in southern German town   A Syrian man has killed himself and injured 12 others after setting off an explosive device outside a music festival in the German town of Ansbach.   […]