Airport security

Lithuania capital airport closes again over balloons

Lithuania's Vilnius airport had resumed operations on Nov 24 after twice closing temporarily overnight.

Flights halted at Brussels airport after reported sighting of drone

A sign is illuminated outside the Brussels Airport after the Belgian air traffic control service reported a sighting of a drone, in Zaventem, Belgium, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Flights resume at Washington airport after ‘security’ issue

The Reagan Washington National Airport said operations were on hold as passengers on a United Airlines flight were being offloaded and bussed to the terminal.

Flights halted after drone sighting at another German airport

Air traffic was halted for nearly an hour, police said, adding that it was not clear who was piloting the drone.

Smugglers’ balloons force shutdown of Vilnius airport

The Lithuanian capital’s airport was closed from 11.00pm local time (4am Singapore time) on Oct 21 to 6.30am on Oct 22.

British troops given powers to shoot down drones on sight: Telegraph

The British government was “not ruling out working to extend those powers” to other important sites like airports.

Almost 90 people caught for various offences in week-long, multi-agency operation at checkpoints

An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer conducting checks on a traveller bringing in cash to Singapore during a week-long multi-agency operation.

EU begins gradual roll-out of digital border system

Members of the public wait in the arrivals hall at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Alishia Abodunde

Stowaway found dead in wheel well of American Airlines jet, police say

An American Eagle passenger jet lands at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C., June 6, 2024. A stowaway was found dead in the wheel well of an American Airlines plane after it arrived at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C., from Europe on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, the police said. (Travis Dove/The New York Times)

Airport chaos highlights rise in high-profile ransomware attacks, cyber experts say

Passengers queue at check-in desks, after a cyberattack caused an outage to key airline check-in systems, at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Berlin, Germany, on Sept 22, 2025.

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