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Dense fog is disrupting flights across Delhi and northern India, causing delays and cancellations, especially for early morning and late-night departures, as airlines issue waivers and advise smarter travel timing.
Mount Etna’s late-December ash eruptions are causing brief flight disruptions in Sicily, with occasional delays and diversions but no full airport closures so far.
Cross-border trains between Switzerland and Milan face major disruption through winter 2025–26 as engineering works close the Domodossola–Milan line, cutting services, adding buses, and extending journey times.
Cancelled engineering works have restored early trains between Slade Green and Gravesend, but passengers should check live updates as information may be out of sync.
ScotRail engineering works near Bowling are disrupting late-December services, bringing altered timetables, replacement buses, and longer journeys between Glasgow, Oban, Fort William, and Mallaig.
Eurostar passengers faced fresh disruption on December 28, with delays and crowded terminals at Paris Gare du Nord and Brussels Midi adding to ongoing network issues.
Severe storms in Málaga have triggered flight diversions, red alerts, and widespread flooding, prompting warnings to avoid non-essential travel.
A magnitude 7.0 offshore quake near Yilan late December 27 briefly disrupted rail and metro services across Taiwan, causing delays and precautionary evacuations before operations resumed.
A hoax bomb threat briefly delayed Qatar Airways flight QR664 in Colombo on December 28, with authorities confirming no device and normal airport operations resuming.
Deadly flash floods from red-alert rains have hit Spain’s Costa del Sol and Granada, washing out roads and prompting urgent warnings for residents and visitors to avoid travel.
Heavy rain forced Tanzania’s SGR to halt Sunday departures from Dar es Salaam, stranding passengers and exposing weather risks to the new rail network.
Amber cold-health alerts across northern England are bringing sub-zero temperatures and icy conditions, raising the risk of disruption to road, rail, and air travel and prompting warnings to allow extra time and monitor live updates.
