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Travelers should plan extra time at land crossings into Germany after Berlin extended Schengen border controls through March 15, 2026, bringing more ID checks and potential queues for road, rail, and coach traffic.
Rovaniemi Airport has reopened after Storm Hannes, but lingering delays and cancellations are still disrupting Christmas travel across Lapland.
A near midair collision was narrowly avoided at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on December 18, 2025, after a wrong-way turn put a Volaris El Salvador Airbus A320neo and a United Express jet on a collision course.
CrossCountry is warning of post-Christmas disruption on December 27–28, as crew shortages, engineering works, and heavy demand raise the risk of cancellations and overcrowding at hubs including Birmingham New Street.
London Waterloo will shut completely on December 27–28, 2025, with reduced South Western Railway services, diversions to Victoria and Paddington, and replacement buses disrupting festive travel across the South West network.
Rail travel across Wales and western England was hit by major delays on Saturday, December 27, as signalling failures at Cardiff Central and Chester triggered cancellations and crowding during the post-Christmas rush.
Storm Devin disrupted post-Christmas travel across the Northeast and Great Lakes, halting flights from New York to Chicago and Detroit and leaving thousands of travelers scrambling to rebook as airlines worked through snow-related crew and aircraft backlogs.
Eurostar passengers are facing significant disruption on Saturday, December 27, 2025, with delays, diversions, and crowded stations reported at London St Pancras, Paris Gare du Nord, Brussels-Midi/Zuid, and across the Dutch high-speed network.
An eight-day closure of London Liverpool Street from December 25, 2025 to January 1, 2026 will divert Greater Anglia, London Overground, and Stansted Express services to Stratford and other hubs, adding pressure to post-Christmas rail and airport travel across east and central London.
Caledonian MacBrayne has cancelled all Mallaig–Armadale sailings today after a bow-thruster control fault on MV Lochnevis, forcing Skye-bound travelers onto longer road routes and exposing the fragility of a key ferry lifeline during the holiday rush.
SkyWest Airlines is opening a new aircraft maintenance base at Salina Regional Airport, a move expected to create high-paying aviation jobs, bolster Kansas’ aviation corridor, and expand the carrier’s growing MRO network alongside recent sites in Shreveport, Lincoln, and Tucson.
