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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.
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.
