A bomb disposal team rushed to Schiphol airport in the Netherlands on Wednesday after the discovery of a World War II bomb, an airport spokeswoman said.
Dutch authorities have joined the FBI in conducting criminal investigations into the discovery of needles in six sandwiches aboard four Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States, a military police spokesman in the Netherlands said Tuesday.
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A bomb threat delayed flights and prompted evacuations Monday at Schiphol airport in The Netherlands, authorities said.
Every year, over 50 million travelers pass through Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. With a terminal covering 600,000 square meters and handling over one million tons of cargo each year, it's one of the world's busiest airports. Click each location on the map above to see a sequence of illuminating time-lapse videos showing the day-to-day life of the airport. Schiphol Airport is the second destination in a special series called The Gateway where we give an alternative perspective on the world's major transport hubs using data, video and interactives.
What do you do if you're searching for the airport meditation zone but you can't speak a word of English? If you're traveling through Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, you can be sure they'll be a handy pictogram to help you.
Forecasters say the United Kingdom will remain in the grip of bitter winter weather through at least Monday.
A terror suspect of Somali origin was arrested early Sunday at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, officials said.
Two men held in the Netherlands may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked baggage, a U.S. law enforcement source said Monday.
Major European airports reopened Monday after being closed overnight because of an ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland, but travel remained severely disrupted after the six-hour closure.
Britain's home secretary says the country is stepping up airport security in the wake of what happened on Christmas.
The FBI attained "actionable intelligence" from bombing suspect Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab in the first hours after his arrest on Christmas Day, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.
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The failed attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound passenger airplane on December 25 has raised questions about the need for the introduction of full-body scanners at all major airports.
Dutch officials say they will start using full body scanners for passengers boarding flights to the United States.
The Netherlands and Nigeria will begin using body scanners on airline passengers following the attempted terrorist attack on a U.S.-bound flight on Christmas Day, authorities in both nations said Wednesday.
Security measures are ramping up at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. Richard Quest reports.
Passengers flying into the United States from abroad should expect additional security measures at U.S. and international airports after a passenger detonated a device aboard a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan, the Transportation Security Administration said Saturday.
Increased airline security -- fallout from the attempted destruction of a flight bound for Detroit. Jeanne Meserve
The alleged terror incident aboard a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Detroit has raised questions as to how a Nigerian man carried explosives through stringent security measures.
Counterterrorism officers were Saturday searching the suspected London home of a man at the center of an incident aboard a U.S.-bound passenger flight that Britain's home secretary described as a "potentially serious security threat."
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We tend to assume that if an airplane crashes our time is up. But recent experience and statistics tell a different story.
CNN's Richard Quest gets expert tips on staying safe in the air at the BA Flight Training Centre.
A "faulty" flight instrument contributed to the crash of a Turkish plane last month in the Netherlands, an accident that killed nine people and injured more than 60 others, Dutch safety authorities said on Wednesday.
The crash of a Turkish airliner in the Netherlands and the recent landing of a jet in the Hudson River in New York demonstrate how safe modern aircraft have become, according to safety experts.
Despite recent air accidents, flying is still among the safest ways to travel. CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports.
The nationalities of the people killed in the Turkish Airlines plane crash near Amsterdam's main airport have been identified as five Turks and four U.S. citizens.
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the crash of an airplane with a good safety record, flown by a well-respected airline, at one of the world's most modern airports.
A Turkish passenger jet crashed as it tried to land at Amsterdam's main airport Wednesday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 55, Dutch airport authorities have said.
New tech at the US-Mexican border takes a complete x-ray image of your body and car. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.
A man dressed as a priest caught at Amsterdam's airport with three kilos of cocaine under his vestments claimed to police that his packages contained "holy sand", Dutch police said.
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Dutch authorities will release 12 men arrested on suspicion of terrorism after causing a disturbance on a Northwest Airlines flight Wednesday, the Dutch prosecutor's office said.
Twelve passengers were in custody Wednesday after a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Mumbai, India, returned to Amsterdam with a fighter jet escort, Dutch police said.
When Hong Kong's notorious Kai Tak airport closed in 1998, frequent fliers breathed a collective sigh of relief at the thought that they would no longer have to endure a perilous right-angled landing through mountains and residential tower blocks.
Thieves hijacked an armored car from the KLM cargo ramp at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Friday and made off with millions of dollars in diamonds and jewelry, the Dutch airline said.
Ten years ago, airport shopping catered purely for the business traveler, focusing on cigarettes and alcohol. Today, however, it is increasingly about consumer choice.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has joined the growing number of operators is using iris scanning as an electronic means of accessing flights.
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