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Hannover Airport in northern Germany has been closed due to a bomb alert involving a passenger plane of Turkish Airlines which took off from Istanbul, according to German authorities.

The threat of drones to civil aviation traffic has been rising in Turkey and the country may use eagles in a bid to ease this threat, according to officials. 

The airport in the Bulgarian capital has restored its normal operation shortly after midnight on Thursday after a false bomb threat led to extra security measures being enforced on Wednesday evening.

As of Thursday, the airport is open and flights are running according to schedule, daily Dnevnik informs.

Authorities plan to remove puddles, garbage and trees from the vicinity of Istanbul's controversial third airport so as to reduce the presence of birds that could threaten flights, Turkey's transport minister has said following criticism that the airport is located along a key migratory route.

Instead of using the country's main airport, Belgrade Nikola Tesla, low-cost companies will be landing at smaller Serbian airports, an official has announced.

The Federation of Civil Aviation Authority Unions (OSYPA) has announced a 24-hour strike protesting against the Greek state airports privatization agreement.

As a result number of domestic flights are expected to be cancelled on Friday

The U.S. Embassy in Athens released a message to U.S. citizens warning them of possible terrorist attacks in Europe and urges them to be particular caution during the holiday season and at holiday festivals or events.

A KLM passenger plane swayed side to side as its pilot struggled to land it at Manchestor airport just as Storm Desmond hit. Strong guts of winds bounced it up and down as its wheels hit the runway, blowing it back into the air.

An Air France passenger plane travelling to Paris was forced to land on Sunday following the discovery of a bomb in the toilet. Pilots of the Boeing 777 requested to land at Moi International Airport in Mobasa.

The airport was evacuated and now the device is being examined by bomb experts.

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A Danish court has sentenced two Greeks to three months in prison — two of which are suspended — for making jokes that caused the evacuation of Copenhagen’s international airport terminal for an hour, just five days after the Paris attacks.