A drone has hit an Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 (registered as A6-EOM) while landing at the Nice Airport in France. According to an Aviation Safety Network report, the incident occurred on Friday, August 18, and a subsequent inspection after the landing revealed damage to a wing component responsible for increasing lift during low-speed flight, SchengenVisaInfo.com …

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The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has sent back to the Assembly a legislation named ‘More Housing’, which amongst others, would terminate the country’s Golden Visa route by property investment. In a letter sent to the Assembly together with the bill, the President has asked for more modifications to be made, before the …

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Türkiye has said that the country wants to have progress in the visa liberalisation dialogue with the European Union amid restored relations. Ankara has been working with the EU authorities to restore the relations since the beginning of summer, and now the country hopes to make progress in the dialogue as the country has the …

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Spain is experiencing a recovery in terms of tourism as almost 10.3 million travellers arrived in the country through its international airports in July 2023, thus marking an increase of 11.5 per cent compared to 2022. The latest report from the Spanish Institute of Tourism, Turespaña, also reveals that compared to the historical record figures …

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The Russian touristic federation has recently recommended Hungary as a promising destination to get a Schengen visa for Russian passport holders, enabling them to travel to the rest of Europe while some countries aren’t issuing travel documents for them at all, in response to the military aggression on Ukraine that started in 2022. However, Schengen …

Tourist Federation Tells Russians Hungary Is the Easiest Country to Obtain a Schengen Visa, But 2022 Data Tell Another Story Read More »

Recent data has shown that more than 75,000 Americans were granted residence permits by the European Union/Schengen Area countries, permitting them to move to the bloc. According to the figures provided by the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, a total of 76,221 nationals of the United States were granted residence permits by the EU/Schengen countries last …

Over 75,000 Americans Moved to the EU in 2022 Read More »

A Turkish Pegasus Airlines flight PC5019, travelling from Antalya to Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden, was cancelled due to a warning of a possible bomb threat. As reported by local media, the incident occurred at the scheduled departure time of 06:35 local time from the tourist city of Antalya last Sunday, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. As authorities undertook …

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Schiphol Airport has announced that more than 500,000 passengers passing through it have used its new service that allows all people to reserve a time slot for security check prior to their arrival. According to Schiphol Airport, the possibility of being able to reserve a security check time slot in advance was welcomed by passengers, …

Over 500k Passengers Have Reserved a Security Check Time Slot at Schiphol Airport Since March Read More »

Flughafen Wien Group, which includes Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport, experienced a significant increase in passenger activity this July, with a recorded number of 4,090,161 passengers, which is an increase of 14.9 per cent compared with July 2022 figures. According to a report issued by Vienna Airport, the number of passengers managed by …

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Lithuania has strongly advised its citizens not to travel to Belarus due to the recent “aggressive and provocative behaviour” by the Belarusian authorities towards Lithuanian citizens who are currently present or have recently visited the country. In a recent statement, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania stated that Lithuanian citizens are …

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