Airport

The secret of the world’s best airport: Why does it win every year?

Aside from the giant waterfall and the beautiful botanical garden, there are quite a few reasons why Singapore also took first place this year.

Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
Russian security officials check luggage at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, September 2004; illustrative.

Russian authorities detain 40 Israelis landing in Moscow over 'involvement' in Iran war

Shamim Mafi, 44, driving a luxury vehicle in an undated picture; illustrative.

LAX authorities arrest Iranian national attempting to traffic arms to Sudan for Islamic regime

The cleanest airport. Tokyo Haneda, Japan

This is the cleanest airport in the world for a decade


Flight grounding lifted at El Paso airport after Mexican drone alert

The action barring flights at a single US airport appears unprecedented, government officials said. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the FAA barred all civilian flights across the United States.

 Carrier named airline of the year 2025 by AirlineRatings.com.

Israel to build new international airport in Negev, PMO announces

The project, initially approved by the Economic Affairs Committee in March of 2025, is also intended to help alleviate traffic at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on September 18, 2025.

Israel turns to Christian pilgrims, diaspora ties, AI to reboot post-war tourism

Government officials believe Christian pilgrims, Evangelical travelers, and Jewish communities overseas can form the backbone of a gradual recovery, even as broader tourism remains constrained.

 Ben Gurion Airport

An end to bags and small bottles: Heathrow’s revolution

At Heathrow, a billion pounds were spent on new scanners, scrapping the 100 ml rule. Passengers can carry 2 L of liquids, keep laptops in bags, and 16 M plastic bags will be saved.

Airport security check before the flight. A passenger holds a plastic bag with liquids.

Dutch airline KLM retracts decision to resume Israel flights

The airline announced that it continues to monitor the situation and hopes to resume ‘as quickly as possible.’

 KLM Dutch airline planes

Sustained gunfire, loud blasts heard near airport in Niger's capital

Sustained gunfire and blasts were reported near Niamey International Airport in Niger, as violence continues in the Sahel region, amid jihadist attacks.

Passengers arrive at the Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey on September 22, 2023; illustrative.

Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders' anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman, the Jewish and interfaith chaplain at Macalester College, was briefly detained by police alongside leaders of other faiths while staging a protest at the airport.

A line of interfaith leaders protest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Jan. 23, 2026.

Seven killed as private jet crashes during takeoff at Maine airport

Few details were available, but a government official briefed on the matter told Reuters there was a significant fire after the crash.

A private jet carrying eight people crashed as it was taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis

German authorities arrested a 36-year-old Lebanese man at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, accused of supplying weapons and ammunition for Hamas-linked terror plots targeting Jewish and Israeli sites.

An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.

Turkey deploys advanced radar at Damascus airport, raising Israeli concerns

Turkey deployed an advanced radar system at Damascus International Airport, a move Western sources warn could restrict Israel’s freedom of action in Syrian airspace and heighten regional tensions.

HTRS-100 air traffic control radar system, produced by the Turkish defense company ASELSAN.