Ground operations staff have called off a planned 48-hour strike originally scheduled for Dec. 23-24. However, planned strikes by British Airways Mixed Fleet cabin crew members who operate out of London’s Heathrow Airport will strike Dec 25-26.

Abuja Airport will be closed for upgrades for six weeks beginning in February. The exact date has not yet been confirmed.

Security has been tightened throughout Germany in the wake of the attack at a Christmas market in Berlin on Dec. 19. Additional police have deployed at airports and rail, metro, and bus stations; many are patrolling with machine guns. Similar security arrangements are in place at Christmas markets throughout Germany, …