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Added on the 04/05/2022 16:38:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Travellers arrive at Tel Aviv airport after Israel reopened its airspace Sunday at 7:30 am (0430 GMT). It was closed following Iran's attack on Israel. IMAGES
Thousands of travellers have gathered at Rhodes international airport, hoping to leave the Greek island where firefighters have counted more than 46 new wildfires in the last 24 hours. According to the authorities, more than 30,000 people have had to flee the fires burning across the popular tourist destination in "the largest evacuation operation ever carried out in Greece", where temperatures have reached 45 degrees Celsius. IMAGES
Hundreds of climate activists occupy an apron for private jets on the tarmac at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. The protesters are demanding that the airport reduce flights to bring down pollution lvels and that private flights be restricted. IMAGES
Long lines of people are seen waiting for Covid testing as Beijing tightens virus restrictions after seeing a rapidly spreading outbreak. China is the last major economy still committed to a zero-Covid strategy, stamping out new cases with a combination of targeted lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines. IMAGES
Long queues of cars form as thousands try to enter Poland from Ukraine in an effort to flee Russian military attacks. On the morning of Saturday 26 February 2022, there was a reported 46km queue to get through the border from Ukraine to Poland. IMAGES
Passengers walk in a terminal at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands after authorities test whether 61 passengers who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving from South Africa have the new Omicron strain. IMAGES