This was the status of European airspace this afternoon:

A Swedish animal charity has rescued some dogs from Ireland, reports Donald Mahoney in Sweden

Authorities evacuated parts of an airport in south-western Sweden today after masked gunmen robbed a passenger plane that had just landed from London and left a suspicious package that police said looked like a bomb.

An Austrian Airlines jet landed safely in Stockholm today after problems with landing gear doors, an aviation authority spokesman said.

DUBLIN Airport is operating with around half the number of security machines used in similar-sized airports around Europe.

Glamour model-turned-popstar Samantha Fox was lucky to escape a serious car accident on an icy Swedish motorway with only minor injuries.

Travel conglomerate SAS says its low-cost carrier called snowflake will add another six European destinations, including Edinburgh and Dublin, to its summer schedules out of Stockholm.