The DAA has stated it will launch an internal review to investigate how a man passed through security screening and boarded an Aer Lingus flight on Monday without a passport or boarding pass. A man boarding a flight with no boarding pass or correct documentation has been described as ‘hugely embarrassing’ for Dublin Airport. A…
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Four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants arrested for smuggling drugs in 154 toothpaste tubes in flight from Paris CDG. Four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants were arrested last Thursday after a flight from Paris, France to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. During a routine security clearance check, customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport allegedly detected…
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The flight returned to Bush Intercontinental Airport for an emergency landing. A United Airlines flight bound from Houston to Rio De Janeiro has returned to Bush Intercontinental Airport for an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, the airline said. Flight 129 returned to the airport Tuesday night because of “a mechanical issue,” according to a statement…
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Britain’s King Charles III lands in Berlin to begin his first state visit abroad as monarch. From the airport he will be taken to Brandenburg Gate in the centre of the German capital for a welcoming ceremony. Charles and Camilla are then received with military honours by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke…
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A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX9 was stuck on runway for more than 2 hours following multiple tire bursts incident. Flight #FZ1559 from Dubai to Male, Maldives suffered multiple tire bursts on landing runway 36. The Boeing 737MAX9 (reg. A6-FNC) became stuck on the runway for some time forcing the closure of the airport. The runway…
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A pilot posted a screenshot on Facebook showing his flight. Russ Pinder, a disabled pilot, posted a screenshot of flight tracking website on a Facebook’s group. We wrote “A Wheelchair in the sky… by a pilot with a wheelchair in the sky”. His aircraft took off from Tingewick, center of UK, on Monday March 26th…
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Swiss Air flight #LX8 was forced to return to Zurich for an emergency landing. Swiss Air flight #LX8 from Zurich to Chicago returned to Zurich. The Airbus A340 entered holding pattern shortly after takeoff from Zurich Airport at 13.20. Due to a technical issue, the 18-year A340 holding 17,000ft and dumped fuel South of Zurich…
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An aggressive passenger on board a KLM flight to the Canadian city of Calgary has been handcuffed by the crew. The Boeing 777-200 was near Iceland when crew decided to return to Schiphol. The plane landed there around 6:00 PM. According to spokespersons for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and KLM, it is not yet clear…
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Israel’s national labor union shuts down Ben-Gurion airport, no incoming or outgoing flights. The leader of the Israel Airports trade union, an influential Likud party member, has just announced that as part of the general strike taking place across the country, airport workers are shutting down Ben-Gurion Airport and not allowing flights to take off.…
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A girl recorded live the crash of the plane she was onboard into a river in Brazil. The live video shows the ditching of a private Embraer 810C Seneca II aircraft. The plane with registration PR-FDL has crash landed into a river in in Brazil. No one was injured. Both pax were able to emergency…
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A plane of Romanian airline TAROM was forced to make an emergency landing in Istanbul due to a bomb threat. The aircraft was returning from Tel Aviv to Bucharest on Thursday night when the pilot received a warning about the presence of a bomb on board. 88 passengers were on board the plane. The crew…
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A journalist has lashed out on the IndiGo airline for alleged mistreatment of her, while travelling on one of its domestic flights. Rishika Baruah, a journalist working with NDTV has written a blog, sharing her ordeal while travelling with her child, an infant on a Goa-Delhi flight. She alleges that three male cabin crew members…
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