An Etihad plane suffered interior damage and 31 passengers were injured after the passenger aircraft hit severe pockets of turbulence on a Jakarta bound flight, the airline confirmed on Wednesday. The Etihad Airways flight EY474 was en route from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta when it “encountered severe and unexpected turbulence about 45 minutes prior to…
It is something every traveller is familiar with – turning off your phone when a plane is taking off or landing, or at least switching it to flight mode. But one British passenger found out the costly way of ignoring the crew’s request. Aaron McWilliam was flying from Amsterdam to Exeter last December on a Flybe jet when he refused…
Two Lion Air planes, one heading to Denpasar and the other going to Manado, had a minor collision with each other on the runway following what appears to be a communications mishap. “While on the runway, their wings collided, but it must be said that the damage was not significant. However, [the planes] temporarily can’t…
A Qantas flight bound for Perth was delayed at Melbourne Airport on the weekend after a suspicious network was found. Security concerns were raised on Saturday at Melbourne Intl Airport after a Wi-Fi network called ‘Wi-Fi hot spot called ‘Mobile Detonation Device’ delays flight’ was found by a passenger. The Qantas flight from Melbourne…
