The flight, CA1519 from Beijing to Shanghai, was due to take off at 9:30 am but was delayed for about 20 minutes as a couple refused to listen to crew members and blocked the runway until they were taken away by police. They claimed that they missed the flight because they were not informed about the…
At 19:00 local tonight, a van crashed into a baggage loader truck at gate 542 at London Heathrow airport. A baggage handler was injured during the incident as he fell from the truck. Medical services rapidly gave the worker the first aid. We’ll keep you informed as soon as we have more information.
British police say officers have arrested a 39-year-old man at London’s Heathrow Airport under terrorism laws. Scotland Yard said the man was nabbed on suspicion of possessing terrorist-related material after he arrived at the airport on Saturday. He was taken to a London police station where he remained in custody Sunday. Police say counter-terrorism officers…
55 years ago today, a Douglas DC-6B (SE-BDY) carrying United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld flew from Elisabethville Airport, Congo to Léopoldville-N’Djili Airport then to their destination Ndola Airport, Zambia to negotiate a cease-fire. In total the aircraft was carrying 11 passengers & 5 crew members. DC-6 similar to the accident aircraft. United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. ACCIDENT On the…
A cell phone battery caused an inflight disruption after catching fire on a Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-88 flight from Norfolk to Atlanta Friday morning. The fire started about 15 minutes after flight 2557’s departure. According to the passenger, retired military personnel aided the flight attendants in extinquising the fire by using a bottle of water until a…
