Finnair flight #AY141 returned to Helsinki. The flight #AY141 to Bangkok only lasted 32 minutes. The Airbus A350-900 (reg. OH-LWH) took off from Helsinki-Vantaa at 17:32 Local time. Some filled the cabin shortly after take-off. The pilots stopped the climb at 3,800 ft and immediately returned to Helsinki for an emergency landing.
Pre-departure travel Covid-19 scrapped in England. Boris Johnson has confirmed that pre-departure travel Covid-19 tests to enter England from overseas will be scrapped from 04:00 on Friday. The prime minister also added the requirement to self-isolate on arrival in England until receiving a negative PCR test result will also be lifted. Instead people can take…
Buttigieg, FAA chief request delay in 5G rollout over airlines’ concerns. Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks, bowing to pressure from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airline companies and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The two nationwide carriers were expected to kick off the upgrade…
A newborn baby has been found in toilet bin of Air Mauritius plane. An Air Mauritius cabin crew hold a newborn baby boy that was abandoned in the aircraft toilet bin during the 91-minute flight from Madagascar to the neighboring island nation of Mauritius on January 1st. A 20-year-old woman, who is suspected of giving…
Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said on Saturday two of its aircrew whom have tested positive for the Omicron variant were sacked for breaching medical surveillance regulations. Cathay said five of its aircrew had tested positive following their return to Hong Kong from duty, and investigation into the cases had indicated a serious…