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…
South African Airlink Jetstream 41 suffered a large birdstrike on final approach to Venetia Mine Airport in South Africa. On January the 3rd, an Airlink Jetstream 41 aircraft operating a private charter flight struck a large bird upon landing at Venetia airfield. A propeller blade broke and penetrated the aircraft fuselage. None of the passengers…
A Ryanair flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in France after a fire broke out on board. Flight FR4052 took off from Manchester at 6.33pm on Monday headed for Faro, southern Portugal, where it was expected to land at around 9.30pm. But just over an hour into the flight, pilots of the…
Air travel continues to be severely disrupted in the United States, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a surge in COVID-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. The US had 2,604 cancelled flights on Saturday, more than half of the 4,529 cancelled worldwide, shortly after 4:30pm (21:30 GMT),…
Emirates is giving the world’s largest passenger jet a new lease on life. Airlines have been torn on what to do with the Airbus A380 as the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift towards sustainability in the sky has forever changed how people travel. Some airlines have opted to retire the A380 while others have opted…
A woman late for her flight tried dashing onto the tarmac at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix to catch up to it, Arizona police said. Airport workers corralled the 53-year-old woman from St. Louis until officers arrived on Sunday, Dec. 26, police said in a statement. Airport operations were not affected. After arriving too late…
US President Biden was stuck in Air Force One after stair lifts struggled to get through the thick snow on the tarmac. Air Force One has arrived back at Andrews Air Force base, but the stair lifts struggled to get through the thick snow on the tarmac so the president, staff, and media were stuck…
A flight attendant attendant has been sacked after sharing job secrets to social media followers. Former United Airlines employee Arina Bloom shared trade secrets with her TikTok followers. In total, she posted around 20 videos, and in many of which she was still wearing her work clothes. In her most recent video, Arina claimed that…
A woman who tested positive for Covid-19 mid-flight decided to stay locked in the plane’s bathroom for hours to prevent other passengers getting sick. Marisa Fotieo was travelling from Chicago to Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, when her throat began to hurt. She took a rapid test to the bathroom where she produced a positive…