Travelling over Christmas weekend has proven chaotic as a spike in Covid-19 cases caused thousands of flight cancellations. Flight cancellations have continued into Boxing Day as airlines struggle to cope with surging Covid-19 cases that are causing staff shortages. More than 2,200 flights were cancelled on Sunday, a number that’s grown throughout the day, adding…
Travelers clashed with police after a brawl broke out Monday night at Miami International Airport, authorities said. Two people were taken into custody. The scuffle broke out after police were called to Gate H8 shortly after 6:30 p.m. over a disturbance surrounding a delayed charter flight, the Miami-Dade Police Department told NBC Miami. Officers found…
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Covid-related staff shortages are today bringing Britain to a grinding halt, causing huge disruption for airline passengers. Passengers say they were told to go home and leave luggage at Heathrow Airport due to baggage delays. Staffing shortages at British Airways – blamed on Covid and self-isolation rules – have today caused pre-Christmas travel ‘chaos’ at…
A drone carrying packages with cellphones inside flew over the fencing at Kern Valley State Prison before crashing. A drone carrying packages with cellphones inside flew over lethal electrified perimeter fencing at a South Valley prison before crashing within the Delano facility this summer, according to a Bakersfield television station. Citing recently-filed court documents, KGET,…
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly tested positive for Covid-19 after a Senate hearing with other airline chiefs earlier this week, the airline said Friday. Kelly, along with the CEOs of United Airlines and American Airlines, Delta Air Lines’ chief of operations, and the president of the country’s largest flight attendant union, testified in person for…
Police reportedly responded to a ‘bomb threat’ at Gatwick Airport today, leaving passengers stuck on the runway surrounded by armed police. One passenger said police spent five hours screening people and their luggage, however they did not find anything suspicious. BREAKING: Gatwick Airport says an apparent bomb threat was made this morning to a Turkish…
A Florida man was reportedly banned from flying United Airlines after wearing a red thong as a face covering while boarding a flight in protest of the federal mask mandate. United Airlines officials kicked Florida passenger Adam Jenne off a flight this week before it took off from Fort Lauderdale because he was wearing a…
Heathrow has been given permission to increase charges by more than 50% from January 1. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the cap on the west London airport’s price per passenger next year will be £30.19. The current charge is £19.60. Charges are paid by airlines but are generally passed on to passengers in air…
A Royal Air Force Typhoon has shot down a small hostile drone in Syria which posed a threat to Coalition forces in the area. This unprecedented event was the first operational air-to-air engagement conducted by an RAF Typhoon, and also the first RAF air-to-air missile firing during Operation SHADER – the UK’s contribution to the…
Airbus is delivering the final A380 superjumbo to Dubai’s Emirates today according to Reuters. This delivery is marking the end of a 14-year run that gave Europe an instantly recognised symbol across the globe but failed to fulfil the commercial vision of its designers. Today’s delivery is expected to be low key, partly because of…
