Passengers on a Thomas Cook flight from Zante to London were forced to wait in a delayed aircraft for three hours in such bad conditions that some people vomited and passed out from the heat and lack of air conditioning. People on board included pregnant women and mothers with young children who began to ‘melt’…
An EasyJet passenger was pinned to the ground after headbutting an air steward while being removed from a delayed flight to Mallorca. Shocking footage shows the man lying on the ground at the plane entrance as several security guards pull on him in an attempt to remove him. It is believed the flight was delayed for two…
A critically ill passenger died during a Qantas flight from London to Sydney in the early hours of Friday morning. A Qantas spokesperson confirmed that the female passenger, who received treatment from medics and cabin crew including CPR, has died. The flight made an emergency landing in Adelaide at about 3:50am due to the incident,…
Korean Air Boeing 777-300 (reg. HL7573) flight #KE703 from Seoul Incheon suffered serious damage to the right main gear axle. The Boeing 777-300 landed on runway 16L and was stopped on taxiway. The passengers disembarked on the taxiway and were bussed to the terminal.
Police have started the investigation concerning fake bomb threat at the Domodedovo airport, the transport prosecutor’s office said. A man has claimed to have an explosive device at the Domodedovo airport, but his threats turn out to be false, airport’s spokesman Aleksandr Vlasov said. Part of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport was cordoned off by security guards on Friday and a…
A Thomas Cook Boeing 757 full of holidaymakers has landed safely from Gatwick after the crew declared an emergency. Thomas Cook flight from Gatwick to Lanzarote with 284 people on board reported an indication of engine failure.
A Russian guitarist, whose overpowering body odor required a plane to make an emergency landing, died on Monday. Andrey Suchilin was removed from Transavia flight going from Spain to the Netherlands on May 29 after pilots made the decision to make an emergency landing in Portugal following passenger complaints. The smell was so bad passengers…
The first BelugaXL has rolled out of the paintshop unveiling a special livery making it look like a Beluga Whale. The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll in which 20,000 people participated. With 40% votes in favour, the smiley livery won. The BelugaXL will now undertake ground tests before first flight planned in summer 2018.…
Nepal Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two A330s, which it will lease from Portuguese lessor Hi Fly. These will be in addition to its two existing A320ceos, and will be one of the largest aircraft operating out of Tribhuvan International Airport. Situated at high altitude, only the most sophisticated of aircraft are capable of…
A small chartered plane has crashed in Mumbai, reports coming in from the metropolis say. A chartered plane crashed in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon, with reports saying at least five people are feared dead in the incident. The plane crashed in an open area in the thickly populated suburb of Ghatkopar in north-east Mumbai. UPDATE…
A passenger died on a flight from Houston to Boston overnight. United Flight #UA1888 left Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday night heading for Logan Airport, but about two hours into the flight – just before midnight – it was diverted to Washington-Dulles because there was a medical emergency on board. When the Boeing 737 landed, medics…
