UPDATE 13:03 UTC We have confirmation British Airways BA274 declared an emergency due to medical situation of a passenger. The Boeing 747 will continue to Heathrow.
A plane was filmed landing in the Russian city of Sochi with three tornadoes right behind it. Up to twelve tornadoes were spotted off the coast on the same day, and it is the second week in a row that the columns have ripped through the Black Sea.
North Korea’s television released footage on Wednesday of the rocket which passed over Japanese airspace being launched on Tuesday from the capital Pyongyang.
Berlin Tegel Airport airport was closed for hours due to the disarming of a WW2 bomb. A Russian World War Bomb was discovered at around 3.30 pm yesterday near Berlin Tegel Airport. In the afternoon, the specialists decided to disarm explosive device in the evening. During the operation, no aircrafts were allowed to land or takeoff at Berlin Tegel…
Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport was evacuated yesterday evening after a battery pack was found in a passenger’s luggage. The suspicious item was found during a security check and had to be assessed by specialist officers, police said. They described the item as “a battery pack of unique appearance” and the man was detained. In a statement…
A screaming passenger who started attacking cabin crew forced a pilot to perform an emergency landing. The angry man even started lashing out at fellow passengers before the pilot finally landed the plane and four security raced on board. The man can be heard growling and shouting furiously as someone says in the background: “He…
A flight from Stansted Airport was forced to make an emergency landing when a group of drunken passengers began demanding more alcohol. The incident happened on Friday (August 25) on board a Ryanair flight to Ibiza from London Stansted. The pilot was forced to divert to the French city of Bordeaux where airport police…
The barge of Australian tourists has been hit by French water bomber. The incident took place on August 27 near Nimes, in France. Three water bombers were scooping in the Rhône river, at harbor of Vallabregues. A Canadair CL-415 (reg. F-ZBF) has hit a barge without real explanation. It’s unclear if the pilot flew too close to…
South Korean fighter jets simulated a bombing campaign in response to North Korea’s missile test. The show of force involved four F-15K fighter jets, which dropped eight MK-84 bombs on targets at a military field near the border. The South said the display was intended to show its “powerful capability to punish North Korea”.
North Korea fired a missile that passed over northern Japan early Tuesday, the Japanese government said. The government’s J-Alert warning system advised people in the area to take precautions, but public broadcaster NHK said there was no sign of damage. The Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile, which passed…
