A fashion stylist has been banned from flying with British Airways after a mid-flight argument over her getting up to “stretch her legs,” Bridget Nhire from Uxbridge has said BA over-reacted after a minor argument on a flight from Heathrow to Dubai. The 33-year-old said the dispute started after a fellow passenger complained she was…
Facebook’s popular chat app Messenger has signed on its first airline, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, as the social network aims to turn the app into a one-stop shop for commerce, transportation, customer service, and more. KLM flyers will be able to automatically receive itineraries, flight updates, check-in notifications, boarding passes, rebook flights, and communicate with…
Virgin Atlantic have announced 2 brand new routes from Manchester to San Fransisco and Boston. This route is to be operated in accordance of agreements with Delta Airlines. The SFO Route will operate 3 times per week initially and the BOS Route will operate 2 times per week. Both routes are scheduled to start in…
Norwegian have announced that they will be adding 2 more Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner’s to their order-book, on a leasing basis. Both of these aircraft are to be delivered in 2018 and the airline aims to have at least 40 Dreamliner’s in their long-haul fleet by 2020. The leasing agreement has been made between Norwegian and…
Short summary of tomorrow forecast (by Eurocontrol): Ryanair once again called on the European Commission to take action to prevent the strikes by French ATC unions, the 3rd time in 2 weeks and the 43rd time in 7 years. According to the Irish low-cost, this latest ‘unjustified action’ shows that ‘a tiny French union’ can hold Europe’s single…
Examination and analysis of two parts found on the east African coast was carried out in Australia by international experts, the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) announced in an update. The Malaysian ICAO Safety Investigation Team has advised that: the dimensions, materials and construction of both parts conform to the specifications of a Boeing 777…
On Tuesday shockwaves were felt around the world when news broke of a man hijacking an EgyptAir flight. Bizarrely, one passenger was game enough to get a selfie with the offender. Smiling proudly into the camera, 26-year-old Ben Innes looks as if he’s just met a childhood hero. But the man he’s standing next to…
Hijacked EgyptAir Airbus 320 (flight MS181)pilot Omar al Gamal called about threat from passenger who had an explosive belt, forced pilot to land in Cyprus.
Terminal H12 of Miami International Airport was reportedly evacuated around 4 p.m. Airport officials said the they got a call about a suspicious package and are taking the proper precautions. #BREAKING NOW @CBS12: #Miami International airport terminal evacuated due to security concern. #MIA pic.twitter.com/XpAaznb2B5 — Michele Wright (@michelewrightTV) 28 mars 2016 UPDATE: Incident all clear, operations…
