Following from President Donald Trump’s failed travel ban which excluded people traveling to the USA, new measures have now been announced. Passengers will have to check electronic devices larger than mobile phones once US authorities formalise a new ban in response to an unspecified terrorism threat, US officials told Reuters this morning. The new rule…
Five people are feared dead after a small charter plane “came in low and fast” before crashing into the Direct Factory Outlet shopping centre in Melbourne, causing a large explosion and sending plumes of black smoke into the air. It’s understood the Beechcraft B200 Super King Air aircraft was a charter flight headed to King Island off…
On the 14th February 1990, Flight IC605 took off Mumbai (Bombay) enroute to Bangalore. On final approach, the aircraft descended below normal approach profiles and continued descending, the landing gear touched the ground of Karnataka Golf Club, approximately 2.800 ft from the airport. Flight 605 then went up again in an attempt to perform a ‘touch and…
Gardai Immigration officers and the Special Unit have arrested three people as part of an ongoing investigation into a suspected illegal immigrant smuggling network. The three men aged 61, 56 and 28 were arrested Dublin Airport Sunday night, two of which are employees of Aer Lingus. In a statement the airline said Aer Lingus is co-operating…
An Open Skies flight from New York to Paris diverted to Shannon airport this morning so passengers could use the toilets. The 184 crew and passengers landed at Shannon at 7.30 this morning and took off again at 9.38. The crew told air traffic controllers at Shannon that they wished to divert so that passengers…
One body has been found after a Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday after takeoff from the resort town of Sochi on its way to Syria. UPDATE 0956 UTC Russian Defense Ministry: No survivors found after Russian plane carrying 93 crashes into Black Sea…
Air Canada flight AC-868 from Toronto to London had to make a medical emergency landing at Shannon Airport after this afternoon after a 10-year-old girl entered cardiac arrest on board. Paramedics were quick on the scene when the plane landed at 7.40pm and rushed the girl to University Hospital Limerick where she was later pronounced…
A Southwest Flight Attendant added a welcome bit of pep to a flight to Chicago with an stunning impersonation of a dozen Looney Tunes characters. Take a bow sir. H/T: Joe.ie
An Emirates Boeing 777 has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport, before bursting into flames on the runway. Emirates airline has confirmed that a jet carrying 282 passengers and 18 crew has been “involved in an accident”. The flight involved was EK521 coming from Kerala, India. The Boeing 777 attempted to go around from low height but did not…
KLM is set to launch a new service which will take off from Dublin Airport for the first time in half a century after sealing a deal on a new route to Amsterdam. The Dutch flag carrier will start its twice daily service between the Irish capital and Schiphol Airport on October 30. The flights…
A virtual tour of the runway at Dublin Airport has been compiled. It’s the first airport in the world to make a 360 degree tour available. The airport says precautions were put in place to ensure safety requirements were met during the image capture process on the airfield. “Airfields are exciting and fascinating places for…
A man has been kicked off a Flybe plane in Dublin Airport after he was caught taking pictures of an air hostess’s bum. Airport police were called when a staff caught the man taking the photographs with his mobile phone, but when asked to delete the snaps, he said that he “wasn’t able to”. The Independent report that…