A United Airlines flight from Newark burst two tyres on landing at the Fort Myers Airport’s single runway (06/24), causing all operations, departures and arrivals to be halted. Thousands of passengers were stranded in the terminal all day, and many presumably missed connections. Other passengers enroute to Fort Myers found themselves in Miami or Fort…
Bergen Airport in Norway suspended flight operations for two and a half hours after locals noticed a drone in the area. The airport is the second largest in Norway, in a year it serves more than 6 million passengers. In addition, it is located near the main Norwegian naval base in Hoonsvern, one of the…
Plane crash images have been sent to passengers’s cell phones. A flight from Bodrum to İstanbul was delayed after several passengers reported receiving images of plane crashes on their cell phones. The pictures are believed to have been distributed using Apple AirDrop. All passengers were disembarked so that searches of the aircraft and luggage could…
An American Airlines flight was forced to make an urgent return to Miami International Airport on Wednesday night after a passenger’s carry-on bag caused a worrying chemical odor. Just before 9 p.m. local time, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the airport after an “issue” onboard the aircraft traveling to Barbados. The flight “returned…
A SpiceJet aeroplane had to make an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport due to smoke inside its cabin and cockpit late Wednesday night. while the plane flying from Goa to Hyderabad was midair, the cabin was filled with smoke causing discomfort to the passengers for breathing. The smoke also spread to the cockpit. After the…
The British Airways Boeing 777 plane from New York had an issue with a tyre. Gatwick Airport’s main runway was temporarily closed this morning (October 13) after an incoming British Airways flight from New York experienced a “burst tyre”. The incident meant that the runway was closed at 7.42am this morning while the issue was…
A jet2 flight from Dalaman to Manchester diverted to London Stansted due to a bomb threat. Jet2 flight #LS922 departed from Dalaman in Turkey to Manchester. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE The aircraft is taxiing to the terminal, end of incident. UPDATE Dozens of emergency vehicles are waiting at Stansted Airport. UPDATE First…
A wheel from main landing gear of a a Boeing 747 Dreamlifter fell on takeoff from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport. The Boeing 747-400BLCF “Dreamlifter” (reg. N718BA) experienced an incident whne it took off from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, in Italy. A wheel from main landing gear fell during the initial climb-out on runway 35. Flight #5Y4231 was carrying equipements…
Yesterday evening, Eastern Airways flight T39634 declared emergency whilst on approach into Leeds Bradford Airport. Jesse Marsch and his Whites side were returning from London after a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace when the incident took place. The Eastern Airlines flight had Leeds United Football team onboard. Flight T39634 was descending into the airport when…
Turkish Airlines flight landed in Kolkata due to a medical emergency. Turkish Airlines plane flying from Istanbul to Singapore made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport on Thursday after a 69-year-old passenger fell seriously ill mid-air, an official said here. The elderly passenger suffered from bouts of convulsions and was bleeding from the nose…
A regional jet went off a runway Wednesday evening at the Dayton International Airport, briefly shutting it down. Air Wisconsin Flight 3818 to Dayton from Washington, D.C., operating for United Airlines, went off the runway just after 7 p.m., said Linda Hughes, air service manager for the airport. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol,…
A female passenger flying to London from the United States has died after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest as her flight descended into Heathrow. Medics rushed onto the United Airlines flight from Houston but tragically the 51-year-old woman was pronounced dead on the plane on Wednesday. The woman was travelling in the economy section when…