A Thomson flight to Spain was forced to make an emergency landing before it had even left the UK – to eject three rowdy passengers. The Thomson flight from Glasgow to Alicante was forced to touch down at Bristol Airport amid concerns over the behaviour of three men. A fleet of police vehicles swarmed onto…
Three cabin crew members have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire allegedly started on board a Thomson flight this morning. Passengers were escorted from the plane at around 9am shortly after take off from Manchester. According to reports, an oven caught fire on route to Girona in Spain. The flight then made an…
According to Düsseldorf Airport, an incident occurred with an Airbus A340 of the Mahan Air, which also led to a temporary shutdown of the airport. On Thursday at 9:46 local, a technical problem on the landing gear resulted in an incident during landing of an Airbus A340 of the Mahan Air, the airport reported. There was…
Two passengers and one crew member were injured Thursday night when a person on a Delta Air Lines flight stormed the cockpit. Soon after leaving Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Beijing-bound Boeing 767-300(ER) (reg. N174DZ) was forced to turn back due to a “security incident with a passenger,” Delta said in a statement. The airline did not…
The tail of a China Airlines Boeing 777 was surrounded by smoke today at Jakarta Airport. A visually spectacular incident due to APU low oil pressure. The aircraft departed later with no other issues. The auxiliary power unit APU is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships…
London Heathrow evacuated after a fire alarm was sounded in Terminal 4. UPDATE T4 has now been reopened following an earlier fire alarm evacuation. Heathrow’s Terminal 4 has been evacuated after fire alarms went off in the second major alert at the airport within days. Staff began evacuating passengers shortly after 1pm. Passengers took to social media…
The newly released video captured the moments after the plane crashed and shows the chaos on the tarmac as rescue crews rushed to the scene. The video was published on YouTube on June 28 by user “What You Haven’t Seen.” The description says the video was taken from airport surveillance camera C225.SFO International Airport Director…
Passengers at Manchester Airport has been evacuated after a suspect bag was discovered at one of the terminals. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1202 UTC Manchester Airport Terminal 3 is back open. UPDATE 1136 UTC Police say suspect package ‘not viable device’ and ‘not terror-related’. UPDATE 1058 UTC Bomb disposal officers carry out ‘series of controlled…
The Air Asia flight had taken off from Australia’s Gold Coast and was heading to Malaysia before the serious incident grounded the service. The Airbus A330-300 was carrying 359 people, had to make an emergency landing in Brisbane shortly after the incident. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that passengers heard loud noises and saw sparks coming from an…
Pilot Russ Lucas and 16 passengers, including some children, were aboard the balloon, which is operated by Orlando Balloon Rides, authorities said. “The pilot had to make an emergency landing (because of an issue with the wind),” FHP spokeswoman Kim Montes said. “He attempted to land in a field off the Turnpike, but ended up…
A United plane caught fire today during landing at Denver Airport. The left engine of the Bombardier CRJ-701E (reg.N796SK) was on fire during landing at Denver. Passengers were immediately evacuated on the runway and the emergency crew quickly reacted to extinguish the fire. The United flight #UA5869 took off from Aspen at 1:45 pm local and landed at 2:20…
