Police are still trying to find the passenger who left a note about a bomb on a plane in Queenstown. The airport was evacuated, although flights still took off after 3pm, when emergency services were alerted to the note. It was discovered by a cleaner after passengers had left the plane. The note contained information…
A British Airways flight packed with holidaymakers on their way from Gatwick to Crete had to make an emergency landing after the smell of “cannabis” filled the plane. Flight BA2552 had to return to Gatwick after around an hour-and-a-half because of the pungent stench. @British_Airways flight to heraklion turned back after nasty smell. Disappointed holidaymakers,…
A North Korean Air Koryo airplane made an emergency landing in China’s city of Shenyang due to a fire, China’s official Xinhua news agency said on Friday. The plane from North Korea’s national airline, which was flying from Pyongyang to Beijing, made a forced landing in the northeastern Chinese city after it caught fire,…
American Airlines flight 1822 Airbus A320 was evacuated on Palm Beach International’s runway on Thursday afternoon. The plane was departing for Philadelphia. #Pbi #stuckontherunway #planeleaking pic.twitter.com/U29OW6cQ7u — Dennis Schneidler (@dbjsportphotos) July 21, 2016 Passengers were evacuated via emergency slides while the aircraft was on taxiway C at Runway 10L. The FAA said in a statement…
Two pilots have been arrested for allegedly attempting to fly a Airbus A310 from Glasgow Airport to Toronto while under the influence of alcohol. The captain and first officer are due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Tuesday following the incident on the Air Transat aircraft on Monday afternoon. A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police…
A large piece of aircraft debris, believed to be a wing flap, has arrived in Australia for testing as part of the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, officials said Monday. The piece, found by locals on Pemba Island just off the coast of Tanzania on June 23, was now in Canberra, the Australian Transport…
Travellers have had a bad start to their week with an American Airlines flight returning to LaGuardia due to a suspected pressurisation issue. The American Airlines flight AA4595 that was due into Columbus at 8:00am from LaGuardia was diverted back to New York. Unconfirmed reports suggest the diversion was caused due to a malfunction is…
Emergency runway closure immediately due to soft spot in main Runway 06/24 to avoid damage to aircraft. Closure is upon risk assessment made by airport authorities. Expected flight diversions until on or about 10 p.m. today. Flights using aircraft A320 and below may use Runway 13/31 for flight operations. The broken runway coating damaged flaps…
A Hawaiian Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Tokyo early on Monday morning, bursting tyres and forcing the closure of one runway and the cancellation of several other flights. Flight HA458, which departed from Tokyo’s Haneda airport around midnight for Honolulu, returned to Japan after hydraulic system alarm, according to the NHK. The Airbus…
