A flight to Spain recently took off without any luggage on board because there was a shortage of baggage handlers at the airport. An Iberia Express flight took off on Sunday evening from Manchester in northern England and landed in the Spanish capital of Madrid a few hours later, according to the airline’s website. Passengers…
A plane has crashed and burst into flames at the Reno Air Races, shocking livestream footage shows. The pilot was flying in the championship round near a Nevada airport when the tragedy took place. The plane appears to fall toward the ground before exploding in a fiery crash that horrified the announcers. “We’ve had a…
Changes to Heathrow flights on Monday to respect the funeral arrangements of HM The Queen. About 15% of flights into and out of London’s Heathrow Airport will be disrupted on Monday due to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, the airport said. As a mark of respect for the solemnity of this sad and unique occasion, operations…
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport chief executive Dick Benschop announced his resignation on Thursday following months of chaos at one of Europe’s largest transport hubs, plagued by long queues and baggage handling issues. The troubles at Schiphol were among the worst in a summer where the global aviation industry struggled to cope with a surge in travel…
Flights operations to be affected at London Heathrow Airport on Monday during events around the Queen’s state funeral. Heathrow Airport says 15% of its schedule will be altered on Monday, as a mark of respect to ensure the skies over London fall quiet during events around the Queen’s state funeral. Affected operations : Flight operations…
A man was arrested for climbing through a luggage carousel at an airport in Ohio in July. A CCTV video captured the incident at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The video released by the Cleveland Police Department caught the man, identified as 29-year-old Nicholas Garrett, climbing through the carousel around 4:45 p.m. July 3. A witness…
A Volotea aircraft began approach to naval airbase in Brittany before going around. A Volotea Airbus A319 began to approach the Landivisiau naval airbase in Brittany before going around and landing at the correct airport. The A319 (reg. EC-MTD) was performing flight #V72820 from Ajaccio to Brest Bretagne on September 10, 2022. Two hours into…
Passengers were evacuated via slides after smoke on Air India Express Muscat-Cochin flight IX-442, . As many as 151 people were evacuated from an Air India Express plane at the Muscat airport on Wednesday after fire and smoke were noticed in one of the engines and aviation regulator DGCA is probing the incident, according to…
Heathrow flights will be disrupted to ensure ‘silence’ during procession for the Queen. Out of respect for the period of mourning following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Heathrow will be making appropriate alterations to flight operations. Some flights between 13:50 – 15:40 local time, Wednesday 14 September, will be disrupted to ensure…
The European low-cost airline Wizz Air has managed to rescue an Airbus A320 aircraft out from Ukraine. A Wizzair A320 (reg. HA-LWS) has taken off from western Ukrainian city of Lviv and landed in Katowice, a flight of just to Poland. Wizz Air still has three other Airbus A320 aircraft stuck in Ukraine since the…
Ahead of the funeral, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has issued strict protocols for attending foreign heads of state and officials. According to multiple reports by UK media, the funeral for attending foreign officials is by strict invitation with numbers limited to a head of state and their spouse or a senior government official…
Charles III is expected to board a plane to Northolt.