Heathrow Airport has reached 34°C on Saturday, not only making it the hottest day of the year but one of the warmest June days for the UK in around 40 years

Britain has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring as high as 34C (93F) in London. Shortly before 5pm on Saturday the Met Office said a temperature of 34.0C had been recorded at Heathrow airport, approaching the all-time record for June of 35.6C, reached in Southampton in 1976. The UK…

RAF Typhoons scrambled to escort a Jet2 flight with disruptive female passenger after a miscommunication between ATC and pilots

Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Jet2 flight on Saturday after an apparent mix-up between air traffic controllers and the pilots. The flight, which left Stansted Airport on Saturday evening, was heading for Turkey when there was allegedly disruptive behaviour from a female passenger on board. The flight to Dalaman in…

British Airways, Qantas, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Air-France and KLM announced they would avoid parts of Iranian airspace

Some global airlines are redirecting flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, citing safety concerns amid intensifying fears of a military confrontation in the Middle East. A flurry of airlines, including British Airways, Qantas, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Air-France KLM’s Dutch subsidiary KLM, announced they would avoid…