Passengers were evacuated shortly after 5pm after water started pouring through the ceiling of Terminal One. Travellers took to social media to complain of “chaos” and the airport being on “lockdown”. @manairport 💦💦💦 😲 #justnow pic.twitter.com/3aAzzPCfXK — Craig Owen 🇬🇧 (@craigowenUK) July 4, 2017 Greater Manchester Police tweeted: “GMP are currently assisting @manairport with a…
British Airways today announced its plans to give customers a great night’s sleep in the sky through a partnership with the luxury lifestyle brand, The White Company. The iconic British retailer will supply bedding and amenity kits in Club World as part of the airline’s £400m customer investment plan, with a focus on excellence in…
A severe thunderstorm caused damage to multiple planes at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township. A severe thunderstorm caused damage to multiple planes at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and thankfully no injuries have been reported.
A plane passenger sat helplessly in his seat as water steadily trickled onto him from the ceiling during a flight to Florida Friday, despite his best efforts to shield himself using a magazine. The soaked but apparently good-natured passenger chuckled as he fruitlessly tried to divert the liquid away from his body using the magazine,…
Because instead of paying the £78.50 train ticket price from Newcastle to England’s capitalJoe Furness caught a plane via Spain… and saved £40 in the process. The 21-year-old student said after looking at different routes, he realised he could catch a £15.99 flight from Newcastle to Menorca and then a £10.99 flight from Menorca to…
United Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela, a move that further cuts off access to the Latin American nation engulfed in violent political protests and economic chaos. The daily service between Houston and Caracas is canceled because of low demand, United spokesman Charles Hobart said: “Because our Houston-Caracas service is not meeting our financial expectations we have…
British Airways cabin crew based at the UK’s busiest airport have launched a 16 day strike in a long-running dispute over pay. Industrial action started on July 1 and is planned to last for 16-days. Howard Beckett, Unite assistant general secretary, said bosses removing travel concessions from crew who took part in previous strikes is…
Nine Qatar Airways A320 land today at Heathrow to fly for British Airways during cabin crew strike. British Airways Industrial action is expected to start on July 1 and is planned to last for 16-days. The clash — which has led to 26 days of strike since January — is over pay gaps between…
British police have detained a 21-year-old woman at London’s Heathrow Airport, placing her under arrest for allegedly planning to mount “acts of terrorism.” The woman was apprehended as she disembarked a flight from Istanbul “Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) have this evening, Thursday, 29 June, arrested a 21-year-old woman at Heathrow Airport…
Low-cost carriers (LCC) have become a popular alternative to traditional scheduled airlines over the last two decades. As the summer holiday season has arrived, we look at the low-cost market segment, the changes in its business model, and how it has expanded in the last 10 years. The low-cost model focuses on business and operational…
Vanilla Air has apologised to a disabled passenger who was forced to crawl up a flight of stairs to board his plane. Hideto Kijima, who uses a wheelchair, had to hoist himself from the runway at a tiny airport on the resort island of Amami up to the aircraft door, after staff at Vanilla Air…
