We’re receiving reports of sonic boom over Northern Netherlands. The situation is stillunclear but it could be caused by the interception of a Boeing 737 to Sweden. 2 F16 jet fighters took off from Netherlands. The sonic boom was heard at 15:30 local time. According to Defence the noise was caused by two F-16 who…
Turkish authorities have sunk an A300 Airbus jet off the Aegean coast with the aim of attracting more diving tourists to the region. The plane was put to the bottom of the sea off the resort of Kuşadası, in Aydin province, 50 miles south of Izmir. The sinking of the plane, which is 54 metres…
On June 4th, Waterford Airport announced that VLM Airlines are to cease their Waterford-London Luton Service on June 16th. This is a huge blow for the airport as it is the only commercial service that is operated into Waterford, as Flybe dropped out a while ago. The airport has been advised that VLM flights on the…
Air France’s pilot unions have called on members to strike during the first week of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in a protest over pay, although the airline’s chief executive said fans could just drive or take the train. The unions said in a joint statement they planned to strike from June 11 until June…
Air Canada’s inaugural flight AC35, 787 Dreamliner service from Vancouver arrived in Brisbane Friday morning (3rd June 2016), marking the only non-stop service linking Canada and Queensland, Australia’s ‘Sunshine State’. These new flights between Vancouver and Brisbane ramp up to daily service on June 17, 2016. “We are delighted to launch the only non-stop, year-round…
Airport police have received an unspecified threat about a flight from London that landed in New Jersey. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police spokesman Joe Pentangelo says the flight, which is carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew members, arrived about 1 p.m. Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport. The British Airways aircraft…
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is celebrating the first anniversary of opening a two aircraft base at Cardiff Airport. Figures released show that 334,000 passengers flew with the airline from Wales’ national airport over the last 12 months, equating to a more than 600 per cent uplift in Flybe passenger numbers there over the year-long…
A virtual tour of the runway at Dublin Airport has been compiled. It’s the first airport in the world to make a 360 degree tour available. The airport says precautions were put in place to ensure safety requirements were met during the image capture process on the airfield. “Airfields are exciting and fascinating places for…
A man has been kicked off a Flybe plane in Dublin Airport after he was caught taking pictures of an air hostess’s bum. Airport police were called when a staff caught the man taking the photographs with his mobile phone, but when asked to delete the snaps, he said that he “wasn’t able to”. The Independent report that…
There is strong public support for Norwegian’s plans for low-cost transatlantic flights from Cork Airport, new polling released today has revealed. Norwegian last year announced plans for low-cost flights from Cork Airport to Boston in 2016, followed by New York in 2017. The airline is also looking at further transatlantic flights from Shannon Airport in…
On May 30th, Thomas Cook Inaugurated their first Manchester-Boston flight, using their Airbus A330 aircraft. The Boston Weekender programme, which runs twice a week throughout June to the middle of September, will take culture vultures and explorers to one of the US’s most historic cities, with a flight schedule that makes long weekends available like…
Low-cost airline Norwegian is expanding its long-haul network by releasing a record number of seats for this winter, perfect for holiday loving Brits looking for a bargain break in the States. Over 75,000 seats are now available to book on Norwegian’s direct low-cost long-haul flights between the UK and US for travel from November 2016…