DXB airport experienced 2 hour delays and 15 flights were diverted. Arrivals were disrupted by 2 hours and departures delayed by one hour but still departing. Arrivals were on hold for a moment due to due runway closed (now reopened). A Saudia flight had a bird strike. Emily
A study of government-sourced near misses shows 241 close encounters between pilots and “drones” (UAS). These are defined as aircraft within 500ft of each other. Most incidents occurred at higher than 500AGL and within 5nm of an airport.http://ift.tt/1YLPwoW
The Sharm el Sheikh resort shows no sign of recovery after a Metrojet crash in October killing all on board. Tourism numbers has reduced by 85% since the suspension of UK tourists and flights into the county. Hotels and businesses in Sharm suffer and struggle to remain open following to fall in tourists visiting the…
The Brookes family was flying to Durban from Manchester on Christmas Eve with a stop in Dubai. Son, Joshua, who is 12 was stopped from flying because of a missing travel document. Apparently, new laws now require child visitors to have a full birth certificate which caused Joshua and his Mum to fly out six…
Look what we got from Santa… New Boeing Sky Interiors coming soon!! #Ryanair #AlwaysGettingBetter pic.twitter.com/JRoQzBLGvI — Ryanair (@Ryanair) January 2, 2016
Hong Kong International Airport opened a new $10 billion concourse this week. The Midfield Concourse’s 19 gates and 20 aircraft parking stands will allow the airport to handle an additional 10 million passengers per year. Details
Deadly Plane Crashes That Shook The World In 2015 4 February – TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 (B-22816) was a domestic flight from Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan to Kinmen Airport, Taiwan. The flight was carrying 53 passengers & 5 crew members. Two minutes after take off from Taipei the pilots reported an…
Plane flying to London from Mumbai was forced to return after a rat was spotted on board. Flight AI131 travelling to London on Wednesday and was over Iran airspace when someone spotted the rodent. The passengers continued their journey on a replacement flight later on. Air India says the plane had been fumigated and the…
UK chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the government will launch a review into airport sales to make sure VAT savings are being passed on to shoppers. As thousands of travellers head off for New Year’s getaways, the chancellor confirmed that the extensive review will make sure that VAT relief in airports is leading to savings…
Today marks 70 years since Heathrow officially became a commercial airport. Over the course of 2016, Heathrow will be celebrating a number of key moments with colleagues, passengers and the local community to mark this significant anniversary. Details