British Airways is poised to pause sales of long-haul flights to destinations such as New York as the airline battles disruption at Heathrow. British Airways is set to suspend sales of long-haul flights from Heathrow amid the on-going disruption at the UK’s largest airport. The move would follow the carrier suspending ticket sales for short-haul…
Some airlines are being forced to ground flights due to a shortage of spare parts for planes, The Wall Street Journal reported. Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline, is one carrier grappling with parts shortages, the report said, and is having to source components such as cabin panels from other parts of the world. Qatar Airways is…
British Airways has suspended the sale of all domestic and short-haul European flights from Heathrow until August 15 as a result of the airport’s passenger cap. Earlier in April, the British flag carrier had trimmed around 16,000 summer flights to cope with the labour shortage, resulting in hours-long queues, last-minute cancellations, flight delays and baggage…
A plane carrying US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi may try to land in Taiwan. Pelosi departed on Friday for a tour that could include a controversial stop in Taiwan, the self-governed island democracy at the heart of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington. Please reload for updates… UPDATE US Air Force callsign SPAR19…
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has admitted that the purchase of Airbus A380 superjumbos was perhaps the biggest mistake the airline has made. The Group CEO stated that the A380s don’t have a “long-term future” and he suggested the jumbos would be grounded as soon as new aircraft get delivered. “Due to the grounding…
The regional forestry authority of Mugla province said the blaze, fanned by strong winds and temperatures close to 40 degrees Celsius, had threatened a hotel and settlement areas in the small seaside town of Icmeler near Marmaris. The Turkish coast guard had secured the bay and suspended water traffic in the area where firefighting planes…
Guinness World Records recognised an 86-year-old American woman as the longest-serving and oldest flight attendant in the world. Bette Nash has been a flight attendant with American Airlines for the longest time. She has been working with the air carrier for 65 years, which qualifies as a Guinness World Record, the record-keeping organisation said. Nash…
Jonas Vingegaard made a triumphant return to Denmark on Wednesday following his victory at the Tour de France. As he crossed into Danish airspace, two Danish Air Force fighter jets escorted Vingegaard’s private plane on its journey to Copenhagen. Moments after touching down on Danish soil, he would be driven in an Audi Cabriolet from…
JetBlue Airways on Thursday announced it would purchase Spirit Airlines, a combination that would create America’s fifth-largest airline. The announcement comes a day after Spirit pulled the plug on a deal to merge with Frontier. JetBlue had been pursuing a hostile bid for Spirit even while Spirit sought shareholder approval for a lower-priced deal with…
The boss of Frankfurt Airport in Germany has blamed the chaos at airports on black suitcases, the Guardian reported on Friday, citing German media. Stefan Schulte, the head of Frankfurt Airport, advised passengers to hand carry their belongings when possible and to use suitcases that are easy to spot. Black suitcases are so common, it’s…
An elderly wheelchair user was almost hospitalized after she was stranded for more than 14 hours at the Orlando airport earlier this month. Patty Bough, 85, told Orlando’s Fox 35 that Frontier Airlines employees failed to wheel her to her gate, after her granddaughter, who did not have a boarding pass, was denied entry at…
A snake head was discovered in the food given to one of the flight crew members on a SunExpress flight from Ankara to Düsseldorf. The inflight meal with the snake head present in it was photographed and posted on Twitter. Here is a look at the meal. The catering service to SunExpress was provided by…