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…
The Air Asia flight had taken off from Australia’s Gold Coast and was heading to Malaysia before the serious incident grounded the service. The Airbus A330-300 was carrying 359 people, had to make an emergency landing in Brisbane shortly after the incident. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that passengers heard loud noises and saw sparks coming from an…
Pilot Russ Lucas and 16 passengers, including some children, were aboard the balloon, which is operated by Orlando Balloon Rides, authorities said. “The pilot had to make an emergency landing (because of an issue with the wind),” FHP spokeswoman Kim Montes said. “He attempted to land in a field off the Turnpike, but ended up…
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,…
A United plane caught fire today during landing at Denver Airport. The left engine of the Bombardier CRJ-701E (reg.N796SK) was on fire during landing at Denver. Passengers were immediately evacuated on the runway and the emergency crew quickly reacted to extinguish the fire. The United flight #UA5869 took off from Aspen at 1:45 pm local and landed at 2:20…
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) said Saturday that one of its planes was slightly damaged as it suffered a bird hit while landing at Cairo International Airport Friday. The collision damaged the Airbus A330-343 radome while landing runway 05R at Cairo International Airport, Egypt. Flight #SV311 from Riyadh to Cairo was later flown to Jeddah for…
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…
A drone flying close to Gatwick airport has led to the closure of the runway. A spokesman for the airport said the runway was closed for two short periods of nine minutes and five minutes on Sunday evening. easyJet #U28534 to London Gatwick had to declare an emergency and divert to London Stansted due to low…
JustPlanes spent a week in Reykjavik filming Air Iceland across the country. First Officer Thora was on 2 of the 10 flights and on this short video you hear her story. For the full 275 mins film visit http://www.worldairroutes.com/airiceland.html
