LAX going off. pic.twitter.com/8hO7lqL5HG — sam macon (@sayczars) August 29, 2016 Part of Los Angeles International Airport was briefly closed late Sunday (Monday European time) after loud noises were heard that sounded like gunfire, possibly caused by a man dressed in a black Zorro outfit who was later detained by police. Passengers who fled in…
Qatar’s main Hamad International Airport is adding a $10 fee for all passengers departing from the airport, including on connection flights. The decision, announced on Sunday, comes after the Middle East’s busiest airport in Dubai added similar fees earlier this year. The measure helps boost revenue in Gulf countries following a slump in the price…
Number of witnesses were scared yesterday at Nice (France) when the Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines flew very low over the city. According reports, flight #TK1815 was not in the right flight path and flying at low altitude on approach to Nice airport. “I was very scared because I saw it brush the university restaurant of…
United flight #UA162 from Glasgow to Newark was delayed after 2 pilots were arrested on suspicion of being drunk. The drama unfolded over claims the two men had been drinking and were too sozzled to fly the Boeing 757-200 (reg. N34137). They had been due to be part of a three-man crew on the flight deck during…
All Nippon Airlines flight #NH843 from Tokyo (HND) to Singapore (SIN) diverted to the island of Okinawa. The Boeing 787-8(reg. JA874A) suffered a cracked windshield on the pilot side shortly after departure and made an emergency landing at Naha airport, on the Island of Okinawa during the middle of the night. Passengers are waiting for a spare…
Finnair Airbus A350-900 (reg. OH-LWA) arriving this morning from Hong Kong suffered an incident at Helsinki airport. The left engine has hit the bottom of the airbridge during taxi to the gate before unembarking the passengers. Finnair technicians are on site the examine the damages. Source
A suspicious package found in the area of departures at Lisbon airport, forced police to close the terminal 1. UPDATE 0833 UTC Terminal 1 now reopen after security alert due to suspicious package.
Southwest Airlines Flight #WN3472 Boeing 737 from New Orleans to Orlando was forced to make an emergency landing after the heart-stopping high-altitude malfunction this morning. A woman said she, her husband and their three children were on Flight #WN3472 from New Orleans to Orlando when, while over water, she heard a loud explosion. “It was…
A twin-otter aircraft operated by MASwings Sdn Bhd skidded off the runaway upon landing at the Marudi Airport today. All four passengers together with the pilot and his assistant, however, were not injured in the 3.50pm incident. Marudi police chief Deputy Superintendent Gabriel Risut said the aircraft, which had earlier departed from Miri, skidded off…
Over 200 people were evacuated today from the Tallinn airport after one of the passengers announced that there was a bomb in his luggage. After that more than 200 people were evacuated from the airport. Nothing suspicious has been found. The man, who reported about the bomb had already been detained. According to Estonian legislation, he could face up to five years of imprisonment for such an action.…
