The reptile landed on the foot of passenger, who was reaching for his baggage shortly after his plane touched down on Sunday afternoon. It was a Murray River short-necked turtle, a freshwater species often kept as a pet. Nobody on the plane came forward as its owner. A flight attendant picked it up with a napkin…
The growth in long haul flights to key markets from Manchester Airport has delivered a significant trade boost to the region, figures have revealed. The last financial year was the best for freight at Manchester Airport since 2011, with 103,437 tonnes of cargo shipped to destinations across the globe. That was up seven per cent…
The easyJet flight from Tenerife (in the Canary Islands) to London Gatwick airport in London diverted to Porto Santo airport. According to RTP Madeira, the captain requested an emergency landing after smoke signals reported in the cabin. The airport fire service examined the aircraft but didn’t detected any anomaly. For security reasons, the company decided to disembark the 167…
The American Eagle flight AA5931 from Houston has been grounded on the tarmac of Lax after phoned-in bomb threat. BREAKING American #AA5931 parked in safe area at LAX after bomb threat, passengers on board https://t.co/JW1TKH6toU pic.twitter.com/3WCO7ZmWwF — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 24, 2016 The airport got a TSA notification of a phone threat made to a…
According to Khou, a Houston Police bomb squad was called to Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (USA) on Tuesday morning after a possible threat was made against a Delta flight. Several bomb squad units were called to look over the aircraft, which was preparing to depart from the airport. The call came in at about 8:30…
The near-miss is said to have happened on Saturday and was reported by the pilots to the control tower as the plane arrived from Frankfurt. It has been described as the most serious incident involving drones at the airport to date. The drones were spotted at around 2,950 feet within protected air space when the…
Following yesterdays announcement of Norwegian’s new route expansion to Las Vegas, the Norway-based Low Cost Carrier have announced a further order for 2 more Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners. The 2 aircraft will be leased and expected to be delivered by 2018. This will bring the airline’s Dreamliner fleet to 42 by 2020. The airline are to…
An air ambulance with 7 people on board crash landed in a field in Najafgarh area of South West Delhi on Tuesday. Fortunately, no one sustained any major injury. The air ambulance had taken off from Patna and was enroute to Delhi when it crash landed. The six-seater Beech King Air C-90A aircraft crash landed…
Norwegian is continuing the expansion of its trailblazing low-cost long-haul network by launching a new direct route to the bright lights of Las Vegas from London Gatwick. Norwegian passengers don’t need to be high rollers to experience Sin City, with flights now on sale from just £179 one way, making Las Vegas more accessible to…
Russia’s air defense detected an RC-135 spy plane belonging to US Air Force on Sunday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in its statement. The plane was on an air reconnaissance mission with all of its transponders having been shut off, it added. At least two passenger jets belonging to major European airlines were endangered by the…
A Turkish Airlines aircraft at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport was being searched after a note threatening a bomb attack was found on board on Monday, an airline spokesman said. All 134 people, on board the Boeing 737-800 for the flight TK2014 from Istanbul to Kayseri had been evacuated. A note with a bomb threat was discovered in…
