A British Airways flight was forced to divert to Zurich Aiport after the first officer became unconscious. The first officer had complained of feeling unwell earlier. The Airbus A320neo with registration G-TTNM was operating flight BA640 from London Heathrow to Athens. However, after the first officer felt unwell, the captain indicated that he was considering…
An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX with registration C-FSNQ was forced to divert to Tucson after it suffered an engine issue during a positioning flight. The Boeing 737 MAX was performing flight AC-2358 from Pinal Airpark to Montreal on December 22nd, with only 3 crew members on board. The crew reported a left-hand engine hydraulic…
‘Highly concerning’ second new Covid-19 variant from South Africa detected in UK confirms Matt Hancock. The UK is already moving to widen lockdowns in connection with the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19 identified in southeast England last week. That strain is said to be more transmissible, but also no more severe than the…
A US flight was delayed after a man, his travelling companion and his service dog forced open the emergency exit and used the evacuation slide to leave the plane. Delta flight 462 was taxiing and preparing to depart La Guardia Airport in New York on 21 December when the unnamed passengers decided they no longer…
Sweden bans travellers from Britain, Denmark over new Covid strain. Sweden will stop allowing in foreign travellers from Britain and Denmark in a bid to curb the rapid spread of a new strain of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday. “To minimize the risk of it spreading here, the government has today decided on…
Pakistan imposes one week temporary ban on UK arrivals. Pakistan bans entry of all passengers from UK, effective midnight. Pakistan cite growing concern of the spread of a new COVID19 strain in Britain.
DHL has stopped package deliveries into the UK just days before Christmas. Deutsche Post DHL said it was halting all deliveries of parcels to Britain because of transport restrictions put in place by many countries following a new, apparently more virulent strain of the coronavirus. Countries including Germany banned flights and other arrivals from Britain…
Spain has announced it will ban all entries from the UK except for Spanish nationals and residents from tomorrow.
Western Global Boeing 747-400, operated by UPS Airlines, lost its wingtip at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina, after hitting a light pole on Sunday. The aircraft with registration N356KD was taxiing at the moment, having arrived as flight KD1198 from Philadelphia International Airport when the incident took place. As a result of the collision, the…
Norway is banning all direct flights from the United Kingdom with immediate effect. This measure will initially apply for a period of 48 hours, but it may be extended. Additionally, a series of restrictions applicable to travellers arriving from the United Kingdom will be tightened. ‘We must ensure that the strain of the virus that…
A tractor rammed a Ural Airlines plane at Frankfurt am Main airport. A tractor carrying baggage carts rammed a Ural Airlines plane at Frankfurt am Main airport. The impact damaged the rear fuselage of the airbus. The press service of the airline clarified that the incident occurred on December 20: After arriving at the parking…
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER skidded the runway at Raden International Airport in Lampung on Sunday. The aircraft with registration PK-LGP landed in Lampung during heavy rain at 14:45 WIB as Lion Air flight JT-173 with 7 crew members and 125 adult passengers, one child, two toddlers on board. The aircraft took off from Hang…
