Pisa airport in Italy has halted all arrivals and departures due to a huge blaze in a neighbouring forest. Air traffic is reportedly set to remain blocked for three hours as firefighters scramble to stop the fire. Dozens of flights are now being delayed or cancelled. The raging fire broke out on Monte Serra last…
A flight from London to the US was forced to return to Heathrow after a ‘drunk’ woman allegedly assaulted someone onboard. The incident disrupted the travel of hundreds of passengers who were headed to Washington DC, as the flight was cancelled upon its return to the UK. A passenger who claimed to be sat in…
A planned flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Paris on Monday evening blew multiple tires in an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after the plane experienced hydraulic failure, officials said. Delta Airlines flight #DL20 made a hard landing at JFK, the Port Authority Police union said on Twitter.…
A school girl suffered an allergic reaction and died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette during a British Airways flight, her parents said. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, collapsed during the flight from London Heathrow to Nice in July last year. UPDATE Pret A Manger did not label “artisan” baguettes as containing sesame seeds despite six allergic reaction…
On departure from Luqa, the Airbus A319-112 (reg. 9H-AEJ) suffered birdstrike. Air Malta flight KM100, was scheduled to leave Malta International Airport at 7.20am, with the bird strike take placing upon its departure. The pilots safely aborted the take-off and slowed down on runway 13. Malta International Airport said the aircraft then returned to the…
The FAA is investigating after metal fragments fell from an aircraft Tuesday night over a neighborhood in Henrico County. The FAA is trying to determine whether or not the incident is related to a Delta flight that was diverted Tuesday night due to a reported engine problem. The plane took off for Richmond and was…
A security breach at Orlando Melbourne International Airport caused a lockdown early Thursday morning. Melbourne International Airport is closed until further notice due to police activity. According to an airport official, an unauthorized student boarded a commercial jet. The student was removed from the plane and is being questioned. Security sweeps of the airfield are…
At least 30 passengers on a Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight suffered ear and nose bleeding due to low cabin pressure during the ascent here on Thursday, an official said. The flight #9W697 with 166 passengers and five crew, was forced to return back to Mumbai shortly after take-off, said a Jet Airways spokesperson. Several passengers…
An Air India plane with some 370 passengers on board from New Delhi to New York was supposed to land at JFK airport on September 11, but landed in Newark instead because of a series of technical failures, bad weather and low fuel. The captain in charge of the 15-hour flight could be heard fretting…
A plane of the national airline, Air Algérie, was forced to abort takeoff at Houari Boumediene airport in Algiers. Air Algerie Airbus A330-200 (reg. 7T-VJA) performing flight #AH4062 with 202 passengers on board to the Dubai. The plane was due to takeoff at around 22:00. During takeoff an engine failed, shortly before V1 speed. The pilot decided…
Following an incident on board with a passenger, an Air Austral flight departing from Paris CDG airport and bound for Mayotte was canceled on Monday, 17 September. An Air Austral flight was canceled Monday night due to an incident on board with a passenger. Chartered by the company Hifly, the A330 was due to depart from…
Runway is closed until further notice at East Midlands Airport. UPDATE East Midlands Airport now reopened. UPDATE The aircraft is now off runway, inspection in progress. UPDATE All pax now offloaded from FR9387 BNC-EMA and nosewheel tyres being changed in situ on runway before a/c will be moved to stand for luggage offload & inspection. The…
