One of the cabin crew of Korean Air has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Tuesday (Feb 25), prompting it to shut its office near Incheon International Airport, where the crew briefing room is located. The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) notified the carrier of the employee confirmed to have…
A British Airways flight to Milan was delayed when three passengers refused to travel over coronavirus fears. Molly Hunter, an NBC journalist on the BA flight to Milan, tweeted: “At #Heathrow, our BA #Milan flight is delayed – the captain just announced there are passengers (I count 3) on board who don’t want to travel…
A Canadian man has passed away in Cuba while waiting to leave an island where passengers have been stranded. On Feb. 16, the airport on Cayo Large del Sur had to close because of a damaged runway, which disrupted the plans of many Canadians who were scheduled to return home that same day. The airport…
Emirates crew celebrated a passenger’s 100th Birthday on board an A380 to Munich. Elisabeth was flying on board Emirates flight #EK51 from Dubai to Munich. She was a bit surprised when the crew invited her to reach the A380 lounge to celebrate her 100th Birthday. Elisabeth received warm greetings from the crew and passengers during…
The chief executive told the Times that “males of a Muslim persuasion” who are single and travelling alone pose the largest terror threat to airlines. In the wide-ranging interview, Mr O’Leary, 58, said: “Who are the bombers? They are going to be single males travelling on their own. If you are travelling with a family…
A US daredevil pilot has been killed during an attempted launch of a homemade rocket in the Californian desert. “Mad” Mike Hughes, 64, crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after take-off near Barstow on Saturday. A video on social media shows a rocket being fired into the sky before plummeting to the ground nearby. Hughes was…
Israeli officials refused 130 South Korean passengers to disembark upon arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Saturday night. Korean Air flight KE957, operated by a Boeing 777-200, arrived in Tel Aviv at around 7.30 pm on Saturday evening after a near 12-hour flight from Seoul. But on arrival, the aircraft…
A convoy of five aircraft made up of two Boeing 747F and three Boeing 777F carrying approximately 300 tonnes of medical supplies free-of-charge to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Five Qatar Airways Cargo freighters departed to China today carrying approximately 300 tonnes of medical supplies donated by the airline to support Cornavirus relief efforts. The five…
Former Air France A380 F-HPJB is on it’s final flight to be scrapped. This aircraft was on lease to Air France from the Dr. Peters group and returned to the lessor after a full repainting. The A380 flew from Paris CDG to Dresden, Germany On January 2nd and is now on its way to Knock,…
During storm Dennis, the United Kingdom was buffeted by heavy rain and winds of up to 50mph, the second-weekend storm in a row. There was significant travel disruption and hundreds of flights had to be cancelled at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) so that aircraft could be given more time and space to land. Crosswind landings…
