The figure, released this week by its operating authority, represents growth of 7.2 per cent on 2015, when 78 million passed through its doors. Dubai’s rise has been astonishing. The airport welcomed just 16 million fliers in 2002, meaning total growth in the last 16 years stands at 423 per cent. While it sees more…
President Donald J. Trump takes off for the first time in Air Force One today to head to Philadelphia.
Formula 1 star Jenson Button enjoyed racing through the skies this week after piloting a British Airways A380 flight simulator at London’s Heathrow Airport. The former World Champion – who recently announced his retirement from the track – spent 90 minutes perfecting take-off, cruise and landing of the world’s largest commercial aircraft. The simulator at…
Travellers can now get real-time departure gate and time information from Sydney Airport by just tweeting the flight number. You can ask the question and get replies in 41 languages! @ckharvey23 Flight QF7 is scheduled to depart at 15:05 (25/01) from Gate 8. — Sydney Airport (@flySYD) January 25, 2017 The new BizTweet service would…
Japan Airlines has decided to upgrade the current 15 minutes free in-flight internet campaign to a completely free internet service on all domestic flights. The service will be available on all flight operated by aircraft equipped with inflight Wi-Fi systems.
🔴 [VIDEO] Avión "Súper Tanket" realizó primera descarga sobre Mirario, comuna de Hualañé pic.twitter.com/sN6ZAAdix5 — VIVIMOSLANOTICIA.cl (@vlanoticia) January 25, 2017
A passenger who berated a Trump supporter for “putting that man’s finger on the nuclear button” was thrown off a plane. The woman told a flight attendant that she would like the man next to her to change seats, seemingly because of his support of Donald Trump. The woman then berated the man, saying “You put that…
Gardai Immigration officers and the Special Unit have arrested three people as part of an ongoing investigation into a suspected illegal immigrant smuggling network. The three men aged 61, 56 and 28 were arrested Dublin Airport Sunday night, two of which are employees of Aer Lingus. In a statement the airline said Aer Lingus is co-operating…
All of United Airlines’ domestic flights were grounded for more than two hours Sunday night because of a computer outage, the Federal Aviation Administration said. International flights weren’t affected by the ground stop, which the FAA said was issued at United’s request. A ground stop is in place for domestic flights due to an IT…
A 20-year-old man, who has been arrested for allegedly falsely claiming he found a letter in an airplane bathroom that indicated a bomb was on United Airlines flight, faces a potential penalty of 10 years in federal prison and $250,000 fine. During a flight from San Diego to Denver, Korth allegedly claimed to have found in the…
Air India has announced plans to reserve six seats in each aeroplane for female passengers. The state-run airline revealed the move was an attempt to preserve the safety of women travelling alone. All of the seats in row three on Air India planes will now only be allocated to women. The airline will also keep…
