Swiss International Airlines has retired its last Avro RJ100 regional jet. To mark the occasion, the airline flew the 15-year veteran aircraft on a special final flight between Geneva and Zurich. Ship HB-IYZ had the honors of operating the final flight yesterday and was treated to a water fountain salute before being officially taken out of service…
A Turkish aircraft made an unscheduled landing at Budapest on Sunday evening because a passenger had died during the flight, airport operator Budapest Airport said. The lady has boarded the aircraft with medical assistance but she died during the flight. Medical team was only able to confirm her death at Budapest. The flight #TK1619 from…
Blake Henderson accidentally dropped his phone while filming another small plane in mid-flight. The Samsung Galaxy S5 dropped more than 1000 ft before landing in the garden of a man intact, and still filming.
Air Berlin has filed for insolvency proceedings after main shareholder Etihad Airways withdrew its financial support. The Oneworld member submitted the filing in a local Berlin court, though it won’t seek bankruptcy protection for its Niki and Leisure Cargo units, Air Berlin said in a statement. Talks with Lufthansa and other parties regarding disposals are…
A UK man was questioned in Las Vegas after boarding the wrong Eurowings flight. Samuel Jankowsky said airline staff checked his boarding pass 3 seperate times before he boarded the flight. The pass showed London Stansted as the destination. Mr Jankowsky was returning home from a business trip. After waking up from a quick sleep…
Jetstar Australia have announced a rise in the cost of checked-in baggage at the airport. From August 15 domestic passengers that haven’t pre-booked baggage will face a $A10 ($US7.87, €6.67, £6.06) increase to $A60 ($US47.24, €40, £36.38), plus $A15 ($US11.21, €10, £9.10) for every kilogram over 15kgs. Carry-on is still set at maximum 2 items…
Passengers on a recent Southwest Airlines flight across the country took part in a “toilet paper race” to pass the time while in the air. Flight attendants on the flight from Raleigh to Denver, which is slated to be four hours long, decided to pit the passengers against each other mid-flight. The side of the…
Saudia Airlines has warned passengers that it will refuse boarding to anyone it doesn’t consider has dressed appropriately. The airline has issued a strict dress code that says which parts of male and female passengers’ bodies should be covered. The national carrier of Saudi Arabia — a staunchly conservative country that doesn’t allow bare arms…
Officials say three flight attendants became ill on a plane headed to Barbados, causing it to return to a Florida airport. JetBlue flight #B6385 took off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 1.16pm Eastern Time, but returned just a little less than an hour later when three flight attendants got sick. Officials say the plane…
Passengers arriving at Adelaide Airport August 11 were left confused after a hastily planned taxi driver strike. Approximately 100 Taxi drivers went on strike protesting over Adelaide Airport’s announcement the previous day that they would allow UberX pick-ups from the airport immediately. Taxi drivers blockaded the ride-sharing area designated for UberX pickups. At one stage Airport…
One passenger raised a ruckus on a Spring Airlines flight to Shanghai earlier this week, threatening to blow up the plane if it was not taken instead to Taipei. The flight was traveling from the South Korean resort island of Jeju to Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on Monday night when one male passenger asked the…
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have released one man held after the July 29 anti-terrorism raids in Sydney, and have charged Khaled Khayat, 49, of Lakemba and Mahmoud Khayat, 32, of Punchbowl with terrorism related offences. They were denied bail in a brief court hearing on August 4. The AFP Deputy Commissioner, Michael Phelan, said that…
