Gatwick welcomed 43 million passengers in 2016, cementing its position as the world’s most efficient single runway airport. This new annual record came on December 22nd last year, a month in which the airport achieved 3.1 million passengers, up 15 per cent on December last year. The airport’s booming long-haul services grew by 26.8 per…
A fight broke out between an Arik manager and passengers at the Lagos International airport yesterday because Arik had reportedly delayed their flights to Johannesburg South Africa for 3 days without notice. Demanding an explanation, one of the enraged passengers approached the manager only for tempers to flare and a fight ensued between them. Other…
Police are investigating the death of a British airline worker whose body was foundo n a stretch of railway between Schiphol and Amsterdam on Monday, a day after going missing. Dutch police are investigating and said it appeared the Emirates cabin crew member had been hit by a train. A spokesman for the Dutch police…
Fresh doubt has been cast over the future of the Airbus A380, with 12 aircraft deliveries postponed. Six aircraft deliveries will now be postponed from 2017 to 2018 and six others from 2018 to 2019. The latest postponement is believed to be linked to technical issues Emirates is having with the new Rolls-Royce Trent 900…
Turkish Ground Service staff were trying to hit famous fashion designer Barbaros Şansal detained by Turkish Police in a flight from Cyprus to Istanbul.
El Al flight #LY7 from Tel Aviv to New York JFK is delayed 3 hours due to a cat in the cargo hold. The cat was carried by a passenger and managed to sneak out of its cage. All passengers are asked to disembark. UPDATE 1645 UTC The search has stopped and the flight is to…
A Boeing 737 operated by a Polish charter airline on Friday made an emergency landing in Prague after a bomb threat by a passenger who was then detained by police, Czech officials said. “A man who threatened to detonate a booby trap… is in the hands of the Czech police,” Interior Minister Milan Chovanec told…
A Citilink pilot was removed from duty on Wednesday after passengers claimed he was incoherent in a flight announcement he made before takeoff. One of the passengers voiced suspicion that the pilot may have been intoxicated. “Around 15 minutes before the scheduled departure, the pilot spoke random words in his flight announcement. I suspect that…
Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 (reg. VT-JBG) flight #9W2374 from Goa To Mumbai with 154 passengers & 7 crew on board, veered off the runway while aligning for takeoff at Goa Airport today morning. All passengers were evacuated. Goa airport to be remain close until 12:30pm – Dec 27.
An Open Skies flight from New York to Paris diverted to Shannon airport this morning so passengers could use the toilets. The 184 crew and passengers landed at Shannon at 7.30 this morning and took off again at 9.38. The crew told air traffic controllers at Shannon that they wished to divert so that passengers…
One body has been found after a Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday after takeoff from the resort town of Sochi on its way to Syria. UPDATE 0956 UTC Russian Defense Ministry: No survivors found after Russian plane carrying 93 crashes into Black Sea…
