London Gatwick has achieved the busiest school summer holidays in its history with 8.1 million passengers travelling through the airport over the seven-week period. This is a 2.1 per cent increase on 2016 and the first time Gatwick has ever reached the eight million passengers mark during the summer break.
Miami International Airport will close Monday after sustaining “significant water damage” Sunday from Hurricane Irma. The airport’s director, Emilio González, noted MIA had endured wind gusts of nearly 100 mph during the storm. MIA has been closed for flights, but the terminal remained open for more than 600 hotel guests and 40 stranded passengers who…
Airlines were racing against the clock to clear as many customers as possible from the likely Florida path of Hurricane Irma, as social and political pressure mounted for carriers to play a bigger role in aiding evacuations. As the powerful storm threatened to rip through the Florida coast by Sunday, airlines ramped up the number of…
A man armed with a knife was shot at Miami International Airport after a confrontation with a Miami-Dade police officer, according to the authorities. The conflict broke out on Thursday night and prompted the evacuation of the station, the US news agency CBS said. The airport confirmed that there was “a security incident involving one…
Southwest passenger Tricia Belstra is hoping she gets to find a kind hearted flight attendant that gave her a heartwarming note as she was disembarking her flight so she can thank him. Tricia was flying on SWA1076 en-route to Indiana via Chicago on 17 August when a flight attendant noticed she was visibly upset with…
From 1 November, only travellers who have paid £5 for the privilege of boarding ahead of the rest will be able to take two bags on board. Everyone else will have to surrender the larger bag at the departure gate, and pick it up on arrival from the baggage carousel. If they refuse to give…
A Qantas flight bound for Sydney has turned to Dubai late this morning following a suspected pressurisation issue. The Airbus A380, VH-OQJ, departed from Dubai shortly after 10:20am followed by a technical issue. The crew elected to enter a holding pattern near Dubai, burn / dump fuel and return to Dubai. Airlive understands the technical…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has handed down a report into a tail strike incident at Melbourne Airport involving a Jetstar A320-232, registration VH-VGF, on 11 May 2016. The flight was heading to Hobart. The take-off was performed by a cadet pilot on Runway 27. It was their first take off as pilot flying.…
Former baggage handler, 20 year old Paul Sant, has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of endagering the safety of an aircraft in flight and 1 count of transmitting intereference that could endanger the safety of another person in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today, 5 September. Each offence carries a maximum 20 year jail term. The…
A flight from Paris to Glasgow was delayed overnight after a passenger spotted a scorpion on board. A passenger raised the alarm with cabin crew after noticing the scorpion on flight #U26883 from Glasgow to Paris on Monday. An EasyJet spokesman said: “EasyJet can confirm that a passenger reported to crew that a scorpion was…
Passengers screamed in horror as punches were thrown on a plane after a ‘mortal drunk’ woman started ‘kicking off’. In a video of the brawl, men and women aboard the Newcastle to Alicante Ryanair flight can be seen scrapping over the tops of seats. Arms can be seen flailing in both directions as fellow passengers…
During a parachuting demonstration, one of the two pilots of an Agusta A-109 military helicopter fell from the aircraft on Sunday afternoon. The co-pilot was busy preparing the 3 paratroopers who were going to jump. Immediately after their jump, the co-pilot saw the pilot’s seat empty, his door open. The helicopter was starting to fall but the co-pilot…