A woman who tested positive for Covid-19 mid-flight decided to stay locked in the plane’s bathroom for hours to prevent other passengers getting sick. Marisa Fotieo was travelling from Chicago to Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, when her throat began to hurt. She took a rapid test to the bathroom where she produced a positive…
Do you need to track your cargo? Do you need to figure out when your next anticipated package will arrive? While there are many ways people or businesses might prefer to get shipments, the fastest way to send packages long distance is a cargo plane. However, unlike same-day deliveries like with Amazon, tracking packages that…
A Delta Air Lines flight to Shanghai was forced to turn around midair last week after the Shanghai airport implemented new lengthy cleaning requirements related to COVID-19. Delta said in an email statement on Monday that the new cleaning procedures at Shanghai Pudong International Airport “require significantly extended ground time and are not operationally viable…
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume flying Boeing 737 MAX planes on its fleet in February 2022, saying it was satisfied with their safety, its chief executive said on Monday. In 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX bound for Kenya, crashed six minutes after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, killing all 157…
Morocco, Germany and France have all banned Brits from entering their borders and as a result Ryanair have cancelled a third of their scheduled flights in January. Ryanair have been forced to cancel a third of their scheduled January flights due ongoing uncertainty caused by travel restrictions. The budget airline announced the cancellations in the…
A newly hired TSA officer with 10 years of EMT experience saved the life of a choking infant at Newark Liberty International Airport. TSA Officer Cecilia Morales heard people screaming for help and knew she had to act quickly. As a mom lifted her 2-month-old son from his car seat carrier to take him through…
Travelling over Christmas weekend has proven chaotic as a spike in Covid-19 cases caused thousands of flight cancellations. Flight cancellations have continued into Boxing Day as airlines struggle to cope with surging Covid-19 cases that are causing staff shortages. More than 2,200 flights were cancelled on Sunday, a number that’s grown throughout the day, adding…
Wizz Air has revealed that it will increase its presence at London Gatwick after successfully acquiring slots from Norwegian Air. The low-cost carrier has acquired 15 pairs of daily slots at Gatwick airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle. Wizz Air has also allocated new aircraft to operate in and out of Gatwick. Wizz Air UK will…
Australian travellers faced multiple airline cancellations Christmas Eve. Sydney Airport has told local media at least 80 of 500 flights that were scheduled to depart or arrive the airport today were cancelled. The Guardian Australia reports a total of 117 flight between Melbourne and Sydney were cancelled. Pre-pandemic SYD-MEL was the second busiest domestic air…
Belgian actor François Damiens was disembarked from a Brussels Airlines plane after he sounded quite noisy, probably under the influence of alcohol. The actor was supposed to fly from Toulouse-Blagnac to Brussels onboard Brussels Airlines flight SN3676 on 14th December at around 7 a.m. when he was taken off the Brussels Airlines Airbus A319. The…
Travelers clashed with police after a brawl broke out Monday night at Miami International Airport, authorities said. Two people were taken into custody. The scuffle broke out after police were called to Gate H8 shortly after 6:30 p.m. over a disturbance surrounding a delayed charter flight, the Miami-Dade Police Department told NBC Miami. Officers found…
