Thirteen climate change activists have pleaded not guilty to the charges of trespassing on Heathrow’s northern runway. The ‘Plane Stupid’ demonstration that took place on the 13th July led to multiple delays and the cancellation of 22 flights overall. The activists who say they were protesting over the plans to expand Heathrow had cut a…
A male passenger had to be cable-tied to his seat after he punched a female flight attendance multiple times in the face on an Emirates A380 service to Melbourne. Flight EK406 had passenger Matt Naylor onboard and he spoke to 3AW: Matt said the man who was travelling with a young boy had wanted more…
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A judge at Manchester County Court today ruled in favour of consumers in the flight delay test case Goel & Trivedi v Ryanair – a decision which stands to benefit millions of passengers. Judge Platts ruled Ryanair cannot dictate how long passengers have to claim flight delay compensation through a clause in its small print.…
Two planes carrying dozens of parachutists collided in midair Thursday over western Slovakia, killing seven people, officials said. Thirty-one others on board survived by jumping out with their parachutes. The crash took place Thursday morning at 0720 GMT (2:20 a.m. EDT) near the village of Cerveny Kamen. Rescue workers used helicopters to reach the forested…
A judge at Manchester County Court today ruled in favour of consumers in the flight delay test case Goel & Trivedi v Ryanair – a decision which stands to benefit millions of passengers. Judge Platts ruled Ryanair cannot dictate how long passengers have to claim flight delay compensation through a clause in its small print.…
Qatar Airways and Royal Air Maroc are set to further strengthen their recent business partnership with the launch of new code-share routes across Royal Air Maroc’s extensive West African network. The deal will also extend to both airlines’ routes between Qatar and Morocco. The new code-share agreement comes shortly after Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar…
Flight American Airlines AA1910 was en route to Charlotte from Dallas when it lost a small panel door prior to landing. At around 8.20am, a small door from a passing plane crash landed on the lawn at Green Meadows Golf Course in Mount Holly. Witnesses at the course said they saw an object ‘falling from the sky, twirling…
The video shows the moment a woman is removed from a plane screaming and swearing at police after refusing to put her dog in a pet carrier. The shocking incident happened on a United Express flight that was about to take-off from Salt Lake City to Chicago when things took a drastic turn. After allegedly…
Scots seeking somewhere to slope off for a skiing holiday or to enjoy the sound of music will hit the right note when British Airways launches a new direct winter service to Salzburg from Glasgow. Tickets for the weekly service linking Scotland with Austria with the first flight taking off in the winter season on…
Qantas has announced its strongest profit since before the global financial crisis, a $505 million capital return to shareholders and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner order to start a new era for Qantas International. For the 12 months to June 20th, the Australian flag-carrier reported an underlying profit before tax of $975 million and a statutory…
American Airlines announced plans to discontinue its sole flight to Israel come next year. The flight, which links Philadelphia with Tel Aviv, has been in existence for six years and started as a US Airways route. In explaining the reasons for the cancellation.
