When his flight was cancelled, the minister for tourism in the Gilgit-Baltistan provincial government, in the north of Pakistan, reacted in rather radical fashion. In the middle of the departures hall of Islamabad Airport, from where he was supposed to fly to Gilgit on November 16, he set fire to his clothes. Footage of the incident was shared widely on social media, prompting anger among many Pakistani internet users.
The FBI has concluded that an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in early August and performed dangerous maneuvers in the sky before slamming into a nearby island and was killed acted alone and intentionally crashed the aircraft.
The 39-year-old suspect has arrived on a flight from Lahore. The officers have found 2 kg and 426 g of heroin concealed in a false bottom of the suspect’s luggage. The heroin stock was said to be worth about Rs. 30 million.
When an airline says no smoking on the flight, you better believe they mean it.
An EasyJet passenger traveling from Italy to England was greeted in Liverpool by police after sneaking a smoke in the lavatory and “putting the whole plane in danger,” the Liverpool Echo reports
Patrick Kehoe leaves the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin after being charged with criminal damage after chasing a plane at an airport after missing his flight
A mother is accusing a United Airlines flight attendant of scolding her and her crying baby on a flight from Sydney to San Francisco. Krupa Patel Bala, her husband, and 8-month-old baby son started their lengthy flight earlier this week, KTVU reported on Sept. 26. They had business class seats as well as a basinet
Passengers were seen arguing with a policeman on a grounded Air Austral flight
Cop was removing a drunk passenger at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France
An internal investigation is now underway to determine what happened onboard
If you’re already nervous about flying, you may want to skip this story. Passengers on Jet Airways Flight 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur, India, recently had a terrifying experience after the flight crew forgot to pressurise the cabin. Dozens of passengers on the flight yesterday started bleeding from their ears and nose in a complete
The hysterical 13-year-old was stranded for hours after being escorted from the plane by security, 10 minutes before take off.
A man dressed as Tinkerbell was removed from a Ryanair flight by police after becoming “disruptive” shortly before take-off.
The botox businesswoman admits to visa mix-up at immigration after returning to home in England
Bravo TV host Andy Cohen was among a group of passengers left stranded in New York City this week after their Delta Air Lines flight to Nice, France was forced to turn around over the Atlantic Ocean because of a broken toilet.
Angry notes were left on the Peugeot saying “if you can afford a holiday, you can afford parking”
Two notes in capital letters were stuck on the Peugeot 107
It’s a miracle! Some passengers board planes in wheelchairs and walk off the other end, but there are more honest ways to speed through the airport
Ellie Holman, 44, was locked up with daughter Bibi, 4, after the Emirates flight from London Gatwick landed in the United Arab Emirates
Here’s how high temperatures can affect your next flight.
Alaska Airlines has apologised to a gay couple after one of them was asked to give up his seat to allow a straight couple to sit together.
Helen Butcher, left passengers in tears – and forced children to cover their ears – after launching into a foul-mouthed rant.
Iraqi Airways has suspended two of its pilots for physically fighting each other during an international flight with 157 passengers on board.
A dead baby has been found abandoned in an airplane toilet in India, with police investigating whether it was stillborn on board the plane.
The Los Angeles-bound flight was reportedly “pouring” fuel from the wing while passengers watched from the terminal.
A GLASGOW businessman has made a police complaint about how he was made to feel “intimidated and humiliated” by security staff at Edinburgh Airport.
Police arrested a 51-year-old man on Tuesday for allegedly stealing last week a ring at the Paphos airport belonging to a 26-year-old woman from Limassol.
Aviation officials say a plane with smoke in the cockpit made an emergency landing in Groton.
Asiana Airlines apologized for the ongoing shortage of in-flight meals, Tuesday.
Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho, 69, has been under investigation over suspicion that he dodged more than 50 billion won (S$61 million) in inheritance taxes.
They said the 30-year-old suspect, arrived from Doha, Qatar had hidden 66 cocaine pills by swallowing them.
An incorrect radio code sent the message to armed police officers at JFK International Airport in New York that a plane had been hijacked.
An airline has apologised to passengers after a plane twice aborted landing attempts.
Around 25 flights of national carrier Air India were delayed after its software in the check-in system developed a 3-hour long snag on Saturday afternoon. Passengers were stranded at several airports across the world.
Like Billy Caldwell’s mother, I want to try anything that might help stop my child’s seizures. At the moment, I can’t
But at the very least we expect our lavatories to be clean and sanitary.
Customs officials at Kochi airport detained one 33-year-old Afghan national Wednesday morning after Rs 11 crore in foreign currency were recovered from his baggage.
Dude. it was a 90-minute flight.
An Australian judge sentenced a man to 12 years in prison Thursday for threatening to detonate a fake bomb on a Malaysia Airlines flight, terrifying more than 200 passengers and crew.
Be sure to read the fine print on the airline’s website to check the specific “upgrades” you’ve paid extra for. A bit of extra legroom is all you get when booking “Economy Plus” on United, “Main cabin Extra” on American or “Comfort +” on Delta. Eyeballs out, please.
George Alexander, 82, was charged with battery and interference with aircraft operations.
According to police reports filed between May 3 and May 31, the victims said that they were contacted by a woman who had offered to sell airline tickets to them at a discount.
After several years of hearing about Spirit Airline’s notorious reputation, I bit the bullet and decided to fly from New York to Texas on the “budget” flight.
