26 h. ago Flight makes emergency landing after passenger is found smoking in the toilet

On November 9, a JetBlue plane departed from Boston Logan International Airport and was heading to Tampa International Airport.

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49 h. ago Four arrested after corner store robbery involving gun and knife

Armed police was seen outside a home where the suspects might have fled

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3 d. ago Revealed: What really happens when a plane gets struck by lightning

The thought of being mid-air when your plane is struck by lightning is terrifying. What happens to the aircraft? Is it safe for passengers? Does the plane definitely need to land?

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5 d. ago 'Bizarre' taxi ride involving knife gun and crocodile head lands passenger in baffled court

A judge in Derry praised the 'calibre' of his town's taxi drivers after a customer brandished a knife, a gun and a crocodile head on a wild drive - in which he even picked up a mysterious wound

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9 d. ago Ryanair passenger with 'bowel issues' who delayed landing by locking himself in toilet and abused crew for taking too long to bring his toastie is handed suspended sentence

Dublin District Court today heard how Gerard Moorehouse delayed landing for several minutes and compromised onboard safety after locking himself in the bathroom.

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1 week ago Landslide strikes bus on mountain pass in Vietnam, killing 6, as heavy rain persists

A landslide has buried a passenger bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, killing six people and injuring 19 others, as more heavy rain is forecast into the week

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1 week ago United flight forced to make emergency landing in St Louis after passenger made bomb threat, report says

Passenger arrested after plane diverted to Lambert St. Louis International Airport

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2 w. ago South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane

Passengers held on runway for 12 hours after landing in Johannesburg without travel documentsSouth Africa will investigate the “mysterious” arrival of scores of Palestinians who were kept on a charter plane at Johannesburg for 12 hours by border police because they did not have travel papers, the president has said.A group of 153 Palestinians arrived at OR Tambo international iarport in Johannesburg on a chartered Global Airways flight from Kenya on Thursday without departure stamps, return tickets or details of accommodation, according to the border authorities. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Estate agent dies after fall from horse during race as friends pay tribute to ‘competitive & kind

AN ESTATE agent has died after falling from a horse during a race as tributes pour in for the "competitive and kind-hearted woman". Geraldine White fell from her horse Emeer during an endurance event in Moreton, Dorset last month. The 76-year-old was taking part in an endurance ride that involved 120 competitors just outside Dorchester...

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3 w. ago 'Flash and a bang' when Glasgow to London train hit landslide and derailed, says passenger

'Flash and a bang' when Glasgow to London train hit landslide and derailed, says passenger  BBC

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3 w. ago 'I was chased through Huntingdon train with blood sprayed on tables after mass stabbings'

An eyewitness who was onboard the train during the Huntingdon stabbing said passengers feared the attacker had a gun as they ran away from the knife-wielding maniac

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3 w. ago Man arrested at airport after smuggling 'endangered' apes by hiding them in his bag

Two gibbons were found concealed in a basket in a passenger's bag after he landed in Mumbai, with the creatures an 'endangered' species native to Indonesia

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4 w. ago JetBlue passengers hospitalized after emergency landing in Florida

Officials say JetBlue passengers were taken to a hospital after a sudden altitude drop on a flight from Mexico forced an emergency landing in Florida

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4 w. ago Passengers injured after JetBlue flight makes emergency landing in Tampa with flight control issue

The Airbus 320 was heading to Newark Liberty International Airport from Cancun International Airport Thursday when it was forced to divert to Tampa, Florida

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