60 h. ago The eerie Caribbean beach where planes fly right above your head

The beach, located on the island of Saint Martin, is only a few feet from the tiny runway of Princess Juliana International Airport - meaning planes land unusually close to beachgoers' heads.

Transport

69 h. ago BREAKING: Plane skids off end of runway during landing in airport horror

A plane skidded of the runway at Vilnius airport in Lithuania today

Events

69 h. ago LOT Polish Airlines flight 'skids like a car' off the runway in airport horror

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

Transport

8 d. ago Dubai Airshow fireball plane crash as jet plummets as pilot confirmed dead in horror

Dubai Airshow has ended in tragedy after a fighter jet plummeted to the ground, resulting in a fireball crash. Thick black smoke filled the sky as sirens soon rang out

Events

8 d. ago UPS plane crash horror photos show engine ripping off before blast killed 14

New images show the engine beginning to separate and burst into flames during take off leading to fourteen dying in the fiery crash

Events

9 d. ago Ryanair is BANNED from flying to major European airport in ‘unprecedented’ move

RYANAIR has been banned from landing some flight routes at a European airport at certain times of the week. The Airport Coordination Netherlands [ACNL], which apportions landings Eindhoven Airport, made the decision following a slew of late arrivals on Monday and Thursday evenings. Flights hitting the runway from Sofia, Bulgaria and Pisa in Italy both...

Events

1 week ago Ryanair stripped of landing slots at European airport following frequent delays

In a rare move, an airport authority in Europe has punished the airline's regularly delayed landings - though Ryanair says it is the most punctual airline in Europe.

Politics

1 week ago Ryanair loses landing rights at European airport in rare late flight penalty

Airport Coordination Netherlands found Ryanair had been consistently late on Monday evening flights

Transport

1 week ago 'Scariest' airport in the world forced to close down and is now something very different

Hong Kong's Kai Kak airport's runway was so terrifying to land that pilots needed special training to tackle a landing

Society

1 week ago 'World's scariest airport' forced pilots to make terrifying landings

Kai Tak in Hong Kong was once the world's most terrifying place to land a plane, with a concrete runway wedged between skyscrapers, mountains and Victoria Harbour

Events

1 week ago World's 'scariest' airport where even experienced pilots feared to land

For 73 years, Kai Tak was the world's most frightening airport, with planes having to skim past skyscrapers and buildings

Transport

1 week ago Bomb threat on United Airlines flight as cops race to meet plane in forced landing

The United Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Lambert St Louis International Airport in Missouri this morning - a passenger was arrested following a bomb threat

Events

1 week ago Jet2 plane spotted circling for more than two hours before landing back at Manchester Airport

The flight to Morocco was diverted and landed back at Manchester Airport

Politics

1 week ago Mystery as Jet2 plane spotted circling over Merseyside for more than an hour

A Jet2 plane has done more than a dozen laps since it first set off from Manchester Airport this morning with the flight heading to Agadir in Morocco and is returning for an unknown reason

Politics

1 week ago Jet2 plane circles over Merseyside for more than an hour as it does 'at least 15 laps'

The Jet2 flight from Manchester Airport to Agadir in Morocco was seen circling multiple times around the St Helens and Rainford area at around midday on Sunday, November 16

Politics

1 week ago 'Drunk' Brit pulled off Ryanair flight by police after refusing to sit down

A drunk airline passenger sparked chaos onboard a Bristol-bounded flight as he rowed with cabin crew and fellow passengers which forced the pilot to circle the airport before he could land

Events

2 w. ago Revealed: The seat number to NEVER book on British Airways flights

Where you end up sat on a plane can sometimes make or break the journey. But one passenger found themselves sat in a particularly bad spot for their 14-hour flight.

Politics

2 w. ago British political commentator after release by Ice: ‘Extremists will never win’

Sami Hamdi, who is Muslim and lives in London, landed at Heathrow Airport on Thursday afternoon following his detention by Ice.

Politics

2 w. ago Police meet Adam Peaty at airport after threats and Gordon Ramsay’s daughter raised alarm

Team GB swimmer Adam Peaty was met by police after landing at Manchester Airport from his stag do ahead of marrying celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey's daughter, Holly

Events

2 w. ago Adam Peaty met by police at airport from stag do amid family row

Amid a rumoured feud between Adam Peaty and his family, the Olympic swimmer was met by police as his plane landed at Manchester Airport after fears over his safety

Society