35 m. ago Southwest Airlines plane swerves to dodge helicopter in near

The encounter took place at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

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18 h. ago Flight grounded and passenger 'arrested' after 'bomb note found in plane toilet'

A TikTok user filmed inside the Frontier Airlines plane and outside the window as she showed the flight had been grounded at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The note was found to be non-credible

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21 h. ago Ryanair made a fortune this summer – so why are their prices still rising?

‘The EU Parliament is proposing even more stupid rules’, says Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

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27 h. ago Ryanair made a fortune this summer – but air fares could soar until 2030

‘The EU Parliament is proposing even more stupid rules’, says Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

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69 h. ago Hurricane Melissa Brits stranded in Jamaica to start flying home

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport late on Saturday

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69 h. ago Brits leaving Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa to jet home on first charter flight

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport late on Saturday, carrying British nationals unable to fly home commercially.

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2 d. ago First charter flight for Britons leaving Jamaica to take off on Saturday

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport carrying Britons unable to fly home commercially.

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3 d. ago Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one

Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities are causing delays at airports as the government shutdown nears the one-month mark

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3 d. ago Four airlines join together to urge Democrats to fund the government and pay air traffic controllers

CEOs warn that continued shutdown will lead to more delays and flight cancellations – but Democrats insist that dropping their objections would jeopardize the health insurance of millions of Americans

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3 d. ago Plane passenger arrested after two baby APES found alive inside luggage

Two endangered silvery gibbons were found inside a basket in a passenger's bag at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India, on October 30

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3 d. ago Air traffic controllers now working for food as shutdown stops paychecks and airlines like United and Delta serve them meals

Federal airline employees missed their first paycheck this week as the government shutdown steers toward the longest-ever in U.S. history.

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4 d. ago Chaos at Orlando International Airport as lack of air traffic controllers causing mass delays

Trump has ordered Congressional Republicans to use the ‘Nuclear Option’ to end the shutdown as the chaos rages on

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4 d. ago Air traffic controller shortages cause delays at major airports as Vance warns of looming ‘disaster’ if shutdown drags into November

Trump has ordered Congressional Republicans to use the ‘Nuclear Option’ to end the shutdown as the chaos rages on

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Hurricane Melissa heads to Bermuda as relief efforts intensify in Jamaica

Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some towns in Jamaica underwater and power lines down in south-west Hurricane Melissa – live updatesJamaica has ramped up efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cut-off areas after Hurricane Melissa rampaged through the Caribbean, with the storm now heading towards Bermuda.Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, was spared the worst damage and the main international airport has reopened to allow flights carrying critical aid to land. Officials said some towns were underwater and power lines and mobile network towers were down in much of the south-west. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Wife of British journalist ‘abducted by ICE’ speaks out: ‘We’re being kept in the dark’

Soumaya Hamdi says she has barely spoken to Sami Hamdi since he was taken over his pro-Palestinian advocacyThe wife of a British political commentator who was detained by immigration authorities while on a speaking tour of the US said she has only been able to speak with him for “30 seconds” since he was taken into custody on Sunday over his pro-Palestinian advocacy.Soumaya Hamdi told the Guardian she first learned her husband, Sami Hamdi, was detained at San Francisco international airport when a friend asked her to confirm rumors he had been “abducted by ICE”. When he was finally able to briefly call her, Hamdi only had enough time to say he had been taken to an immigration detention center in McFarland, California, where he remains. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Flight delayed by more than four hours after cabin crew starts FIGHTING

The incident happened on a United Airlines Airbus A320 set to depart from Des Moines International Airport in Iowa to Chicago O'Hare on Monday, October 27.

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6 d. ago Moment Scots holidaymaker is chucked off Turkey flight after telling fellow passenger ‘I’ll stab you in the face’

THIS is the shocking moment a Scottish passenger was removed from a flight from Turkey after threatening to stab another passenger in the face. Footage shared online showed the shocking confrontation unfolded on a Pegasus Airlines plane from Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Manchester on Friday October 25. The video, taken onboard the aircraft,...

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6 d. ago Brazil: at least 60 reported killed in Rio’s worst day of violence amid police favela raids

Governor says city ‘at war’ after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised dronesAt least 60 people have reportedly been killed in Rio’s worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio’s international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of Brazil’s most powerful organised crime groups.The predawn raid sparked intense gunfights in and around Alemão and Penha favelas, which are home to an estimated 300,000 people. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Air traffic controllers take second jobs after missing first paycheck

The FAA is about 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels

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