5 h. ago Emirates flight attendant: What we really do on 'airport standby'

An Emirates flight attendant has lifted the lid on one of the most nerve-wracking, yet glamorous, parts of the job - being placed on airport standby.

Transport

15 h. ago Drunk Freebird passenger sparks chaos as he vomits and refuses to get off plane

Adam McDermott had boarded an early evening Freebird flight at Newcastle International Airport but the crew soon realised he was drunk as the 36-year-old threw up in his seat

Events

66 h. ago Passenger arrested at Heathrow airport ‘after punching flight attendant and trying to open plane door’

Police arrested a passenger on suspicion of endangering an aircraft

Society

4 d. ago Couple ditch taxi and drag suitcases down motorway to catch holiday flight at airport

One couple split the internet after they decided to ditch their taxi and walk down the hard shoulder of the motorway after they came close to missing their flight

Transport

5 d. ago EasyJet flight to Alicante diverts after 'extraordinary' emergency on board

The easyJet flight to Alicante took off from Manchester Airport just after 6pm on Wednesday but was forced to turn around and divert to another UK airport

Politics

5 d. ago EasyJet flight to Alicante suddenly diverts after 'extraordinary' emergency

An easyJet flight from Manchester Airport to Alicante was forced to divert to London Gatwick just 30 minutes into the journey this evening due to an "extraordinary" emergency

Politics

5 d. ago Police board easyJet flight and arrest man after landing at Manchester Airport

Passengers said officers escorted two men off the aircraft

Events

5 d. ago Boeing 737 carrying 181 passengers makes emergency landing after tyre explodes on take

The flight bound for Paris set off from Stockholm's Arlanda airport but soon the aircraft was back on the runway after the malfunction.

Politics

6 d. ago Woman 'restrained by cabin crew' after trying to open emergency exit door in mid

Police said the passenger was arrested for endangering an aircraft after the Manchester Airport flight was forced to turn around

Politics

6 d. ago Video captures woman being removed from Ryanair flight at Manchester Airport after it's forced to return

The full video shows police officers taking action after the woman 'tried to open an exit mid-air'

Transport

6 d. ago Delta flight to Edinburgh cancelled after 'strange odour' on aircraft

The flight had to land at another airport and passengers were put up in hotels ahead of a rescheduled service.

Transport

6 d. ago Brit, 29, facing 60 years in USA jail after Manchester Airport flight arrest 'could be home in 12 months'

Kim Hall is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine

Events

6 d. ago Family of Brit, 29, arrested in USA before Manchester Airport flight home hail 'best news we could have hoped for'

Kim Hall is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine

Society

7 d. ago Moment police board Ryanair plane after it suddenly returns to Manchester Airport

The flight to Agadir had to be diverted back to Manchester Airport as Ryanair says it has a 'zero tolerance policy'

Events

7 d. ago Ryanair flight grounded at Manchester Airport as passenger 'tried to open emergency exit'

A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Agadir in Morocco was diverted back to Manchester Airport after a panicked passenger tried to 'open an emergency exit' mid-air

Transport

7 d. ago Ryanair flight turned round and grounded at Manchester Airport after passenger tries to 'open emergency exit mid air'

The flight, bound for Agadir, Morocco, took off just after 9am on the morning of August 25, however was forced to divert and land back into Manchester Airport just over an hour later.

Transport

7 d. ago Ryanair flight forced to land after passenger 'tries to open emergency exit' mid

A Ryanair flight had to be grounded at Manchester Airport after a passenger tried to 'open an emergency exit' mid-air, according to a witness on the plane

Politics

7 d. ago Ryanair flight grounded as passenger 'tries to open emergency exit' in mid

The Ryanair flight was grounded at Manchester Airport, with passengers claiming someone attempted to open the emergency door while the plane was in mid-air

Politics

7 d. ago Ryanair flight grounded at Manchester Airport after passenger 'tried to open emergency exit' mid

The plane is now back in the sky on its planned journey after it had to be grounded, says one fellow passenger

Transport

8 d. ago Flight chaos as twenty people forced off London flight for bizarre reason

British Airways was forced to apologise to passengers who were told to get off the flight taking off from London City Airport after the particularly "unique nature" of the incident

Events