7 h. ago Mystery drone at Majorca Airport sparks chaos as flights diverted

Reports of a drone spotted at Majorca Airport has caused chaos for passengers with flights unable to take off or land for a period from around 6pm UK time on the holiday island popular with Brits

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8 h. ago Flights diverted from Palma De Mallorca Airport after drone spotted

The airport is served by flights from across the UK and used by thousands of British holidaymakers every day

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3 d. ago Passenger, 61, accused of attacking flight crew that tried to calm her down prompting an emergency landing in Idaho

The passenger has now been banned from flying with Alaska Airlines, the company said

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3 d. ago Flights diverted after drone flies too close to popular European holiday airport

The pilot of the drone faces fines of up to €225,000 (£195,000)

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4 d. ago US Air Force plane carrying Pete Hegseth sees 'windscreen crack' in mid

The Boeing C-32A was travelling from Brussels, Belgium when a 'depressurisation issue was detected', as the flight was forced to divert to the UK in an emergency

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6 d. ago Qatar Airways passenger died in Edinburgh hospital after 'choking on flight meal'

Asoka Jayaweera, 85, was flying from Los Angeles to Sri Lanka, via Doha, when the flight had to be diverted to the Scottish capital.

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9 d. ago Ryanair flight forced to divert several times amid Storm Amy landing struggle

While there was never any real danger, passengers describe the several attempts at landing amid Storm Amy's winds

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9 d. ago Mega storm hits Spain's Costa Blanca: Flights to major airports including Alicante diverted and many others cancelled as 'extraordinary danger' alert is issued

The holiday hot-spot, which is popular among sun-seeking Brits, was placed on high alert for heavy rains and strong winds, with officials warning of 'extraordinary danger' on Friday.

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9 d. ago Spain prepares for mega storm to hit Costa Blanca with flights to major airports including Alicante diverted due to strong winds and many others affected as 'extraordinary danger' alert is issued

Flights heading towards some of Spain's major airports have been diverted as the country braces for the major Storm Alice to hit its Costa Blanca.

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1 week ago BA flight to London forced into emergency landing as passengers 'inhale smoke'

Four passengers suffered from "smoke inhalation" on a British Airways flight travelling from Instanbul to London forcing the aircraft to be diverted to Romania

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1 week ago Ryanair: Glasgow Prestwick flight diverts to Manchester Airport after 'almost running out of fuel'

The plane failed to land at both Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Edinburgh Airport.

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1 week ago Ryanair flight to Scotland forced to divert after emergency incident declared

A RYANAIR flight heading to Scotland was forced to divert following a mid-air emergency. The Edinburgh-bound aircraft took off from Lanzarote Airport just after 11am on October 7. Flight FR5594 was making its way to the Scottish capital before being diverted to Portugal. It landed at Porto Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport just before 12.45pm....

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1 week ago British Airways flight chaos as man dies and pregnant woman suffers medical episode

A flight en route to Nigeria had to divert to Barcelona after a passenger on the plane died, triggering a medical episode involving a pregnant women

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1 week ago Germany's Chancellor Merz says he assumes Russia was behind incursion of 'reconnaissance drones' that sparked airport chaos and left 10,000 passengers stranded

Munich Airport, one of Germany 's biggest, was forced to cancel flights late on Thursday and Friday, before reopening from 7.00am local time (6.00am BST) on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Dad and daughter 'abandoned' by TUI after plane crash diverts flight

Jason Hall, 54, and his 13-year-old daughter were due to land at Birmingham Airport at 5.30pm on August 6 after a nine-day break in Cyprus - but their flight was diverted to Cardiff Airport

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2 w. ago Scarlets URC match called off as Welsh team's flights diverted

Storm Amy has caused the postponement of another URC match, with the Scarlets' travel plans to Ireland having been affected

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2 w. ago Jason Manford forced to cancel gig due to Storm Amy just hours before taking to the stage as flight diverts

Jason Manford has been forced to cancel a gig due to extreme weather, just hours before taking to the stage.

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2 w. ago Storm Amy sees Jason Manford forced to cancel show as flight diverts

The extreme conditions are causing disruptions to flights at a number of major airports

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2 w. ago Munich airport reopens after halting flights because of drone sightings

Travel disrupted for thousands on eve of national holiday in latest drone incident to hit European aviationMunich airport has reopened after drone sightings over the facility on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city on the eve of a national holiday.A further 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports last week in Denmark and Norway. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Munich drone sightings force airport to cancel flights in latest Europe disruption

The German airport was forced to suspend operations, in the latest drone disruption to European aviationDrone sightings over Munich airport on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city.Another 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports in Denmark and Norway last week. Continue reading...

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