7 h. ago Passengers arrested after storming runway to catch Wizz Air flight

The travellers smashed an emergency alarm and signalled for the pilot to stop

Events

29 h. ago Bizarre moment late passengers chase their plane on the runway after missing flight

The late passengers reportedly smashed the emergency alarm to open the door onto the runway in an attempt to chase down the plane

Events

4 d. ago Family on Wizz Air plane devastated by announcement but others defend airline

Wizz Air passenger, Katie Chandler shared her frustration after her family's flight from London Luton Airport was cancelled after they had boarded their plane to fly to Egypt

Society

5 d. ago Pilot who took 'magic mushrooms' before trying to crash plane and 'kill everyone' avoids jail

Pilot Joseph David Emerson, 46, attempted to crash Horizon Air Flight 2059 , operating for Alaska Airlines while he was still off-duty, but seated in the cockpit

Events

6 d. ago Donald Trump's vile 'Quiet Piggy' insult slapped down by UK minister in blunt response

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called out Donald Trump after he pointed at a female reporter and told her 'Quiet! Quiet, piggy' on an Air Force One flight

Politics

6 d. ago Antisocial air passengers face €20,000 fines and flight bans in new French ruling

The French Transport Minister described the new ruling as ‘swift, fair and proportionate enforcement’

Politics

7 d. ago Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut engines walks free as crew's heroics revealed

Joseph Emerson was riding off-duty in an extra seat in the cockpit when he tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco on October 22 2023

Politics

1 week ago Bomb threat assessors investigate after Air India Express flight receives security alert

The incident follows a number of bomb hoaxes targeting the airline

Events

1 week ago FAA says flight cuts will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are coming to work

The Federal Aviation Administration says flight cuts will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are coming to work

Politics

1 week ago Air India flight forced to make emergency landing after midair bomb threat

An Air India Express flight was forced to make an emergency landing today following a mid-air bomb threat

Events

2 w. ago United Airlines stewardess ten times the alcohol limit after downing mini bottles of vodka on flight to Heathrow

The air stewardess was said to be going through a hard time

Society

2 w. ago Falling economy air fares bring some cheer amid gloom of flight cuts

Of the 10 busiest routes in the U.S., six have seen year-on-year price reductions

Economics

2 w. ago Mumbai to London Air India’s Flight AI129 Faces Unprecedented Seven

Mumbai to London Air India’s Flight AI129 Faces Unprecedented Seven-Hour Delay Due to Technical Malfunction Leaving Passengers Stranded and Frustrated  Travel And Tour World

Politics

2 w. ago Air India Mumbai to London Heathrow Flight Delayed by 7 Hours

Air India Mumbai to London Heathrow Flight Delayed by 7 Hours  Aviation A2Z

Society

2 w. ago ‘The ward felt like a prison. What had I let them do?’: how my daughter was crushed by a health service meant to help her

Ruth was 14 years old and being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act. She wasn’t allowed to see her family for more than a few hours a week. How did the system we trusted – and I worked for as a GP – fail us so tragically?I remember so clearly the moment it dawned on me that the mental health ward where my teenage daughter was being treated felt like little more than a prison. Ruth had been so trusting. So had we. That all changed the day she was moved from our local hospital to Thames Ward at Huntercombe hospital in Berkshire. When we left, she walked so easily down to the hospital transport with me and the play therapist – who hugged her tight and waved goodbye. When the van door opened at the other end, the stark building loomed over us. We were met and escorted up a flight of stairs and through the double, air-locked, doors, one slamming closed behind us, the person with the keys waiting for the first lock to click before ...

Events

2 w. ago Air India pilot ‘not to blame’ for crash that killed 241, court told

The elderly father of the pilot of an Air India flight that crashed on its way to Gatwick has called for an independent probe into the disaster

Events

2 w. ago Air India flight captain not to blame for crash that killed hundreds, says court

India's Supreme Court told the grieving dad of Air India captain Sumeet Sabharwal that his son was not to blame for the crash that left 241 dead, including 52 Brits

Events

3 w. 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

Politics

3 w. ago World's longest flight keeps passengers in the air for 19 hours

Travellers can now travel from New York to Singapore non-stop on the worlds longest flight which sees passengers fly for 19 hours non-stop

Politics

3 w. 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

Politics