8 h. ago Footage shows chaos on board UK Ryanair flight as 'brawl sparked by crying baby sees police called and passengers held on the plane for an hour after landing'

Dramatic footage shows the chaos onboard a British Ryanair flight after a fight sparked by a crying baby broke out. 

Events

36 h. ago Horrified plane passenger realises he is sat behind Katie Price during a flight as star jets to Turkey with boyfriend JJ Slater for MORE surgery

The hilarious moment a horrified plane passenger realises he's sat behind Katie Price has been captured on film.

Politics

41 h. ago ‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new

Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperaturesLow-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homesWhy UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisisFrom shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheatingThe sweltering conditions inside Leaside Lock, a new-build development in east London, are hardly a secret. Last June, a warning written in big, capital letters was stuck to the window of one flat. “DO NOT BUY THESE FLATS. TOO HOT,” it read.It was hard to miss for those walking past the looming high-rises and, after being snapped and posted on social media, the placard has garnered more than 500,000 views. More than a year on, during a summer when the UK recorded its second warmest June and fifth hottest July since 1884, residents say heat is still an issue. Continue reading...

Events

44 h. ago Two injured after small plane crashes near tarmac in Montana creating large fireball

All four passengers on single-engine plane were able to walk away from crash and first responders treated two survivors for minor injuries

Events

57 h. ago Plane passenger punches flight attendant after she makes simple request

In the video, a passenger is seen launching into a brazen attack on a female Ibom Air flight attendant after refusing to switch off her mobile phone before take-off

Politics

60 h. ago 'Genius' travel hack to avoid extra luggage fees of up to £60 is praised by passengers

A plane passenger-turned-designer has devised a 'genius' way to avoid excess baggage fees when flying with budget airlines - and it all starts and ends with a common clothing item.

Economics

3 d. ago Southwest Airlines apologizes after two blind passengers left behind by plane

‘Nobody told us anything,’ one of women said after all other passengers were rebooked on earlier flight amid delaysThe US’s Southwest Airlines has publicly apologized after two women who are blind were both left behind by a plane flying to Orlando that the pair evidently should have had the opportunity to be on.Southwest eventually ended up flying the women, Camille Tate and Sherri Brun, on another flight for which they were the only two passengers, with the rest being rebooked on a plane that left earlier, according to recent reporting from the Orlando news stations WSVN and WOFL. Nonetheless, as WSVN noted, the two friends from Florida remained outraged at their experience, which resulted from their not being able to see information about the rebooked flight and not being verbally notified of the switch by the airline. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN: Plane passenger caught hiding 2 turtles in bra as one dies

In this week's round-up of the maddest news from across the Pond: shell-shocked stowaways, Trump denying the reality of phones, and rogue fish arson

Events

5 d. ago Plane passengers discover 'real' reason your phone must be on airplane mode

Most people follow the airplane mode rule happily, accepting it as a reasonable safety precaution. However one inquisitive passenger wanted to know the reasoning behind it.

Politics

6 d. ago Travel expert reveals disgusting reason why passengers should NEVER wash their hands on a plane

Although washing your hands with soapy water in the plane toilet might sound like a good idea, a microbiologist has revealed why you may be better off avoiding doing this.

Politics

6 d. ago Birmingham Airport latest: Thousands of passengers still disrupted after plane’s emergency landing closes runway

Further flights on Thursday grounded or heavily delayed after ‘aircraft incident’

Politics

7 d. ago Jet2 refuses to let 'devastated' mum and kids on flight saying 'no, actually you can't get on'

'I even considered just running on because she'd already scanned my boarding pass and I thought if I could just see the staff on the plane they would let us on'

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9 d. ago Plane makes emergency landing after midair collision leaves passengers terrified

Holidaymakers were left shaking in their seats after the plane they were flying on was forced to divert due to a collision that left the front of the aircraft completely smashed

Events

9 d. ago Shocking moment man slaps a fellow passenger for having a 'panic attack' on a plane

A man slapped another passenger around the face whilst he was allegedly suffering a panic attack on an IndiGo flight.

Events

9 d. ago Thug downs alcohol in plane toilet before threatening to kill other passengers

The foul-mouthed thug had locked himself inside a plane toilet cubicle to down his alcohol before he was forced out and restrained by fellow passengers on board

Events

9 d. ago Instant karma for drunk Russian plane lout as captain asks passengers to overpower him... and they gladly oblige

The crew on a flight to Moscow were forced to make an emergency intercom call for strong men on board to assist in restraining the out-of-control passenger.

Politics

9 d. ago Passengers in 'sheer panic' after holiday flight severely damaged by huge bird

Passengers suffered oxygen shortages after a serious bird strike left the plane filled with smoke with the front of the craft seriously damaged. One woman said she 'couldn't breathe' as the chaos unfolded

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9 d. ago Moment pilot refuses to fly for bizarre reason as he says 'I'm just not feeling it' moments before

A pilot has been praised by social media users after he refused to fly a plane full of passengers due to a 'gut feeling' that something wasn't right. 

Politics

9 d. ago Mystery as plane vanishes without sending mayday call as hunt on for couple and dog

Search efforts continue across land and sea for the trio - authorities say they want to find them alive. Search efforts entered their third day with no evidence of the plane or passengers yet found

Politics

9 d. ago Inside UK Government's secret crisis control room as Brits warned to stockpile essential supplies

People have been urged to stockpile provisions like bottled water, tinned goods, a radio and torches in case of a crisis.

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