1 hour ago 'Entitled plane passenger asked me to switch seats and I can't believe reason'

A plane passenger taught an 'entitled' man the importance of planning ahead after refusing to swap seats on a flight so he could enjoy the journey next to his girlfriend

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2 h. ago The shocking reason 6.6 million plane passengers are denied boarding every year

With the summer holiday season in full swing, new research has revealed that over six million plane passengers are turned away from flights each year - even if they have a valid ticket.

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24 h. ago Scottish floating offshore wind farm project passes planning milestone

One of the world’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects remains on track to be built in Scottish waters after it passed a major planning milestone.

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33 h. ago Is he still alive? The mystery of DB Cooper – the hijacker who disappeared

In 1971, a man held a plane to ransom for $200,000, then parachuted out in his suit and dress shoes, never to be seen again. What happened to him?On the evening of 24 November 1971, Florence Schaffner, a flight attendant on a Northwest Orient flight heading to Seattle, Washington, from Portland, Oregon, was handed a note by a male passenger seated at the back of the plane. Schaffner assumed the note was a phone number – this wasn’t the first time a passenger had hit on her – so she stowed it in her purse without reading it. The man leaned towards her and whispered: “Miss, you’d better look at that note. I have a bomb.”Schaffner read it: “Miss – I have a bomb in my briefcase and want you to sit by me.” Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Hell breaks loose on plane as passenger is REMOVED from a flight

A woman has been hauled off a flight from Perth to Melbourne after a bizarre stoush with cabin crews.

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4 d. ago Flight attendant warns people to avoid common habit while flying

Passengers have been told the dos and don'ts of plane travel as the summer holiday season approaches

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5 d. ago Ryanair plane crashes into barrier leaving passengers terrified

A Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Kalamata in Greece suffered 'severe turbulence' during the journey - and when it landed, the wing of the aircraft crashed into a fence

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5 d. ago TUI flight erupts in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

Passengers aboard the plane - which was flying from Cardiff to the Canary Islands - were swept off the aircraft by bomb squads and investigators after a letter was recovered

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5 d. ago Dad makes baby 'apologise' to plane passengers 'for what she put them through'

After landing in Atlanta from London, dad Joseph was filmed cradling his baby daughter Ava who started smiling at all passengers disembarking - and her mum filmed the adorable moment

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5 d. ago Ryanair plane crashes on runway after passengers experience 'severe turbulence'

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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5 d. ago Ryanair plane crashes on runway after 'severe turbulence' as passengers terrified

The Boeing 737, from London Stansted to Kalamata in Greece, suffered 'severe turbulence' during the flight before crashing into a barrier as it landed at the airport

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5 d. ago Offshore floating wind farms to power millions of homes, minister says

Jo Stevens has said plans for floating offshore wind farms in Wales and the South West will create 5,300 jobs and power four million homes.

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5 d. ago Flight attendant reveals the most disgusting habits passengers have

As millions of Brits prepare to pack their bags for summer trips, a new report by AllClear has revealed many plane passengers are also bringing some rather unsavoury in-flight habits on board. 

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6 d. ago Passenger plane declares 'bomb threat' as Portuguese Air Force alerts fighter jets

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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6 d. ago Portuguese Air Force scrambles fighter jets as passenger plane declares 'bomb threat'

A plane was diverted to Faro Airport after officials detected a bomb threat this morning - Portuguese Air Force jet were deployed to assist the flight

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6 d. ago British Air India crash survivor reveals how he was the only passenger able to free himself and get out of the doomed plane alive

Brit Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was sitting in seat 11A, said it was a 'miracle' he survived last Thursday's disaster that killed 279 people.

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7 d. ago Air India cancels at least EIGHT international Boeing Dreamliner flights just days after crash that killed 270 people

The firm's Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 passengers, including 53 UK nationals, crashed just moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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7 d. ago Flight attendant reveals why they greet passengers and it's not to be polite

A flight attendant has revealed the secret reason why cabin crew will greet passengers on the plane - and it's not just because they're being polite

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7 d. ago EasyJet passengers 'thought they were going to die' as plane filled with smoke

The easyJet flight from Cyprus to Bristol was forced to land in Turkey due to the smell of smoke on the aircraft, with one passenger revealing the 'mayhem' it caused on board

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7 d. ago Passenger on easyJet flight thought plane 'would crash into the sea' in emergency landing terror

An easyJet flight from Cyprus was forced to make an emergency landing in Turkey after a passenger smelt smoke

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