62 m. ago Passengers overpower teenager ‘brandishing shotgun’ on Australia flight: ‘You don’t think, you act’

Avalon airport in Victoria shut and flights cancelled after incident

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5 h. ago Teenager overpowered by plane passengers after allegedly boarding Jetstar flight with ‘large gun’ at Avalon airport

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne on Thursday afternoon after alleged incident on commercial flightTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates and latest newsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating after a 17-year-old man allegedly boarded a Jetstar flight with a shotgun and ammunition, frightening passengers who described a dramatic citizen’s arrest.Victoria police were called to Avalon airport outside of Melbourne at 2.50pm on Thursday, after reports a man with a firearm attempted to board a commercial flight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Man detained after allegedly attempting to board Jetstar flight at Avalon airport with ‘large gun’

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne on Thursday afternoon after alleged incident on commercial flight Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates and latest newsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to board a Jetstar flight with a gun, frightening passengers who have described a dramatic citizen’s arrest.Victoria police were called to the airport outside of Melbourne at 2.50pm on Thursday, after reports a man with a firearm attempted to board a commercial flight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Man detained after allegedly attempting to board Jetstar flight at Avalon airport with gun

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne on Thursday afternoon after alleged incident on commercial flight Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates and latest newsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to board a Jetstar flight with a gun on Thursday afternoon, frightening passengers.Victoria police have confirmed they were called to the airport outside of Melbourne at 2.50pm, after reports a man with a firearm attempted to board a commercial flight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 h. ago TikTok goes into meltdown as pilot leaves plane passenger amazing note on napkin

TikTok users reacted to Steph Bohrer's post about the jaw-dropping note the tourist received at a busy airport - and the pilot's sweet words have divided opinion

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46 h. ago Plane passenger says they were 'violated' by mysterious object poking them all flight

An air passenger from Malaysia was left feeling 'violated' after discovering the mystery object that had been 'poking' him on a flight - much to the bemusement and disgust of Reddit users online.

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3 d. ago Passenger horror as plane cabin fills up with smoke and chemical smell

A flight heading for Bangkok, Thailand, filled with smoke not long before landing due to a power bank catching fire — now some airlines are changing their rules on portable chargers in luggage

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3 d. ago Smoking cockpit forces Qantas flight to make emergency landing in Sydney

Passengers forced to disembark plane after ‘unsettling experience’

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3 d. ago Late plane passengers get karma after 'hurling coffee into face of gate staff who wouldn't let them board'

Two passengers got into a fight with airport staff and threw coffee into one workers face while trying to get on the plane at Miami International Airport on Sunday.

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4 d. ago Matthew Hoggard: I was ‘cancelled’ over Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

In 2023, an England and Wales Cricket Board commission found Hoggard guilty of four offences related to allegedly using racist or discriminatory language

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5 d. ago Two Southwest passengers get ‘VIP’ experience after discovering they’re the only travelers on their plane

The two friends were traveling from Utah to Arizona

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6 d. ago Dramatic moment plane explodes killing 2 people as owner claims 'it was hijacked'

A crashed plane has caused suspicion after the pilot and passenger died as the owner of the plane has claimed it was highjacked - an investigation is underway after police were called

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7 d. ago Chilling warning tragic air disasters will carry on happening unless four steps are taken

Some 67 people died after an American Airlines passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the first of several air disasters recently

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9 d. ago Woman dies during flight as passengers describe horror as crew 'can't save her'

The passenger collapsed in the aisle of the Qatar Airways plane and despite the best efforts of cabin crew, she was pronounced dead at the scene after no one could help her

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9 d. ago Horrified passengers flee as Delta Air Lines plane cabin 'fills with smoke' mid

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing and evacuate its passengers via emergency slides after the cabin of the plane filled up with smoke mid-air

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9 d. ago Delta Air Lines plane cabin 'fills with smoke' as passengers forced to urgently evacuate

The Delta plane was forced to divert to an airport in Atlanta, Georgia, where 94 passengers two pilots, and three flight attendants fled the cabin using the emergency exit slides

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9 d. ago Passengers evacuate Delta plane on slides after smoke fills cabin

All 94 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants on board were forced to flee in Atlanta

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1 week ago Cabin crew unveils secret area on the plane where passengers are banned

An air-hostess has pulled the curtain on a tiny, but secret rest room cabin crew use on long-haul flights, and people are gob-smacked

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1 week ago Airlines could soon charge overweight passengers more for plane tickets. Do you agree?

A debate is brewing over whether airlines should adopt weight-based pricing, charging passengers based on their weight to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

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1 week ago US plane passenger ‘anoints’ plane with holy water after horror slew of crashes

With what appeared to be a huge increase in recent airplane crashes and catastrophes, one TikToker decided she wouldn't take any chances and took matters into her own hands

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