5 h. ago UK airport could 'shutdown' next month with all flights grounded

A UK airport is facing shutdown over potential strike action as key staff members are discontent with recent pay offers which they claim don't cover the increasing cost of living

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17 h. ago Woman apologises as her ‘severe diarrhoea’ forces entire flight to be cancelled

Unfortunate passenger and TikTok star Meghan Reinertsen had such bad diarrhoea and sickness on a United Airlines flight that the plane had to be grounded and specialists called in

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44 h. ago EasyJet pilot who 'got drunk and stripped naked in bar' grounded ahead of Gatwick flight

The pilot reportedly embarked on a long drinking session which lasted until the early hours of the morning in a luxury hotel

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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’

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6 d. ago United Airlines warns of further delays as flights previously grounded nationwide over ‘technology issue’

United said the underlying tech issue had been resolved late Wednesday but warned passengers of knock-on delays

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6 d. ago United Airlines flights grounded across the US due to ‘technology issue’

Company warned of delays across country as it works to resolve tech issue

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6 d. ago Moment private plane makes emergency landing at Birmingham Airport causing chaos for thousands: Families are left in tears with summer holidays ruined as ALL flights grounded for hours

The small aircraft, a Beech B200 Super King Air plane, had been headed for Belfast before it was forced to make an impromptu landing on the city runway at 1.40pm.

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6 d. ago Thousands stranded after emergency landing closes Birmingham airport runway

At least 25 departures cancelled while incoming flights diverted to Manchester and East Midlands airportsThousands of holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights at Birmingham airport were grounded on Wednesday when a small aircraft made an emergency landing.Three people from the aircraft were treated at the scene, one of whom suffered minor injuries in the incident, which occurred at about 1.40pm, West Midlands police said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Birmingham Airport flights grounded until 8pm after emergency landing

One person from the aircraft suffered minor injuries from the incident, which occurred at around 1.40pm on Wednesday.

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6 d. ago Birmingham airport closes runway after emergency landing by light aircraft

All flights temporarily grounded as three people are treated at the scene, one with minor injuriesBirmingham airport has temporarily closed its runway and grounded all flights after a light aircraft made an emergency landing.Three people from the aircraft were treated at the scene, one of whom suffered minor injuries in the incident, which occurred at about 1.40pm on Wednesday, West Midlands police said. West Midlands ambulance service also attended the scene. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alaska Airlines grounds all flights after IT outage sparking travel chaos for thousands of passengers

Carrier orders grounding of its entire fleet with details of outage yet to be revealed

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3 w. ago Alaska Airlines ground stop sparks travel chaos across the US

The major airline issued an extraordinary request at 10.50pm EST to the US Federal Aviation Administration to stop all mainline flights across the United States due to a system-wide IT outage.

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3 w. ago Typhoon Wipha hits Hong Kong bringing on highest storm alert

Authorities axe flights and school classes as typhoon closes in, with China’s Hainan and Guangdong provinces also on high alertHong Kong issued its highest tropical cyclone warning as Typhoon Wipha battered the city, with authorities cancelling school classes and grounding hundreds of flights.Wipha was located around 60km south-east of Hong Kong as of 10am on Sunday, according to the city’s weather observatory. Huge waves were spotted off the eastern coast of Hong Kong Island. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Grounded flights cause travel chaos after storms force New York City flood watch

At least six East Coast airports including JFK have been forced to ground flights due to storms, causing severe delays and throwing travelers' plans into chaos.

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last month Southend airport shut and flights grounded after small plane crashes in flames

Witnesses describe the aircraft leaning to the left shortly after takeoff before crashingLondon Southend airport has been closed and flights cancelled after a small plane crashed into a fireball shortly after takeoff.The Beechcraft B200 aircraft crashed about 4pm on Sunday, soon after taking off from the airport, which is in Essex. The plane was seen in flames with dark smoke billowing from it, according to witnesses and photos circulating on social media. Continue reading...

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