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Leah is a travel reporter for news.com.au and has spent most of her adult life roaming around the world as a journalist, press officer and actor. Over the past eight years at AAP she held a variety of roles, including travel editor and national medical correspondent. She’s constantly on the hunt for the best stories in travel, so if you have a tip be sure to get in touch.More from Leah McLennan

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Planes scheduled to land at Cairns Domestic Airport were diverted to Townsville after an instrument failed in Cairns. Tired passengers wait to catch planes after being delayed for hours.

These are the worst – and best – airports in the world

SOME of these airports are shocking in their lack of facilities, while others are remarkable in what they offer. And Adelaide’s airport is right up high on one of the lists.

Asia

Taiwan opens terrifying walkway

THIS glass-bottomed bridge suspended far above a spectacular valley is not for the faint of heart.

Travel Incidents

Suitcase on luggage conveyor belt in the baggage claim at airport

Airport greets arriving flyers with porn

INSTEAD of flight information, the TVs at one airport’s baggage claim left very little to the imagination.

Flights

These are the worst airports in the world

IF YOU can avoid it, try not to end up in these places for extended amounts of time. The lack of facilities in these airports will shock you.

Flights

’Let it go’ at 30,000 feet

THE NEWEST custom-painted aircraft to join the WestJet fleet features Anna, Elsa and Olaf from the beloved Disney movie, Frozen.

Travel Updates

NEWS IMAGES FOR ONLINE AND EDITORIAL USE ONLY – NO SALES/NO ADVERTISING – please credit images by James Morgan if used or issued Melbourne Airport, Australia – Wednesday 21st October 2015............ New-look Tigerair Unveiled today- CEO Rob Sharp announces new uniforms, new aircraft and new customer innovations to make flying Tigerair better than ever at Melbourne Airport today. Pictured are the crew and CEO with the new aircraft which was revealed to media at the Tigerair base earlier this morning.

‘Australia’s worst airline’ in big overhaul

TIGERAIR has been called Australia’s worst airline, but now it’s promising a lot of changes. It claims its cheap ticket prices will remain too.

Adventure

An old fashioned Icelandic house with a turf roof

Inside a real-life hobbit land

THINK you can only see hobbits in New Zealand? In the fields of Iceland, these mysterious houses are everywhere and they hold many secrets.

Travel Incidents

A Southwest Airlines jet waits on the tarmac at Denver International Airport in Denver in this January 22, 2014 file photo. Southwest is to release their Q3 results on October 22, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesGLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH "BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD OCTOBER 19" FOR ALL 37 IMAGES

Man ‘chokes’ woman for reclining seat

A FLIGHT was forced back to return to the airport after a woman reclined her seat and was allegedly choked by a fellow passenger.

Travel Incidents

17/10/2000. Aircraft of Ireland's national airline Aer Lingus, sit on the apron at Dublin Aiport, Ireland, in this file photo. According to the Irish govenment the airline is losing more than two million dollars each day, and may have to slash more than a third of its workforce to recover. (AP Photo/file/pa)

Man dies on flight ‘after biting passenger’

A young man on a flight from Portugal to Ireland has died after flipping out and biting a fellow passenger.

Adventure

Country gears up for ‘tsunami’ of tourists

FROM rugged mountain ranges to a plethora of ancient sites — for travellers this country might be one of the most rewarding destinations on Earth.

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