Osama bin Laden’s son deported
AIRPORT security officials in Egypt say Omar bin Laden, son of the former leader of al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden, has been denied entry to the country.
Incidents
Bali hot spot buried in garbage
HUNDREDS of people including Indonesia’s Army were forced to clean up one of Bali’s popular beaches after it became inundated with rubbish.
Melbourne to Sydney — in a suitcase
TIGERAIR is hitting back at a vlogger’s claim that he flew from Melbourne to Sydney while stuffed into a suitcase in the cargo hold of the plane.
Thai man denies raping Australian woman
A MAN who turned himself into police investigating the rape of an Australian woman in a popular backpacker district of Bangkok says he didn’t do it.
Best man killed in buck’s tragedy
HIS mates thought it was funny when they they threw him overboard, but the 31-year-old best man never resurfaced.
‘What they expected him to do was crazy’
A FATHER whose son was brutally bashed in Thailand threatens to sue a travel insurer, saying the pressure it put on his son contributed to his death.
Teen injured on ride at Wet ‘n’ Wild
A TEENAGE girl has been taken to hospital after complaining of neck pain after getting off a ride at a Gold Coast theme park.
Flyer ‘rips top off, lights cigarette’
SHOCKED holiday-makers looked on as a “hammered” passenger created a scene on a flight, and then came up with a feeble excuse.
Woman dragged off plane like a ragdoll
STUNNED passengers craned their necks to watch as uniformed officers arrested a passenger for allegedly skipping check-in.
Beauty queen ditches cocaine at LAX
A FORMER flight attendant and beauty queen has been accused of trying to sneak 27kg of cocaine through LA airport and made a dramatic getaway.
Trapped backpacker’s panicked texts
BACKPACKER Mary Kate Heys really “thought she was going to die”. Trapped with a mentally unstable man, she fired off some desperate texts.
Skier’s close call with an avalanche
JAW-DROPPING footage has emerged showing the moment a skier triggered a massive avalanche after cutting into a slope in Canada.
Woman killed in Contiki bus crash named
THE woman who was killed after her Contiki tour bus bound for Indonesia’s Gili Islands fell off a cliff has been named.
Sea gives up MH370 secrets
AN emotional trip to Madagascar to look for MH370 debris has paid off for relatives — with more items thought to be from the missing plane washing ashore.
‘Mixed feelings for all of us’
FAMILIES still searching for debris of missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have made a heartbreaking discovery.
The emoji that enraged a whole city
A TRACK fault, storm damage and a broken down train conspired to upset a whole city of commuters – and the response from Queensland Rail made things worse.
Bali ‘powder’ teen’s cash windfall
THOUSANDS of dollars have been raised for the Australian teenager arrested in Bali during schoolies week over “white powder”.
Cancer mum ‘violated’ by airport staff
A MOTHER undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer claims airport security crossed a line when they patted her down.
Agonising wait for victim’s mum
THE mum of an Aussie whose face was shattered in a horrific hit-and-run is enduring an agonising wait for her to wake up.
Bali victim’s emotional Instagram post
THE boyfriend of an Australian woman whose face was shattered in a horrific hit and run has shared her last photo before the crash in a heartbreaking post.
‘Bodies burnt beyond recognition’
HORRIFIC footage shows the moment after a plane carrying 48 people crashed on a mountain slope in Pakistan.
Pakistan plane crash: Flight PK661
FLIGHT PK661 went up in flames as it hit a mountain slope in Pakistan engulfing what could be nearly 50 people, reports say.
Three Virgin Australia planes damaged
TODAY is proving to be a day to forget for Virgin Australia, which is down three aircraft after one veered off the runway and two others clipped wings.
Woman at centre of plane crash twist
A WOMAN accused of approving the doomed flight that killed 71 on board has fled to Brazil as the investigation takes a surprising turn.
Partner lay beside body for hours
THE heartbroken partner of the backpacker killed by a lightning strike stayed huddled beside his dead body for hours while another hiker sought help.
Woman ‘assaulted’ on Air NZ flight
A YOUNG woman has claimed to have suffered a sexual assault on an Air NZ flight, when a fellow passenger allegedly grabbed her breast.
Airline too broke to be flying
A JET which crashed in the Andes last week, wiping out a Brazilian football team, had a dark economic past which is only now being fully understood.
Flyers ‘flung into the air’ in rough landing
TERRIFIED passengers were left bloodied and bruised when severe turbulence rocked a flight out of Washington as it made an emergency landing.
Hostie ‘poisoned’ by cabin fumes
A FORMER flight attendant says she was poisoned by fumes in the flight cabin as airline staff sue over a health issue that’s been compared to the asbestos crisis.
Passenger held for punching hostie
A 40-YEAR-OLD man punched a 24-year-old flight attendant after downing four gin and tonics when she caught him smoking in the toilet.
MH370 families want focus on debris
FAMILY members of those lost aboard flight MH370 have criticised investigators for not doing enough to find debris, which could reveal what happened.
Buses burn at Sydney Airport
TWO buses have been destroyed by an intense fire on the perimeter of Sydney Airport.
Brazil mourns lost football team
THE bodies of players from a Brazilian football team killed in a plane crash have arrived home for a massive funeral.
This is what stupidity looks like
SHOCKING video has emerged showing a teenager hanging off the edge of a cruise ship, during a dangerous and potentially deadly stunt.
Fans mourn: ‘The city is devastated’
THOUSANDS of fans, and players who were not on a flight that crashed killing their teammates, have gathered at the Chapecoense football stadium to grieve the dead.
What went wrong on doomed flight
THE possible cause of the plane crash that killed a beloved football team has been revealed.
Tourist’s heart stops after jellyfish sting
A TOURIST has had to spend two days in intensive care after she was stung by an Irukandji jellyfish and suffered heart failure.
How boy, 10, saved footballer’s life
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy has been hailed as a hero after helping save footballer Alan Ruschel from the Colombian plane crash.
‘We hope they bring us good luck’
STAFF of the Brazilian football club wiped out in a deadly crash previously praised the airline, saying it brought them good fortune when it flew them last month.
Shock as woman jumps from plane
PASSENGERS on a flight were left stunned when a woman rose from her seat and jumped out of the plane while it was moving on the tarmac.
Goalie died ‘after call to wife’
A GOALIE who initially survived the plane crash that killed 71 people called his wife from the hospital, only to die moments later.
Terror in rocky Sydney landing
ALARMING photos have emerged from China Eastern flight MU777 as it hit dangerous turbulence on approach to the runway at Sydney Airport.
‘If you don’t like it, too bad’
THIS is the pro-Trump rant that got this passenger a ban from flying for life — and a refund for everyone else on board.
Airbnb horror story is cautionary tale
A DREAM holiday in the Big Apple turned into the nightmare before Christmas for a couple whose Airbnb reservation went bust.
Hoax call forced pilot to abort landing
A BAGGAGE handler allegedly forced a Virgin flight to “go around” at Melbourne Airport in one of 16 hoax calls, a court heard.
‘I just got robbed by Bali cops’
“I THOUGHT I was going to jail.” A tourist in Bali has detailed the moment he was allegedly extorted by Balinese police.
Jetstar plane ‘30 seconds’ from disaster
A JETSTAR crew managed to avert a major disaster when the pilot of a second plane misheard instructions and crossed its path as it was coming into land.
‘Insane’ waterslide shut down
A 51m-tall waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy was killed will be demolished once the investigation of the tragedy is finished.
Dubai drops charges against Brit
PROSCUTORS in Dubai have decided to drop extramarital sex charges against a woman who reported her own rape to police.
Case against Dubai ‘rape victim’ dropped
SHE was charged with having extramarital sex in Dubai after telling police she had been gang-raped. But prosecutors said the sex was consensual.
Man charged over hoax calls at airports
A MAN is facing 20 years in jail after he was charged with allegedly making unauthorised calls to planes and air traffic control at Melbourne airports.
A380’s terrifying storm landing
DRAMATIC vision has emerged of the moment the world’s largest passenger plane was violently rocked by strong winds while attempting to land.
Virgin sued over mid-flight injury
A TEENAGER is suing Virgin Australia after he suffered burns to his genitals from a coffee spill on an international flight.
‘I paid first-class for this?’
IT TURNS out the most privileged people on a flight can be the least understanding, as the devastated family of his heroic, slain soldier has discovered.
Toilet mishaps force emergency landing
A PLANE packed with holiday makers was forced to land after a passenger’s questionable bathroom visits put all the toilets out of order.
Californian Airport engulfed in bubbles
A SEA of firefighting foam has swallowed a hangar at a major Californian airport, swamping the streets and engulfing trucks following a malfunction.
The dark side of Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE looks like a tropical getaway but tourists are getting trapped by the country’s dark and sinister side.
Passenger’s foul plane food surprise
A SHOCKED airline passenger has been left traumatised after finding something terrible in his mid-flight dinner.
‘Gang-rape’ victim faces jail in Dubai
A BRITISH tourist has been charged with “extramarital sex” in Dubai after telling police she had been gang-raped.
Pilot’s epic rant at bickering passengers
WHEN passengers on this flight clashed over the US presidential election, the fed-up captain went on an extraordinary rant — and it was all caught on video.
Airport shooting ‘wasn’t random’
POLICE said the fatal shooting of NFL player James Winchester’s father at an Oklahoma airport check-in was “premeditated”.
New ‘plausible’ MH370 theory
THERE has been much speculations and many conspiracy theories as to what happened to MH370. This one has weight.
Raped, murdered Elly feared for safety
A YOUNG Melbourne woman found dead in a Mozambique toilet block had expressed reservations about the “dangerous” area.
Boyfriend’s horror over murder
THE boyfriend of Melbourne woman Elly Warren has told of how he wants her remembered after she was killed while on holiday in Africa.
‘Snake on a plane’ forces landing
PASSENGERS were given a shock when a snake slithered into their cabin in a scene straight out of a certain Hollywood thriller. And it was all caught on camera.
AFP probes radio hack at Melb airports
AFP investigators say 15 unauthorised transmissions were made with planes at Melbourne’s Tullamarine and Avalon airports, causing delays.
Massive brawl forces plane to land
TERRIFIED passengers feared a huge brawl aboard their flight, which was captured on video, would “bring the plane down”.
North Korea prank just got very real
FURIOUS North Korea has demanded two Aussie larrikins return to the communist state and apologise for their prank appearance in a golf tournament.
Hero pilot avoids huge runway collision
A CHINESE pilot is an internet sensation after making a quick decision which saved the lives of 439 people.
Man tackled trying to open plane door
A QUEENSLAND man tried to open the door of a plane before it landed in Brisbane before a hero passenger tackled him to the ground.
Why a pic could cost these guys $40K
A HOLIDAY to Fraser Island could get a whole lot more expensive for two men, after a photo of this stunt was posted online.
Man ‘tried to open door’ mid-flight
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police are quizzing a passenger who allegedly tried to open a cabin door on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Brisbane.
Man faces jail over crazy airport stunt
A “DRUNK” husband trying to stop his wife from leaving the country pulled off a brazen stunt that sparked a major emergency at a major airport.
Backpacker found ‘covered in leeches’
AN Australian backpacker who has been missing for two weeks has been found in the Malaysian jungle, emaciated and covered with leeches.
Passengers flee burning plane
WATCH: A MAN has filmed his own evacuation from an American Airlines flight that burst into flames in Chicago, after suffering a rare engine failure.
Parks struggle after Dreamworld tragedy
THE Gold Coast’s other theme parks have taken a hit after the deaths at Dreamworld this week, the region’s tourism boss has admitted.
Man’s mid-flight teen sex attack
AN Indian businessman who molested a British girl during a seven hour flight to the UK while his wife sat beside him has been jailed for 20 weeks.
Why this Dreamworld accident hits home
OPINION: The Dreamworld tragedy strikes a chord. Many of us have visited the Gold Coast theme park and it could have been any of us. So will we go back?
Couple missed carnage by seconds
A NEW Zealand man has told of the crucial decision to let another group ahead of them onto the ride that claimed four lives.
Man assaulted teen while next to wife
A MALE passenger sexually assaulted a sleeping teenage girl on a flight to the UK — while his wife sat beside him.
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