Emirates sued over obese passenger
A DISGRUNTLED lawyer who says his nine-hour flight was ruined when he was uncomfortably seated next to an obese man is taking the airline to court.
Incidents
Abandoned car sparks airport lockdown
UPDATE: An airport terminal in New York has re-opened after being evacuated over reports that a man parked a truck outside and ran off.
Passengers told ‘evacuate, evacuate’
UPDATE: Passengers noticed a kerosene-like smell before they were evacuated via emergency slides from a QantasLink plane today.
Tourist killed by his own lie
A MAN injured on the holiday of a lifetime didn’t tell doctors what really happened, fearing the consequences. It turned out to be a fatal mistake.
Mum critically hurt on ‘dream’ trip
AN AUSTRALIAN mother was about to return home from holiday when she was critically hurt in a horrific bus crash in Spain.
‘Significant concern’: Jetstar flight forced to land
“SCARY” is how one passenger describes a flight that was forced to divert to Brisbane after smoke filled the cabin and passengers heard a “scraping and grating” noise. | SEE VIDEO + JETSTAR STATEMENT
US Air Force pilot dies in plane crash
ONE US pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed in Northern California.
Police board Saudi jet after false alarm
SAUDI Airlines Flight SV 872 has sparked a major scare at Manila airport after an emergency ‘under imminent threat’ signal was received by the control tower.
Couple’s crazy attempt to catch flight
TWO passengers running late for their flight have been filmed running across the tarmac and blocking a huge jet as it tried to take off.
Backlash against ‘idiot’ Uluru tourists
PEOPLE aren’t happy with three climbers who had to be rescued from Uluru after they ignored pleas to not climb the sacred rock.
Tourists killed in tragic boat collision
AT least 13 people have died and 10 are missing after a double-decker tourist boat hit a bridge and capsized in Thailand.
Two tourists dead in Bali boat blast
AN Austrian woman and another woman believed to be Spanish have been killed and 17 other foreigners hurt in an explosion on a ferry departing Bali.
Qantas aborts landing in wheel drama
A QANTAS flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after a “malfunction” alert sounded in the cockpit when its wheels were lowered.
This is the definition of commuter chaos
THINK your morning commute is a drag? Spare a thought for these poor suckers, who were stuck in cramped carriages on a bridge for more than an hour.
One killed on world’s biggest luxury liner
A LIFEBOAT has fallen from its moorings aboard the world’s largest luxury liner — Harmony of the Seas — killing one person and injuring four.
Family blames P&O death on gastro
THE Australian family of a woman who died on a P&O cruise ship want answers after claiming her death was caused by a virus she may have contracted on board.
P&O refutes gastro death claim
CRUISE company P&O says “reports of a gastro outbreak are incorrect” after an elderly woman was found dead on Saturday.
New MH370 debris scorched black
THE most significant piece of potential wreckage from missing flight MH370 has been found — and it could change everything.
‘Incident’ closed city airport’s runway
THE runways at Gold Coast Airport closed after an ‘incident’ involving a light aircraft. Two people were treated by ambulance staff after the incident.
Woman found dead on cruise ship
A WOMAN was found dead on board a cruise ship called the Pacific Jewel, which was docked off the coast of Queensland on the weekend.
Huge cruise ship causes ‘mini tsunami’
ASTONISHING new footage has emerged showing the moment a marina was destroyed by a wave created by a cruise ship’s propellers.
Plane horror: ‘Allahu Akbar, today we die’
HOLIDAY passengers were left terrified after a man being deported screamed threats on board an EasyJet flight bound for Italy.
Tourists rescued in mid-air Alps drama
MORE than 30 tourists who spent a dramatic night stranded in cable cars above the French Alps were brought to the ground after an 18-hour ordeal.
Response came seven months too late
A WOMAN trapped in an elevator tweeted to the company for help. They tweeted back to check on her … seven months later.
Pilot somehow flew in wrong direction
PASSENGERS on an Air Asia flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur were obviously a little surprised when they ended up in Melbourne.
Passengers stranded after engine trouble
EMIRATES is scrambling to rebook passengers on other flights after a 777 was forced to divert to Adelaide last night with engine failure.
Woman in white dress ‘falls from ship’
A SEARCH is underway in the Bahamas for a 32-year-old woman who apparently fell overboard from a cruise ship just before dawn.
US experts oversee MH370 images
AMERICAN experts are getting the final say on images collected by MH370 search vessels, the ATSB has revealed to families.
Lie that cost Australian teenager his life
WHEN Liam Davies walked into a beachfront bar a day before New Year’s Eve in 2012, he asked a simple but important question.
Emirates pilot tried to abort landing
A REPORT into last month’s Emirates airliner crash landing in Dubai, involving an Aussie co-pilot, found that the pilot tried to take off again after briefly touching down.
‘You have made the world lose hope’
A GLASS bridge that provides breathtaking views has been forced to close after just 13 days. And people who had trips planned are not happy.
Passenger storms pilots cockpit
A MAN has been arrested after storming the cockpit of an EgyptAir passenger plane, sparking a state of emergency at an international airport.
‘Mami, they put me on another plane’
A NEW York mum says she thought she would never see her five-year-old son again after an airline mistook him for another boy and flew him to the wrong city.
Horror flight: ‘I thought I might die’
PASSENGERS have described how they thought they were going to die when their plane unexpectedly hit turbulence on a transatlantic flight.
Chaos after airport terror scare
A WOMAN sparked a terror alert and shut down part of Germany’s busiest airport after security officers reportedly found traces of explosives in her luggage.
$30m secret in this traveller’s suitcase
MELINA’S exotic Instagram feed was outrageously popular. But when police raided her suitcase, her followers turned on her.
Bali couple kisses and re-enacts ‘murder’
THIS was the moment Sara Connor’s boyfriend appeared to “stab” a cop with a broken bottle in a dramatic re-enactment.
Bali accused re-enact cop ‘murder’
SARA Connor and David Taylor appear to strike an officer with a walkie talkie and beer bottle during a re-enactment of events the night a cop was killed.
LAX ‘Zorro’ an actor in costume
THE masked Zorro who caused chaos at LAX Airport on Sunday night was actually an actor who was still in costume following an audition.
Two ‘drunk’ pilots arrested
TWO pilots were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol before they were meant to fly from Scotland to the US.
Plane engine rips apart in midair
A SOUTHWEST Airlines jet en route to Florida was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines suffered a major malfunction.
Castaways scrawl SOS in sand
A COUPLE in their fifties were rescued after a week stranded on a remote Micronesian island when aircraft crews spotted their desperate message.
One decision that saved hiker
HEARING her friend’s final breath was just the start of an ordeal for Pavlina Pizova, who survived a month in the freezing wilderness.
‘No inquiry needed into MH370 search’
THE fruitless search for the MH370 plane seems set to go unchallenged with the Minister responsible for the operation ruling out any inquiry.
Gorgeous town that is ‘no more’
IT WAS a small town but a proud one, and hailed as one of the most beautiful spots in Italy. Today, this town is “no more”.
The beautiful town that is ‘no more’
IT WAS a small town but a proud one, and hailed as one of the most beautiful spots in Italy. Today, this town is “no more”.
Kicked off plane ‘for being Muslim’
THREE Muslim siblings say they feel ‘humiliated’ after being dragged off a flight from London under suspicion of terrorism.
Qantas’ Olympic plane hiccup
AUSTRALIA’S disappointing Rio campaign continued on the way home, when the national carrier had to leave its specially-painted Olympic plane in the hangar.
UK kicks out Australian over her diary
AN AUSTRALIAN tourist says she was sent packing from the United Kingdom after her diary was used as evidence against her.
Airline sued over alleged sex attack
AN AUSTRALIAN woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Malaysia Airlines’ steward on a flight to Paris is now suing them for $200,000.
Airline’s crude Snapchat photo leak
AIR New Zealand is under fire after staff members posted lewd images on social media, including a picture of a pilot posing with a blow-up doll in the cockpit.
Young holiday-maker drowns in Cambodia
A YOUNG Victorian woman from Perth has died, reportedly in a flash flood, while on holiday in Cambodia.
‘Full refund’ for Tigerair passenger
UPDATE: TIGERAIR said it had apologised to a passenger who said she was not allowed to board a Melbourne to Sydney flight despite a family emergency.
Mobiles may hold secret to MH370
BLACK box recorders aren’t the only part of MH370 investigators are interested in. The ATSB reveals what else they want if the plane is ever found.
Plane engine catches fire mid-flight
A BIRD strike caused a passenger jet with over 300 passengers on board to make an emergency landing in Turkey after sparking an engine fire.
Thugs bash backpackers in Thailand
THIS was the horrific moment four armed men attacked two backpackers with metal bars on a street in a popular Thai tourist area. WARNING: Graphic.
Jetstar’s 787 engine shutdown risk
DREAMLINER jets used by Jetstar are flying with an engine problem that has been linked to engines shutting down mid-flight.
Mass evacuation after ferry blaze
UP to 500 passengers have been evacuated from a ferry off Puerto Rico after a fire erupted in the engine room.
Fatal attractions: Deadly theme parks
THEY can be deadly but we keep seeking dangerous thrills on amusement park rides. Why do we do it to ourselves?
JFK airport scare blamed on Olympics
A MASS evacuation occurred at JFK airport in New York after reports of gunfire. But a police source said a crowd watching the Rio Olympics may have been to blame.
‘It felt like we dropped 50 storeys’
MORE than 20 passengers were injured in severe turbulence that saw them slam into overhead lockers as their plane “dropped like an out of control elevator.”
‘It’s an absolute disaster area’
HUNDREDS of tourists have been caught up in terrifying chaos as bushfires tear across large parts of southern Europe.
Heartless ‘defence’ to MH370 compo
FAMILIES of missing MH370 passengers still have no answers and Malaysia Airlines isn’t about to give them any in their defence of a negligence claim.
‘This is a potential serious breach’
HUNDREDS of workers at London’s Heathrow Airport have been suspended after UK police uncovered an alleged security scam.
Just two ships now in MH370 search
A STALWART of the MH370 search is heading home, leaving two vessels to try and find the plane that vanished with 239 passengers and crew.
Malaysia Airlines defends MH370 pilot
MALAYSIA Airlines has broken its silence on MH370 to defend the plane’s pilot, after a leaked FBI report showed he had trialled flying to the crash site.
MH370 ‘fell 20,000 feet a minute’
NEW analysis of automated signals from MH370 has revealed the plane took a massive dive at up to 20,000 feet a minute, as it plunged into the sea.
Airline resumes flights worldwide
A MAJOR airline has lifted its worldwide grounding of flights after a computer failure left thousands of passengers stranded.
Near miss as jet skids off runway
THIS is the incredible moment a cargo plane ended up causing a traffic jam after skidding off a runway and on to a nearby road.
Flight audio: ‘Get out of there’
AUDIO of an Emirates flight struggling to land has emerged, revealing the conversation between the pilot and air traffic control.
Aussie pilot ran for life in fireball
A SYDNEY pilot and another Australian ran for their lives after the Emirates crash as it emerged the plane tried to regain altitude before it hit the ground.
Man allegedly groped sleeping passenger
A WOMAN on a flight from LA to New Jersey has said she woke up to find the man next to her “massaging her genitalia” and rubbing her feet.
Pilots ‘forgot’ landing gear: new claim
QUESTIONS are being raised over why the landing gear on an Emirates plane that crash landed may not have been lowered before it burst into flames on the runway.
What you missed about the Emirates fire
HARROWING footage from inside the burning plane appears to show scenes of panic and chaos — but a closer look reveals a worrying detail.
‘Horrifying’: Passenger saw plane catch fire
A PASSENGER on the Emirates plane that crash landed in Dubai has described her horror over the moment the plane burst into flames.
Warning light turns back Sydney to Dubai flight
AN INTERNATIONAL Qantas flight from Sydney to Dubai has been turned around an hour into its trip.
Dozens trapped in snowstorm
DOZENS of sightseers were rescued after a convoy of buses and cars skidded off roads in heavy snow in NSW’s Blue Mountains.
‘Could be most disgusting room ever’
A FILMMAKER has shared a video of his skin-crawling hotel room from hell, complete with mystery stains, human hair and cockroaches.
Balloon pilot had been arrested for DUI
THE pilot of a hot-air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard had been arrested in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, police said.
Yoga on a plane cost this guy $58k
THIS tourist wanted to practice yoga and meditate on a flight from the US to Japan. When he was told he couldn’t, things got out of hand.
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