St. Petersburg / Baku — 20 October 2025 – Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight J2-020, operating from St. Petersburg to Baku with 155 passengers on board, made an emergency return to Pulkovo Airport early Monday after the crew reported a technical […]
A cargo aircraft operating as Emirates SkyCargo flight EK9788 veered off the north runway of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in the early hours of Monday, plunging partially into the sea. The freighter – a Boeing 747-481 cargo aircraft (registration TC-ACF) was operated
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As more passengers travel with multiple electronic devices and spare power banks, one of aviation’s quieter hazards has become more visible: lithium-ion batteries. These compact energy packs power phones, tablets, cameras, and external chargers — yet when they malfunction, damage,
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DUBLIN / MANCHESTER, Oct 17 — Aer Lingus faces a four-day strike by its UK-based cabin crew later this month after members of the Unite union voted for industrial action in a dispute over pay and allowances. The walkout is
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When passengers saw dozens of Finnair flights vanish from the schedule this week, few imagined the cause would be something as ordinary as washing seat covers with water. Yet that’s precisely what happened. A warning from the seat-cover manufacturer about
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NAIROBI, October 16, 2025 — Operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) were briefly suspended today following a major security breach during the arrival of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s body, in an incident that exposed critical gaps in
Dubai’s low-cost carrier flydubai will begin offering complimentary meals and in-flight entertainment for all Economy Class passengers starting November 1, 2025, in a move that underscores the airline’s evolution from a traditional low-cost carrier to a value-focused airline. The announcement
Madrid, August 3, 2025 — A brand-new Iberia Airbus A321XLR was forced to return to Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport on Sunday after suffering a severe bird strike shortly after takeoff that left the aircraft’s nose cone visibly crumpled. Flight IB579,
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Kolkata, August 1, 2025 — A troubling video has surfaced from IndiGo flight 6E‑138 from Mumbai to Kolkata, showing a passenger slapping a fellow traveler who appeared to be in visible distress mid-flight. The assaulted passenger was reportedly experiencing a panic attack
July 31, 2025, New Delhi – In an incident that has grabbed headlines more for its quirk than its seriousness, a domestic passenger on an Air India Express flight from Srinagar to Delhi found himself in Bhubaneswar instead, after reportedly
