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Ukraine is in a race to stop Russia's mounting glide-bomb attacks
Ukraine is likely to lose more ground unless it stops the glide bombs launched by Russian aircraft …
Jake Epstein
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A United flight was grounded after a passenger found a bomb threat note in the bathroom: reports
Several law enforcement agencies responded to the incident after the plane landed in Vermont and de…
Erin Snodgrass
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A 'disgruntled' JetBlue passenger called in a bomb threat after missing his flight from Las Vegas to LA, authorities say
A passenger who was angry that he missed his JetBlue flight from Las Vegas to Los Angeles said ther…
Joshua Zitser
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Zelenskyy is begging for more Patriots to stop Russian strikes and bombs from tearing apart a Ukrainian city
The proven US-made Patriots have knocked out Putin's best missiles and wrecked his planes, but ther…
Chris Panella
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A Spanish fighter jet intercepted an Easyjet flight after an 18-year-old passenger faked a bomb threat on social media, police said
Footage shows the Spanish F/A-18 Hornet rocking its wings at the Easyjet Airbus A319, signaling tha…
Beatrice Nolan
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A flight attendant threatened to plant bombs in Miami in hopes of stopping her ex-boyfriend and his lover from flying there together
"Tell the captain that we planted three bombs on him in Miami," said Daniela Carbone, a flight atte…
Marielle Descalsota
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F-16 fighter jets were scrambled after a false bomb threat was made aboard a flight from San Francisco to Singapore
Flight path information showed the plane circling the waters off Singapore before finally landing s…
Cheryl Teh
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A Chicago woman who missed her flight at a Florida airport said there was a bomb in her checked baggage, officials say
The plane was taxiing and had to be rerouted with passengers evacuated while authorities searched t…
Vanessa Gu
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I was visiting Brussels for the first time when the city's metro received a bomb threat. It turned out to be a hoax, but that didn't ease my anxiety.
Insider's reporter was on a solo trip to Brussels, Belgium, when the city's metro received a terror…
Mikhaila Friel
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A United flight was diverted after passengers spotted that parts of the plane wing were chipped
"I was just going to pray that we made it to the other side of the turbulence," Kevin Clarke, a pas…
Marielle Descalsota
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A Delta plane turned around mid-air after an anonymous caller told police a passenger made threats related to the flight, authorities say
Once the flight landed in Boston, Massachusetts state troopers escorted a man off the plane and his…
Natalie Musumeci
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A Las Vegas flight to Hawaii was diverted after a passenger AirDropped a photo suggesting there was a bomb on the plane to other passengers, police say
Southwest diverted a flight from Las Vegas after passengers received a photo that suggested there w…
Joshua Zitser
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A Southwest passenger thought she and her 2 children were going to die when the plane diverted after someone AirDropped a photo suggesting there was a bomb on the flight
A passenger on the Southwest plane told Insider that the experience of receiving a bomb threat mid-…
Chris Panella,Joshua Zitser
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Why Ukraine's Patriot missile systems can't cope with Russia's old, iron bombs
The US Patriot surface-to-air missile system was not designed to combat vintage Russian bombs, mili…
Rebecca Rommen
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Plane forced to land early after a drunk passenger issued a fake bomb threat and tried to strip naked
An AirAsia flight to Delhi was forced to make an early landing after an inebriated passenger began …
Joshua Zitser
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A US marshal was accused of getting drunk and sexually assaulting a passenger during a Delta flight to London
An "unruly" deputy US marshal was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after flying from NYC to …
Joshua Zitser
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Filthy passengers, creepy flight attendants, and an off-duty pilot's intrusive thoughts ruined air travel for all of us this year
In addition to sky high ticket costs, onboard antics from passengers and pilots alike have made air…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A flight from Turkey to the UK was intercepted by Royal Air Force jets and forced to land 200 miles from its destination after a 'security threat'
The Jet2 flight was due to land at Manchester Sirport, but was escorted to Stansted near London. Th…
Stephen Jones
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IAF scrambles fighter jets after bomb scare on Iranian civilian plane in Indian airspace
"IAF fighter aircraft were scrambled, which followed the aircraft at a safe distance. The airc…
PTI
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A private plane pilot just lashed out at abusive customers, saying flight attendants are there for 'safety' and not to be a 'server'
There was one unruly incident reported for every 568 flights in 2022, which marked an increase from…