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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday night.</li><li>Four international and several smaller airports are set to close ahead of the storm arriving.</li></ul>Four international airports are set to suspend commercial flights as <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-milton-tampa-mayor-castor-evacuation-orders-die-warning-helene-2024-10">Hurricane Milton</a> approaches Florida, while American Airlines scheduled extra services for evacuees.Milton intensified into a Category 5 storm — the most severe classification — in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday. It later weakened to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday night.The National Hurricane Center estimated peak storm surges as high as 15 feet in the Tampa Bay area.Orlando International, Sarasota-Bradenton, St Pete-Clearwater International, and Tampa International airports have all announced closures. All except Orlando are located in counties with mandatory evacuation orders.Tampa International will close Tuesday at 9 a.m., followed by Sarasota-Bradenton at 4 p.m. and St Pete-Clearwater after the last flight departs on Tuesday.As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, close to a third of 158 flights at Tampa International had already been canceled, per FlightAware.Orlando International said it would end commercial operations on Wednesday morning but remain open for emergency, aid, and relief flights. Jet bridges were being tied down in preparation.Several public airports are also closing down, including Peter O. Knight, Tampa Executive, and Plant City.Miami International Airport aid it would remain open but was monitoring the situation and encouraged travelers to confirm their flight status with their airlines.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/American-provides-extra-seats-customer-flexibility-in-Florida-ahead-of-Hurricane-Milton-OPS-DIS-10/">American Airlines</a> added several flights to help people evacuate on Monday and Tuesday.It's added 11 flights from Tampa International and one from Sarasota-Bradenton, totaling about 2,000 seats. Passengers can check two bags at no cost.American and other airlines have issued travel alerts and are waiving change fees while some are also waiving cancellation charges.The disruption comes two weeks after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-elon-musk-hurricane-helene-call-best-thing-2024-10">Hurricane Helene</a> devastated the southeastern US with more than 1,000 flights canceled.A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said its Joint Crisis Action Team will handle Hurricane Milton centrally from its command center, "so there is a strong coordinated communication and planning effort."At airports, radars are shut down to protect antennae and their motors from wind damage, while air traffic controllers are evacuated from towers to seek shelter in a lower level of the building."The FAA has personnel on the ground to make sure damaged equipment and services are restored quickly to aid in a rapid response to hard-hit areas," the spokesperson said. "Relief and restoration routes are opened to assist after the storm passes."

Airports are closing and American Airlines is operating evacuation flights as Hurricane Milton nears Florida

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The mayor of Tampa, Florida, told residents they will "die" if they don't evacuate as Hurricane Milton approaches.</li><li>The hurricane is expected to make landfall Wednesday, and Floridians have been urged to evacuate.</li></ul>The mayor of Tampa, Florida, has issued a stark warning that anyone who remains in the city as Hurricane Milton approaches will "die."Hurricane Milton intensified into a Category 5 storm — the most severe classification — in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday. It later weakened to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening.Evacuation orders were issued Monday for several Florida counties in its path."There's never been one like this," Mayor Jane Castor, a Democrat, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBuXst1yx2w">told CNN Monday</a>, adding that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/analysts-estimate-up-to-34-billion-damage-from-hurricane-helene-2024-10">Hurricane Helene</a>, which caused huge damage in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, was "a wake-up call."Asked for her message to anyone who believed they could stay put and "ride out" the storm, Castor said, "This is literally catastrophic, and I can say without any dramatization whatsoever — if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you're gonna die.""Anyone who was born and raised in the Tampa Bay area has never seen anything like this," she added.The National Hurricane Center recorded Milton's top wind speed of 180 mph Monday, but this slowed to around 155 mph Tuesday, reducing the storm to a "powerful" Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said."While fluctuations in intensity are expected, Milton is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane through landfall in Florida," it said in a public advisory note.Florida highways were jammed with people attempting to leave after the evacuation orders.The storm comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-milton-category-five-threatens-florida-fema-funding-2024-10">the damage from which is already stretching the Federal Emergency Management Agency</a>.Moody's Analytics <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/analysts-estimate-up-to-34-billion-damage-from-hurricane-helene-2024-10">projected</a> that damage from Helene alone could total $34 billion.Hurricane Helene killed 12 people in the Tampa Bay area, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-florida-storm-surge-0284042dade78e04e453ad821e6e15c3">the Associated Press reported</a>, and over 200 more across the southeastern United States.Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, said Monday that debris from Helene must be cleared to avoid it being kicked up again by Milton.

Tampa mayor warns residents they will 'die' if they don't evacuate, as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

<ul class="summary-list"><li>In 2022, William Fulford spent $1.25 million on a Florida home he believes is "hurricane-proof."</li><li>The retired homebuilder feels confident the home is secure even as it's in Hurricane Milton's path.</li></ul>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Fulford, a 76-year-old retired homebuilder who spent $1.25 million on a home in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hunters-point-florida-homes-disaster-hurricane-proof-neighborhood-net-zero-2024-5">Hunters Point, an 86-unit community in Cortez, Florida</a>.Developer Marshall Gobuty said the neighborhood, located on a peninsula in Sarasota Bay about an hour south of Tampa, was specifically built to withstand extreme weather from the climate crisis. As of Wednesday night, Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall close to Hunters Point. The neighborhood is in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), which means it is at high risk of flooding, according to its FEMA designation.The conversation with Fulford has been edited for length and clarity.My wife and I lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I was born and raised there. We had a lot of hurricanes over the years.Years ago, my sister moved down to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-islands-in-the-us-2014-2">Anna Maria Island</a>. We would come down to visit and we just fell in love with the area. I said, "That's it. This is where I'm retiring."One day we were going to Walmart during a stay with my sister. We drove past Hunters Point and my wife said, "I think you sent me a picture of that place once." I saw exactly which house I wanted.We got in touch with a real-estate agent shortly after and we moved in around Thanksgiving in 2022.It's a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath that's 1,600 square feet. We bought it for $1.25 million. We're in a flood zone and we pay around $9,000 a year in flood insurance.We were one of the first houses built, and the next-door neighbor moved in one day before I did. So I was the second person in the neighborhood.<h2 id="06808dbb-90cd-4a4d-a4ab-11f03fdf530c">I wanted the strongest hurricane protections</h2>I was a custom homebuilder my entire career. I built huge houses, most of them on the oceanfront or on Chesapeake Bay. We had to meet specifications when we were building.The first thing I did was get the developer, Marshall Gobuty, on the phone, along with the development's engineers and architects. I was pretty happy with what I heard: that they were working with some very stringent measures.<div type="image" title="Aerial view of Hunters Point homes " height="1526" width="3000" msid="114097985" hostid="261" sizebytes="534680"></div>The first floor, which is the garage, is all solid concrete, all the way to the ceiling. The other floors — the living areas — all have 2x6 framing and metal straps that tie down the house to the foundation. All the seams on the plywood siding have been taped up and sealed. Everything becomes one piece.The house has foam insulation all the way up to the attic, which increases its strength. All our windows and doors are said to be "hurricane-proof."There's traffic probably 100 yards away, but we don't hear a thing. That's how solid it is.We have a solar-power system. So if the electricity goes out when a hurricane comes, we've still got power to run on.We had our insurance company come through and look at everything when we first moved in. The representative who came didn't say a whole lot, but I was outside when he finished up. He came out and I said, "What do you think?" And he said, "That's a well-built house."<h2 id="a10a025d-e3e8-4b58-8d57-adb88804072b">Helene didn't damage my house, but my sister nearby lost two cars</h2>During Helene, we had a six-foot-high storm surge. It came within maybe two feet of my back patio. We're up pretty high.We lost power and the solar power system kicked in. It carried us through the night and the next day. Then, about three quarters into the next day, the power was back to normal.<div type="image" title="Hunters Point homes under construction " height="1365" width="2048" msid="114097975" hostid="261" sizebytes="532170"></div>We had a few thunderstorms ahead of the worst parts of Helene but not very many. That's what happens most of the time. You don't get very much thunder and lightning with a hurricane. It's just wind and rain.My sister and brother-in-law, on Anna Maria Island nearby, got three feet of water in their house. They lost their Mercedes and a pick-up truck. We've been cleaning their things out the past week and trying to get them dry.<h2 id="646c18fb-85c9-4eac-aa9b-159ed5472b36">I'm not leaving during Milton because I believe in this house</h2>Now, you know, here we go again.Forecasters are calling for about a 10-foot storm surge — 10 to 12 feet is what they're saying. But they always exaggerate, you know?To prepare for this one, we went ahead and brought everything we could up to the second floor. We had a lot of Christmas decorations, knickknacks, tables, some pictures, just basic storage things. Propane tanks, too — you don't want propane tanks floating around.<div type="image" title="View of Hunters Point homes from the front gate" height="1365" width="2048" msid="114097974" hostid="261" sizebytes="430922"></div>I loaded up my Suburban with all my back patio furniture, the cushions and tables. I drove it about 10 miles away to a shopping center in Bradenton that's higher above sea level, just to make sure that the car wouldn't get any water in it.A friend of mine came and drove us back. They're staying in a hotel in Sarasota because their house was flooded by Helene.A lot of people would say I'm crazy. My daughter and son are back in Virginia Beach and think I'm crazy for wanting to stay here.Now, we may have some problems with flooding, but we're prepared. We got enough food to last for a week. And, like I said, solar power keeps the refrigerator runningI've always stayed, even when we had hurricanes in Virginia Beach. I like the idea of having my own bed, my own food. If you go to a hotel, everything's closed. You can't get any food.And I like to be here just in case something does happen. If I had a window break or something, I'd be able to put something over it to close it up.But my house is great. Being a homebuilder, I'm quite happy with the way it's built. So I'm not concerned. I'm staying here.Editor's note: Gobuty, the founder of Pearl Homes and Hunters Point, told Business Insider, "Building to code keeps you out of jail, but building homes better than code keeps homes — and more importantly, people — truly safe. No matter how buildings are made, though, in the event of emergencies we advise that residents should follow all safety protocols and guidance from their local government officials.

I spent $1.25 million on a 'hurricane-proof' home in Milton's path. I'm not evacuating.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hurricane Milton threatens Florida's Central Gulf Coast with Category 4 winds and storm surge.</li><li>Residents are still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which hit the area in early October.</li></ul>For the first few hours of the roughly 80-mile drive from Tampa to Orlando, Makayla Pelletier and her boyfriend fiddled between radio stations and tried to make small talk — anything to calm their nerves as rain poured on Interstate 4's gridlocked traffic.But, as their <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-gas-stations-out-of-fuel-before-hurricane-milton-landfall-2024-10">gas tank ticked lower</a>, the couple went quiet.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-milton-category-five-threatens-florida-fema-funding-2024-10">Hurricane Milton</a> is expected to hit Florida's Central Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, as residents recover from Hurricane Helene, a storm that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/hurricane-helene/?id=113931821">killed more than 230 people</a> and caused major flooding across the Southeastern US last week. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wq3aU6Xpjs">Local meteorologists</a> have warned of Milton's impending storm surge and strong winds.Pelletier, 23, has experienced about 10 hurricane evacuations since she moved to Tampa six years ago. But Milton, a Category 4 storm, is especially "terrifying," she said."I don't know a single person who's not evacuating," Pelletier said. "It definitely feels different: the mood is eerie, the tensions are high, the gas is out, the hotels are booked."Evacuation orders for Tampa and the surrounding areas began on October 7. In a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-milton-tampa-mayor-castor-evacuation-orders-die-warning-helene-2024-10">CNN interview</a> that day, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said, "I can say without any dramatization whatsoever — if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you're going to die."<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-helene-milton-tampa-florida-desantis-clean-disaster-dangerous-2024-10">As millions flee to safety</a>, residents are concerned about limited gas supply, shelter, and access to essentials. Most are hoping that they don't lose their homes or <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-helene-hits-asheville-beer-microbreweries-north-carolina-floods-2024-9">small businesses</a>.<div type="image" title="Employee taping up gas pump" height="683" width="1024" msid="114096913" hostid="261" sizebytes="67658"></div><h2 id="880f805f-6f1a-42eb-ac2c-9e4db34538ea">Evacuation is expensive and Pelletier doesn't know when she can return to Tampa</h2>Pelletier had just enough gas to make it to Orlando — a normally 50-minute drive that took four hours due to traffic. She plans to stay with friends and stocked up on bottled water and nonperishable food, but the whole journey "felt like an emergency," she said.Per the data platform <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.gasbuddy.com/go/hurricane-milton-outage-tracker">GasBuddy</a>, over 23% of Florida's total gas stations ran out of fuel by 9:36 a.m. on October 9. In Tampa and St. Petersburg — both areas with total evacuation orders — 59% of the gas stations are also out of fuel, based on the last-recorded October 9 data. Pelletier said she saw several cars run out of gas in the middle of the highway, further stalling traffic.Evacuation is expensive, Pelletier added. The Milton evacuation comes just days after after she and her boyfriend had to buy supplies and rent a hotel room to avoid Hurricane Helene. And, while Pelletier works remotely, unexpected time off for the storm has put a strain on her job, she said.If Pelletier had to fly out-of-state or didn't have friends nearby to stay with, she's not what she would do."The financial burden of it is huge," she said. "If you don't have the money to evacuate, you're not going to be able to."<div type="image" title="A young woman smiling" height="719" width="622" msid="114096914" hostid="261" sizebytes="10312"></div>Now, Pelletier is hoping that Milton doesn't destroy her apartment. She said her unit is on the second floor of a waterfront property, but a major storm surge could cause flooding and more destruction — especially with debris from Helene still in her neighbor's front yards."Knowing that that's going to be flying around in the wind and floating in any flood waters, it's pretty scary," she said.Pelletier also said her parents live in Punta Gorda, a city about 100 miles south of Tampa that's on the water. They were able to evacuate safely, but Pelletier worries about <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-real-estate-worth-it-home-prices-insurance-hurricane-helene-2024-10">her parents' home</a>, where they hoped to live in retirement: "Not knowing what they're going to go back to, if anything, is just heartbreaking."As Hurricane Milton draws closer, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-helene-destroyed-asheville-genz-residents-rebuild-climate-safe-haven-2024-10">residents of disaster-prone areas</a> are evaluating how weather events could impact their livelihoods. Pelletier said she never considered leaving Tampa until she heard about Milton.The area has become her home, she said, and she <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-milton-category-four-storm-real-estate-market-insurance-damages-2024-10">hoped to settle there</a> long-term. Future storms could change that."The toll that that back-to-back hurricanes — how intense and severe they are now — definitely has me questioning if we're going to leave," she said. "Or at least move inland."Is climate change impacting where you choose to live? Have natural disasters impacted your finances or small business? If you're open to sharing your story, reach out to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:allisonkelly@businessinsider.com">allisonkelly@businessinsider.com</a>.

Empty gas stations, full hotels, and gridlocked highways: A Tampa resident shares what she saw on her 'terrifying' evacuation from Hurricane Milton.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Japan Airlines flight collided with another plane when landing in Tokyo on Tuesday. </li><li>All 379 passengers and crew managed to escape before the aircraft was engulfed in flames. </li></ul>All 379 passengers and crew managed to escape <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-airlines-fire-how-passengers-managed-to-escape-burning-plane-2024-1">a burning Japanese Airlines plane </a>despite the intercom system breaking and more than half the emergency exits being unusable.In a statement Tuesday, Japan Airlines said that Flight 516 had received permission to land when it collided with a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-airlines-plane-crash-earthquake-relief-coast-guard-2024-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">Coast Guard plane </a>and burst into flames.It also released new details of how the crew was able to clear the plane in a short amount of time before the flames engulfed the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-airlines-plane-set-on-fire-tokyo-haneda-airport-airbus-2024-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">Airbus 350-900.</a>The airline said that the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-airlines-plane-crash-earthquake-relief-coast-guard-2024-1">plane's intercom system stopped working,</a> and there were only three workable exits for getting passengers to safety. An Airbus 350-900 is designed to have eight emergency exits plus a cockpit escape hatch."The aircraft's announcement system malfunctioned during the evacuation, so cabin crew members conducted instructions using a megaphone and their voices," said spokesperson Maggie Kuwasaki."Cabin crew members determined safe exits for evacuation, and all passengers and crew members evacuated through three emergency exits."According to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67870119">BBC</a>, three inflatable slides were used to evacuate passengers but, because of how the jet landed, they were not deployed correctly.Footage from inside the plane showed passengers evacuating as smoke began to fill the cabin.A Swedish teenager who was on the plane told the outlet Aftonbladet, "The entire cabin was filled with smoke within a few minutes," the <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://apnews.com/article/plane-fire-japan-793607548e45a80b8ccc8721fb3c5016">Associated Press</a> reported."The smoke in the cabin stung like hell. It was a hell," he said, adding they threw themselves at the emergency doors once they opened. "We have no idea where we are going, so we just run out into the field. It was chaos."Airline safety experts <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-airlines-fire-how-passengers-managed-to-escape-burning-plane-2024-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">told Business Insider that the plane's</a> crew appeared to have done an exceptional job in ensuring everyone on got out safely.Graham Braithwaite, an expert on flight safety at Cranfield University in the UK, said the airline had placed an intense emphasis on staff training and safety after a 1985 Japan Airlines crash, the worst single-plane crash in aviation history.Only 17 passengers suffered minor injuries on the jet. Five of the crew of the Coast Guard plane the jet collided with died, and a sixth was seriously injured.

The Japan Airlines evacuation succeeded even though the intercom broke and 5 of 8 emergency exits were unusable

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A train derailed in a small Kentucky town on Wednesday afternoon.</li><li>Some train cars were carrying molten sulfur, which caught on fire and released chemicals.</li></ul>A CSX freight train derailed in eastern Kentucky Wednesday afternoon, the company <a target="_blank" href="https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-us/media/press-releases/csx-responds-to-livingston-kentucky-derailment/">said</a>, spilling chemicals and forcing evacuations that have stretched into the Thanksgiving holiday. 16 train cars were involved, two of which were carrying molten sulfur. Because the derailment also started a fire, the spilled sulfur <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/23/us/livingston-kentucky-train-derailment/index.html">turned into sulfur dioxide</a>, a colorless gas that can cause irritation and even frostbite. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/csx-train-derails-kentucky-spilling-molten-sulfur-2023-11-23/">One crew member was treated</a> for minor injuries.Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a<a target="_blank" href="https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20231122_Executive-Order_2023-733_State-of-Emergency_Train-Derailment.pdf"> state of emergency</a>, urging residents of Livingston, Kentucky to evacuate. The fire was only about 50% contained in Rockcastle County as of Thursday morning, and the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lex18.com/news/train-derails-in-rockcastle-county">evacuation order has impacted about a dozen homes</a> so far."Due to the train derailment, many families in Livingston in Rockcastle Co. will be displaced for Thanksgiving," <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/GovAndyBeshear/posts/pfbid0z7PCvryAnL9jsMsQCsqYGZDMgXQshXnrk5rfBZfeq3N4JiGSgCa9X6YXKgAu6Tegl">Beshear said in a statement</a> on Thursday morning. "Please think about them and pray for a resolution that gets them back in their homes."CSX is paying for hotels in Mount Vernon, Kentucky as well as holiday meals from local restaurants to help affected families."We will work together with the local authorities to secure the area and safety is our top priority as we develop a recovery plan," CSX said in its press release.

Kentucky governor issues state of emergency after a train derailed and spilled chemicals in a small town, forcing evacuations

<ul class="summary-list"><li>El Al said a plane en route from Warsaw to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Turkey.</li><li>The Israeli airline said local staff at Antalya airport refused to refuel the plane.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/palestinian-american-woman-el-al-israeli-airline-staff-humiliated-her-2023-8">Israeli flag carrier</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hostile-elements-tried-hijack-communications-with-israel-el-al-flight-2024-2">El Al</a> says local airport workers refused to refuel one of its planes after it made an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday.Flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv landed in Antalya almost three hours into its journey, <a target="_blank" href="https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/ELY5102">data from flight-tracking website FlightAware shows.</a>FlightAware data shows that the plane then flew to Rhodes International Airport, stopping for about an hour, before proceeding to its final destination.In a statement to Business Insider, an El Al spokesperson said that local workers in Turkey "refused to refuel the company's plane, even though it was a medical case."The spokesperson said a passenger requiring medical treatment was evacuated. The airline told BI that the plane ultimately took off for Rhodes in Greece and refueled there before flying on to Israel.According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mako.co.il/travel-news/israel/Article-0addbdefce96091027.htm">Israeli news outlet Mako</a>, the plane was on the tarmac at the Turkish airport for about two hours.A passenger on the flight, identified only as Avner, told Mako that passengers were informed that local airport workers would be refueling the plane, but "the ground crew was not cooperating."An unnamed Turkish diplomatic source told The Times of Israel that "fuel was to be provided to the plane due to humanitarian considerations, but as the relevant procedure was about to be completed, the captain decided to leave of his own accord."Last year, Antalya was one of Israeli tourists' most popular vacation destinations, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mako.co.il/travel-news/israel/Article-99776bdea0ec881027.htm?Partner=interlink">according to Mako</a>.However, since the Hamas <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-gaza-tour-guides-pivot-october-7-tours-make-money-2024-6">terror attacks on October 7</a> in Israel, and the subsequent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gazas-unemployment-soars-children-work-feed-families-un-2024-6">invasion of Gaza</a>, all direct flights between Israel and Turkey have been canceled.In May, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/02/turkey-reportedly-halts-all-trade-israel-war-gaza">Turkey stopped all trade with Israel</a> over the war in Gaza and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/1/turkey-seeks-to-join-south-africas-genocide-case-against-israel-at-icj#:~:text=News%7CUnited%20Nations-,Turkey%20seeks%20to%20join%20South%20Africa's%20genocide%20case%20against%20Israel,Justice%20to%20join%20the%20case.">sought to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel</a> at the International Court of Justice.Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has also ratcheted up his criticism of Israel, calling it a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-calls-israel-terror-state-slams-west-2023-11-15/">"terrorist state" in November</a> last year.In response, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netanyahu-responds-to-bidens-threat-in-television-interview-2024-5">Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a> said <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/101220171">he wouldn't be lectured by a leader</a> who "bombs Kurdish villages."

Israeli airline says Turkish airport staff refused to refuel its plane after it made an emergency landing

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A British Airways flight had to be evacuated when a bomb threat was emailed to Bermuda Airport.</li><li>An audio recording shows the pilot repeatedly requesting emergency services and stairways.</li></ul>A bomb threat moments before takeoff saw nearly 200 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/british-airways-flight-circled-air-singapore-heathrow-burn-fuel-fault-2024-4">British Airways</a> passengers evacuated onto the tarmac at an airport on the Atlantic island of Bermuda. According to a recording of communications between the pilots and controllers, the Boeing 777 had been cleared to take off to London when an urgent message came from air traffic control."Speedbird 18B cancel takeoff clearance, cancel takeoff clearance," the controller said. "We have received some information regarding a bomb threat."The controller said the airport duty office received an email saying there was a bomb on board the plane, which was carrying 197 people.They then told the pilots to stay on the runway, as they figured out how to deal with the threat.The pilot is heard staying calm as he requests "full emergency services" but repeatedly asks for updates on the evacuation."It's 40 minutes now since you gave us the bomb threat. We really should have fire engines surrounding the aircraft," he said.As the plane waited for the airport to bring stairs, the pilot said: "If they take much longer, we will be using the slides."Eventually, the stairs did arrive, and the passengers were evacuated. Videos shared on social media show dozens of people standing on the tarmac.It isn't clear if the bomb threat was legitimate or a hoax, but the 777 involved in the incident — tail number G-VIIN — has flown twice since, flying from Bermuda to London on Monday and from London to Nassau in the Bahamas on Tuesday.Bermuda L. F. Wade International Airport told Business Insider in a statement that the incident is still being investigated."Flight operations at L.F. Wade International Airport continue as scheduled while the Bermuda Police Service and local and international aviation security officials continue to investigate the incident," the statement read."Airport authorities regret the inconvenience caused to passengers affected by this incident. The safety and security of all passengers, personnel, and airport users remains the highest priority."In a statement shared with Business Insider, a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-british-airways-9-billion-transformation-with-new-seats-2024-3">British Airways</a> spokesperson said: "The safety of our customers and colleagues is always our highest priority and we followed our standard procedures to disembark the aircraft.""Our teams are caring for our customers and supporting crew as we work to get them on their way as soon as possible," they added.

A plane full of passengers was evacuated moments before takeoff after a bomb threat was emailed to air traffic control

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Delta Air Lines flight evacuated passengers using emergency inflatable slides after the tires burst. </li><li>Video footage shows that the tires had caught fire and were being sprayed with water after landing. </li></ul>Passengers onboard a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta were forced to evacuate after the aircraft's tires burst and caught fire whilst landing, according to various reports including <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/emergency-crews-surround-delta-plane-at-atlantas-airport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox5 Atlanta</a> and <a href="https://news.sky.com/video/atlanta-passengers-forced-to-evacuate-delta-flight-after-tires-burst-during-landing-12933368" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sky News</a>.The aircraft which departed from Richmond International Airport in Virginia was landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday at 6 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Insider. The flight blew its left main gear tires. Passengers were able to exit the aircraft using emergency inflatable slides, per the FAA. There was no disruption to air traffic, it added.Video footage shared by Fox5 shows the plane surrounded by emergency vehicles and being sprayed with water. At least one person was injured but details of their condition is unknown, according to Fox5. The plane landed safely around 6:20 p.m. and was carrying a total of 190 passengers, <a href="https://news.sky.com/video/atlanta-passengers-forced-to-evacuate-delta-flight-after-tires-burst-during-landing-12933368" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Social media footage published by Sky News</a> showed that the plane tires were on fire while it was being sprayed with water. The FAA said it will be investigating the incident. Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment about the incident.

The tire of a Delta plane burst and caught fire during a landing in Atlanta, forcing passengers to evacuate using emergency slides

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Delta flight from NYC to LA had to turn back after its emergency exit slide detached.</li><li>The Boeing 767 landed safely at JFK about an hour after taking off.</li></ul>A Boeing plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday after an emergency slide fell off the aircraft.Delta Air Lines flight 520 from New York's JFK airport aborted its trip to LA on Friday and landed back where it started.It touched down again at around 8:30 a.m., just an hour into its journey, according to the tracking site <a target="_blank" href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl520#34f0d5b4">Flightradar24</a>.A Delta spokesperson told Business Insider that the flight crew had been alerted by a "flight deck indication related to the right wing emergency exit slide, as well as a non-routine sound from near the right wing.""After the aircraft had safely landed and proceeded to a gate, it was observed that the emergency slide had separated from the aircraft," the spokesperson said.The airline didn't offer any detail on when, how, or why the slide detached — or where it ended up.The Delta spokesperson said the airline was "fully supporting retrieval efforts and will fully cooperate in investigations."No injuries were reported aboard the aircraft, which had been carrying 176 customers, two pilots, and five flight attendants.In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration <a target="_blank" href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/statements/accident_incidents#Top">said</a>: "Delta Air Lines Flight 520 returned safely to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York around 8:35 a.m. local time on Friday, April 26, after the crew reported a vibration.""The FAA will investigate," it added.Delta said it had removed the plane in question from service.The aircraft was a version of the Boeing 767 <a target="_blank" class="Link" href="https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N176DN">and was manufactured</a> in 1990.According to <a target="_blank" class="Link" href="https://www.flexport.com/blog/decommissioned-planes-salvage-value/#:~:text=AMARG%3A%20The%20World's%20Biggest%20Boneyard,approximately%2027%20years%20of%20service.">Flexport</a>, a global logistics workflow company, an aircraft is generally operable for around 30 years before it needs to be retired.In 2019, an evacuation slide from a Delta flight fell into a man's yard in Massachusetts, <a target="_blank" href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/plane-evacuation-slide-delta-trnd/index.html">CNN</a> reported at the time.Delta is not the only airline to have experienced such an issue, however.In 2023, a slide from a United Airlines-operated plane landed in a backyard near Chicago O'Hare Airport.The FAA said maintenance workers at the airport found an emergency slide was missing on a United Boeing 767 that had landed safely from Switzerland, <a target="_blank" href="https://abc7chicago.com/emergency-slide-falls-from-plane-ohare-airport-chicago-news/13515495/">ABC7 Chicago</a> reported.

A Delta Boeing 767 made an emergency landing after its exit slide fell off in midair

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Frontier passenger was escorted off plane after an argument over the exit row.</li><li>A TikTok shows her arguing with other passengers, a flight attendant, and a pilot.</li></ul>A <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/frontier-airlines-a321neo-review-hard-seats-2023-10">Frontier Airlines</a> passenger appeared to be escorted off a plane in handcuffs after a dispute over the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/solo-passenger-give-up-exit-row-seat-couple-turkish-airlines-2023-12">exit row</a>.In a video shared on TikTok earlier this month, the plane is seen descending into chaos as a woman argues with several people.The uploader of the video, Travel With Tia, said that when the woman sat in the exit row, she said: "I'm not going to save anybody. If something happens I'm going to save myself first."The woman then appeared to change her mind, telling a flight attendant: "We ain't got no problem with that. We understand we gotta help people get off the plane."But by then, the crew is already trying to move the woman. The pilot is also heard announcing that law enforcement will be arriving to "take care of this issue." The woman says that she was flying to take care of her grandson while his mom was going to Mexico. Then she adds: "I'm getting my attorney on the phone."It only becomes more dramatic as several other passengers and a pilot try to convince the woman to leave.Two police officers are seen boarding the plane before the video cuts to the airport, where it appears everybody else had to deplane. The woman is then filmed being escorted down the airstairs in handcuffs.Frontier did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.There are several aviation <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-135/subpart-B/section-135.129">laws</a> about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-should-pay-for-the-exit-seat-on-a-transatlantic-flight-2018-6">sitting in the exit row</a> in order to ensure safety. For example, the passengers sat there must be able to physically able to assist others evacuating, and have "the ability adequately to impart information orally to other passengers." The latter is part of the reason why flight attendants require a verbal yes from those in the exit row.Plus, the law adds, "Each passenger shall comply with instructions given by a crewmember or other authorized employee of the certificate holder implementing exit seating restrictions."

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