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North Korea’s trash-filled balloons cause South Korea’s Incheon international airport runways to briefly shut down
Flight delays due to bad weather, security scares or medical emergencies are the usual culprits we …
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Vistara CEO says 'worst is behind us', flight operations have stabilised
After facing significant flight disruptions recently, Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan on Thursday told the…
PTI
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WATCH: Air Europa passenger ends up in overhead bin amid severe flight turbulence; 30 others injured
An Air Europa flight flying from Madrid to Montevideo, Uruguay, took a terrifying turn on Monday af…
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I take dozens of flights a year as an airline reporter. I always go for the aisle seat — even if it costs extra money
Now that I'm only a year away from 30 with a little more fun money and desire for comfort, I've got…
Taylor Rains
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See inside American Airlines' massive flight operations center, where it dispatches 6,000 flights every day
American's 149,000-square-foot operations center is responsible for moving nearly 6,000 flights and…
Taylor Rains
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Passengers took off their clothes and appeared to pass out when their flight was delayed in a 95-degree heat wave
The Qatar Airways Boeing 777 was delayed in Athens, where passengers said the air conditioning wasn…
Pete Syme
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A British Airways flight to nowhere went across the Atlantic before turning back and flying 2,300 miles home after a technical issue
Fixing issues is usually easier and cheaper for airlines at home airports, as passengers trying to …
Pete Syme
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A passenger with 'no clothes on' ran through a plane mid-journey, causing chaos and knocking over a flight attendant
The Virgin Australia Boeing 737 U-turned less than an hour into the journey from Perth to Melbourne…
Pete Syme
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Flight departures at Delhi airport's T1 suspended till 2 pm following roof collapse incident
Flight departures at the Delhi airport's Terminal 1 were suspended till 2 pm on Friday after a port…
PTI
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An airline apologized for accusing a man of disrupting a flight he wasn't even on — and snitching to his boss
Ryanair admitted in the Irish High Court it "mistakenly identified" Eoin Michael Cahill after compl…
Pete Syme
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You'll soon be able to get an automatic refund when your flight is delayed or canceled
The new DOT regulations mean passengers can also get automatic refunds when their checked bags are …
Grace Dean
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American Airlines is cutting some international flights because Boeing can't deliver enough 787 Dreamliners see the full list
American Airlines is making cuts to flights schedules on select international and Hawaii routes due…
Benjamin Zhang
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A British Airways flight to nowhere circled in the air for 4 hours after its weather monitoring system collapsed
The flight, from Singapore to London, took off four hours late, circled for four more, then returne…
Grace Dean
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Thick fog disrupts flights and trains, cold wave conditions continue in Delhi
A thick layer of fog blanketed Delhi as the city continued to grapple with cold conditions on Tuesd…
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Airplane passenger fined for urinating in a cup and then spilling it on a flight attendant, says report
A passenger a New Zealand Air flight from Auckland to Sydney was fined for urinating in a cup.
Cameron Manley
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Unruly passengers have become more common, and many fliers are getting sick of it. On this flight, they cheered and chanted as a pair was escorted off after forcing a diversion.
The EasyJet passengers' celebrations following the diversion to Greece highlights how disruptors ha…
Pete Syme
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Air India Express cancels 74 flights due to cabin crew shortage, to operate 292 flights
"We will be operating 292 flights today. We have mobilised all resources and Air India will sup…
PTI
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A 101-year-old woman keeps getting mistaken for a baby on flights and says it's because American Airlines' booking system can't handle her age
"The computer at the airport thought my birth date was 2022 and not 1922," Patricia told a BBC repo…
Polly Thompson
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2 travelers in wheelchairs watched as their plane departed without them after an error saw them left waiting on the tarmac
"You always say, 'Oh, they won't go without us,' but they actually did. They went without us and to…
Pete Syme
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AI Express cancels 75 flights on Friday, expects normal ops by Sunday: Official
The strike by a section of the cabin crew since Tuesday night that resulted in cancellation of …