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Passengers endured a 9-hour flight to nowhere after a Boeing 777 developed a problem over the Atlantic
A British Airways Boeing 777 did a U-turn after flying about 2,000 miles towards Costa Rica and too…
Pete Syme
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A passenger who complained online about his flight's diversion is being sued by Thai Airways
A Thai Airways flight was delayed four hours after it diverted due to poor visibility. The captain …
Pete Syme
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Iran's missile attack forced some flights to turn around hours into their trips to avoid restricted airspace
Airspace closures following Iran's missile attack on Israel forced airlines to divert flights and m…
Taylor Rains
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A United flight diverted after a passenger's medical issue caused a 'biohazard' that made the crew vomit
United Airlines said the Boeing 737 was deep-cleaned after diverting. It eventually landed at its d…
Pete Syme
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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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Delta flight with 281 passengers diverted to JFK after a customer medical issue said to be diarrhea
Delta said the Airbus A330 from Boston bound for Rome turned around due to a customer medical issue…
Pete Syme
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Delta flight attendants dispute policy change after social-media row over Palestine flag pins
Delta changed its policy over flag pins, telling staff they are "increasingly leading to confusion"…
Pete Syme
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Air India to refund full airfare to all passengers affected by Delhi-San Francisco flight diversion
Air India on Thursday said it will refund the full amount to all passengers affected by the diversi…
PTI
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A United passenger fought with his girlfriend, threatened to 'mess up the plane,' and forced a diversion. Now he must pay $20,000.
Alexander MacDonald pleaded guilty to flight interference after he threatened the cabin crew follow…
Pete Syme
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Right-wing commentators have a theory about plane safety concerns and they say diversity is to blame
Right-wing commentators such as Elon Musk have baselessly decided that DEI initiatives are to blame…
Alia Shoaib
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Passengers got into an argument so heated about switching seats that their Ryanair flight had to turn back after just a few minutes
The Sun reported that a man asked another passenger to move so he could sit with his wife and young…
Pete Syme
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Delta passengers stuck on an island after a flight diversion recalled how airport staff said they should 'be grateful' their plane didn't crash in the Atlantic Ocean
Two passengers who were stuck for around 12 hours in Terceira said airport staff told them not to s…
Matthew Loh
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7 taken to hospital after 'severe turbulence' on Newark-bound United Airlines flight
The aircraft was diverted to New York Stewart International Airport after it was buffeted by high w…
Nathan Rennolds
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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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How airlines pick the movies and TV shows you'll see in flight
How do airlines decide what you watch in flight? They employ teams of people to comb through conten…