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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 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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Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at Starship's first successful launch to orbit
Despite achieving a major milestone for SpaceX, CEO Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at the first s…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn Lapointe
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United passengers heading from San Francisco to Tel Aviv endured a 14-hour 'flight to nowhere' after the plane turned around
The United flight was headed to Israel, but it had to turn back after Hamas launched attacks on Isr…
Jordan Parker Erb,Taylor Rains
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Russia's ruble has nowhere to go but down as capital flight continues in aftermath of Wagner mutiny attempt, economist says
Russia's war efforts aren't helping its broader economy as it suffers from a brain drain in its hig…
Matthew Fox
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British Airways ran 3 'flights to nowhere' in a single day after issues on a trio of different planes, and some passengers were delayed by over 20 hours
Three British Airways flights had to return to Heathrow on Saturday, with the airline facing an est…
Pete Syme
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Airline passengers endured a 13-hour flight to nowhere after their plane to New Zealand was forced to turn back mid-flight
A long-haul Emirates flight turned back mid-flight because of flooding in Auckland. American Airlin…
Stephanie Stacey
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Passengers took a 16-hour flight to nowhere after their plane to New York U-turned because of an electrical fire at JFK Airport
An Air New Zealand flight to New York made a U-turn over the Pacific Ocean because of a "small isol…
Kate Duffy
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A Boeing 787 on a Transatlantic flight turned around after 8 of its 9 bathrooms stopped working
More than 200 passengers on a KLM Dreamliner had a six-hour flight to nowhere Monday after the Amst…
Pete Syme
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Singapore is planning round-trip 'cruises to nowhere' so that its cruise ships can set sail again
The Singapore Tourism Board plans to start the "cruises to nowhere" after Singapore Airlines scrapp…
Melchi Anyinsah-Bondzie
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For years, I dreamed of overwater bungalows in destinations like the Maldives and Tahiti. Then, I found one just a 6-hour flight away in Belize.
Business Insider's author thought she'd have to travel 26 hours for a night in an overwater bungalo…
Monica Humphries
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WestJet lost a passenger's bag on a domestic flight in Canada. The passenger's AirTag shows it was in Jamaica.
Lorraine Pedersen flew Westjet on a domestic flight, but her bag didn't arrive.
Marielle Descalsota
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My flight was diverted due to weather 2 days before Christmas. Here's how I avoided being stranded for the holidays.
If your air travel plans leave you stranded by bad weather before the holiday, get a hotel room fas…
Louise Slyth
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A flight attendant needed surgery and 4 others were also injured by severe turbulence on a flight from Singapore to London
A British Airways plane returned to Singapore after about three hours into a flight to Heathrow fol…
Ryan Hogg
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2 passengers were kicked off an Air Canada flight because they refused to sit in seats covered in puke
A woman who said she was a passenger on the flight claimed two travelers got escorted off the plane…
Maria Noyen,Jordan Parker Erb
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Singapore Airlines has cancelled its proposed 'flights to nowhere' after criticism from environmental campaigners
The airline had planned to launch three-hour scenic flights that would both take off from and land …
Rachel Hosie
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After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time
Since entering service in the late 1960s, the AC-130 has seen action all over the world, but the gu…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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'Flights to nowhere' are selling out in a matter of minutes, but they're the dumbest travel trend of 2020
People are paying hundreds of dollars to wait in security lines, sit in cramped quarters, and look …
Monica Humphries
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An EasyJet passenger said her 2-hour flight home turned into a 'journey from hell' after a storm left hundreds stranded in Spain
An EasyJet passenger documented her travel disaster saying her flight home was canceled overnight, …
Charissa Cheong,Aimee Pearcy
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Singapore Airlines reportedly plans to offer sightseeing 'flights to nowhere' that take off and land at the same airport
For those looking to take a sightseeing flight during your next stay-cation, Singapore Airlines wil…