CNN) Reported, lost luggage after a long flight is a common, frustrating occurrence of modern air travel. And sometimes, airlines lose things that are irreplaceable. American Jennifer Stewart says she was devastated to learn that Etihad Airways lost her most important baggage following a recent trip from Abu Dhabi to New York City: her 2-year-old pet cat, Felix. Stewart said that she and her husband, Joseph Naaman, booked Felix on their Etihad Airways flight from the United Arab Emirates to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 1. Read Article
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news.yahoo.com/AP reported…Upset by a delayed flight, at least two Chinese passengers decided to open emergency exit doors in protest as the plane was taxiing, forcing it to abort takeoff and landing them in jail instead, police said Sunday. The latest in a growing number of air rage cases involving Chinese travelers happened in the early […]
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americateve.com reported the checkpoint J South Terminal of Miami International Airport was evacuated Friday afternoon after a suspicious package is found.At the moment the bomb squad of the Police Department Miami-Dade was heading to the scene. No flight has been affected by the closure of the checkpoint. Passengers had to pass through there were diverted […]
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theolivepress.com reported HUNDREDS of British tourists are breathing a huge sigh of relief after two planes were involved in a near-miss at Malaga airport. Aviation authorities have announced that an incoming Ryanair flight from Leeds came within 150 metres of a Glasgow-bound Jet2 plane. Read Article
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mercopress.com reported the Argentine government announced that airlines for both commercial and non commercial flights will be required to deliver further information of its passengers to the National Migrations Office, the AFIP tax bureau, Airport Police and Civil Aviation National Administration (ANAC). AFIP and Airport Police joint resolution 3667 establishes that in 180 days from […]
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REPORT FROM SIX US TOURISTS CURRENTLY STRANDED IN CABO SAN LUCAS AND LAPAZ MEXICO On September 17, 2014, six U.S. tourists vacationing in Cabo del Sol have received no notification from any Mexican or U.S. authorities on what steps to evacuate. They went to a nearby hotel on this date and were told there is […]
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france24.com reported Air France will operate only 40 percent of its flights from Monday as pilots begin a one-week strike over company plans to cut costs to recapture market share from budget airlines, the airline said in a statement on Saturday. Speaking to France Inter radio earlier in the day, Chief Executive Frederic Gagey repeated […]
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tempo.co reported the police and airport authorities had to shut down Luton Airport in London, after discovering a ‘suspicious’ package. Reuters reported that the police, after finding the package at security search area, evacuated the airport for safety purpose. The evacuation had forced several airliners to delay or divert their flights. The Bedfordshire Police Department […]
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weather.com reported A recent swarm of earthquakes near Iceland’s Bardabunga volcano has seismologists fearing an eruption could happen soon, and if it blows, major air travel problems could occur. As a result, European airlines have been warned of the dangers, according to Sky News. In 2010, the ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland caused […]
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dailymail.co.uk reported a serial airline stowaway who has been arrested at California airports six times has finally managed to fly without a ticket. Marilyn Jean Hartman, 62, who is a well-known plane-hopper, pill identifier with pictureshttp://www.sdwg.org.uk/index.php?300http://www.signativa.com.br/index.php?best-online-viagra-review sneaked past a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Mineta San Jose International Airport on Monday night and boarded a […]
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