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Flights Redirected From Barcelona as Storms Lash Coast
Flights were rerouted away from the city as heavy rainstorms hit, just days after other parts of Spain suffered some of the worst flooding in the country’s recent history.Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
It Was Love After First Flight
Lindsay Bennie heeded Victoria Williams’s call for a Valentine’s date, but they were hundreds of miles apart. Once they finally met, “our connection was instantaneous,” Ms. Bennie said.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 18 -
SpaceX's Starship Cleared for New Test Flight
The FAA said requirements have been met for the next launch. The company has criticized the length of reviews.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 12 -
Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight
The former first minister died at a conference in North Macedonia on Saturday at the age of 69.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
DHS deports Chinese migrants on charter flight
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a group of Chinese migrants earlier this week on a charter flight to China, according to officials. Tuesday's flight marked the second removal of ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Alex Salmond's body arrives back in Scotland
The former first minister died of a heart attack in North Macedonia at the weekend.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Passengers stuck on planes and homes without power
Northern Ireland Electricity restored power to more than 10,000 customers over the course of Sunday.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
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Birmingham Airport back open after evacuation
Flights were grounded and passengers told to leave the building as police investigated a suspicious vehicle.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Why flights to Europe are the cheapest they've been in years
Airlines have ramped up capacity between the U.S. and Europe in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Delta ex-flight attendant files lawsuit alleging retaliation, sexual harassment
Attorneys for Aryasp Nejat, fired in August, argue he is ‘one of the latest casualties’ of airline’s anti-union campaign. A former flight attendant at Delta Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food flying around the cabin
Air Canada says nobody was hurt, but "moderate turbulence" on one of its flights from Vancouver to Singapore did make a mess of a passenger mealtime.World - CBS News - October 15 -
Lufthansa fined $4 million for blocking Jewish passengers from flight
Fine is largest ever issued by U.S. Department of Transportation against an airline for civil rights violations.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
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Ryanair warns of fewer flights next summer due to Boeing aircraft delays
Airlines are increasingly frustrated by the global shortage of new planesBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Australian authorities respond to a reported bomb scare on a New Zealand flight
Australian authorities have responded to a reported bomb scare on flight from New Zealand to SydneyWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight
Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena. A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Iranian markets slide and flights cancelled as Israeli attack looms
Country braced for retaliation after Tehran’s ballistic missile strike earlier this monthWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
Helicopter that crashed in Houston, killing 4, was on an air tour flight
A helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower, killing all four people aboard and starting a fire below, was on an air tour flight at the time, authorities said.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights
The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the flight schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger
An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, has been forced to divert after a passenger became disruptiveWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
Dog dies on Alaska Air flight after downgrade to coach, lawsuit alleges
Pet owner claims his French bulldog died as a direct result of the airline moving him from first class to coach just before takeoff.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Delta sues CrowdStrike over outage leading to mass flight cancellations
Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit Friday against cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike, pointing to the global tech outage in July that caused flight disruptions and significant profit loss for ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
Argentina ready to boost flights to Falklands, says foreign minister
Diana Mondino says airlines will have to decide ‘frequency’ in sign of warmer relations with the UK over the islandsBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Airlines now required to provide automatic refunds for canceled, significantly delayed flights
U.S. airlines are now required to give passengers an automatic refund for canceled or significantly delayed flights and for services that were paid for but not provided, like Wi-Fi or ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Airline Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds for Significant Flight Disruptions Goes Into Effect
The Transportation Department’s new rule also sets the definition for what constitutes a “significant” delay in air travel.Business - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
North Korea fires banned missile in longest flight yet
The test shows that Pyongyang is building weapons that "fire farther and higher", Seoul says.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Passenger attacked while sleeping on flight: "His face was bruised and bloody"
A United Airlines passenger attacked a man midflight, punching him repeatedly in the face until it was bloody, authorities said.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
With ‘season on the line,' Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams sparked Jets, Aaron Rodgers. Now what?
Rodgers and his two star wideouts finally clicked in the second half of Thursday's win. But do the Jets have enough time to dig out of a hole this season?Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago -
Singapore Airlines will add first class, revamp cabins for longest flights
Singapore Airlines will add a first class to its ultra-long-range aircraft and increase the number of business class seats in race for high-spending travelers.Business - CNBC - 21 hours ago -
Mystery fires were Russian 'test runs' to target cargo flights to US
The attacks targeted couriers in Poland, Germany and the UK, Polish prosecutors say.Top stories - BBC News - 2 hours ago -
Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing 'food safety issue' at caterer
Delta said its caterer "immediately shut down hot food production" and then suspended operations from the Detroit facility.Business - CNBC - October 14 -
Space stocks rise after SpaceX captures booster in fifth Starship flight test
For the first time, SpaceX used mechanical arms dubbed “chopsticks” on the launch tower to capture the Starship rocket booster.Business - MarketWatch - October 14 -
Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing 'food safety issue' at caterer
Delta Air Lines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days because of a “food safety issue.”Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Delta cancels meal service on more than 200 flights over food safety issue
Delta scrapped meal service from hundreds of flights over weekend due to safety issue at food production facility.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Lufthansa Fined $4 Million for Stopping 128 Jewish Passengers From Boarding Flight
The Transportation Department said the fine is the largest it has issued against an airline for civil-rights violations.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 15