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Holidaymakers looking to get a last minute getaway in this year could be denied entry onto planes after not receiving Covid-19 test results back in time. In one example, Christine, was due to travel to Tenerife with her sister-in-law, Caroline, from Leeds Bradford airport on Thursday 5 December with Jet2 for a short weekend break. … Read more
A former flight attendant has warned travelers in the US not to take vouchers if they are ever involuntarily bumped from a full flight — because they’re entitled to cold, hard cash. Sandra Jeenie Kwon spent two-and-half years working as a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines, and learned quite a few tricks and airline secrets … Read more
A sacked PwC accountant who was jailed for drunkenly groping a sleeping woman’s breasts aboard a British Airways flight before attacking her with a book when she rejected him was today allowed to continue working. James Phipps was on a transatlantic flight when he rubbed the breasts of a female passenger two seats away from … Read more
Flexible flight tickets can cost up to 17 times more than standard fares – prompting accusations airlines are cashing in on unwitting holidaymakers during the pandemic. A flexible ticket – which allows travellers to move their flight date free of charge – can be £1,700 more expensive than standard. The extortionate prices highlighted in a … Read more
Moment man climbs onto the wing of an Alaskan Airlines plane moments before take-off, walks around and then plummets onto the tarmac in Las Vegas The unidentified man reportedly hopped a perimeter fence at McCarran Airport Police officers were closing in when he slipped from the plane to the tarmac The man was reportedly either … Read more
Virgin Galactic has suffered another setback to its mission to send commercial passengers into space after its rocket unexpectedly turned back before reaching space during its latest test flight. The VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo vehicle on Saturday embarked on its third test flight to suborbital space and its first ever to take place from Virgin Galactic’s … Read more
‘I never thought I’d travel again’: Captain Tom, 100, says he has ticked ‘item off his bucket list’ after British Airways offer him free flight to Barbados for him and his family Captain Tom is heading to Barbados with his family courtesy of British Airways Sir Tom raised millions for the NHS at the height of the … Read more
The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet. BA, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, describes the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 years. The … Read more
The convicted cocaine dealer father of a Premier League academy footballer was among criminals set for deportation to Jamaica on the flight challenged by Labour MPs and celebrities. Courts have ruled the crook – whose identity cannot be reported under a restriction order – should be transported to the country after serving three years for … Read more
Will this plane land safely? That question was very much on the minds of the 87 passengers on the revamped Boeing 737 MAX’s first public flight Wednesday following a 20-month grounding after two fatal crashes. US authorities last month gave the green light for the plane to return to service after upgrades in the wake … Read more