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Fresh From The Paint Shop, Qatar Airways’ New FIFA World Cup Livery 777 Is Almost Home In Doha
Qatar Airways shared its new special livery with the world in a statement released yesterday. As seen in the photo above, the striking paint scheme has been applied to a Boeing 777-300ER that bears the registration A7-BEH. This is an apt choice for the World Cup, given that, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company,…
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Passenger Removed Showed No Symptoms – Air France Flight to Detroit Diverted to Canada Over Suspected Ebola Case
An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Montreal on Wednesday due to U.S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa after it was determined that one of the passengers was from the Democratic Republic of Congo, federal officials and the airline said. Air France boarded the…
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BA’s ‘No-Show’ Clause Cost A Family £9,000 For New Flights – They Cut One Leg Of Journey, But A Clause Allowed Airlines To Cancel The Whole Journey
British Airways is facing scrutiny after a Glasgow family claimed they were forced to spend an additional £9,000 on replacement tickets to Mexico after missing the first leg of their journey — despite arriving at the airport in time for the long-haul flight. The family had booked flights from Glasgow to Mexico City via London…
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United Airlines Made Passengers Endure A 13 Hour Flight With No Entertainment, No Wi-Fi, And No In-Seat Power
United Airlines is making passengers on a 13-hour flight from Tokyo to Washington Dulles endure a flight experience from around four decades ago: No seatback screens, no in-flight Wi-Fi, and no in-seat chargers. It’s not like this is some sort of retro-inspired experience that passengers signed up for. Rather, the 27-year-old Boeing 777-200 being used…
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Shanghai-Bound Delta Flight Forced To Divert To Seattle Over Disruptive Passenger – Stranding Travelers Overnight
A disruptive passenger forced a China-bound Delta Air Lines flight to divert to Washington state on Sunday, according to reports. Delta flight 39 was en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai when crew members had to warn a passenger multiple times to comply with flight instructions. The crew ultimately diverted the large aircraft carrying 271…
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Southwest Pilot Buys Pizza For Entire Flight During Delay At Reagan National
Plane passengers bracing themselves for hours of hunger and frustration were instead treated to an unexpected act of kindness. The pilot of a Southwest flight decided to offer some first-class hospitality after some traffic caused a delay at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. First Officer James stepped off the plane, ordered pizza for the entire…
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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Morris, IL – Appears To Crash Into Trees
There was a close call for the pilot of a small plane Friday in Morris, Illinois. It clipped a tree and landed in a field near the Morris Airport, 60 miles southwest of Chicago, officials said. An employee of the airport told ABC7 it happened as the plane was coming in for a landing. The…
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“Welcome Back To Atlanta!” Delta’s Nigeria-Bound Airbus A330 Pulls An 8-Hour Atlantic U-Turn After “Flight To Nowhere”
A Nigeria-bound Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 was forced to return to Atlanta after spending nearly eight hours in the air over the Atlantic Ocean on May 9. Flight DL54, operating from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Lagos Airport (LOS), turned around mid-flight due to what the airline described as “operational issues.” The aircraft…
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United Airlines CEO Found Flying First Class On American Airlines – Just Enjoying Travel Perks From Former Employer Or Something Else?
The CEO of United Airlines was caught flying first class with rival American Airlines, his old employer who he has repeatedly taken jabs at and even pitched a merger to after they let him go a decade ago. Scott Kirby, 58, was seen on an American Airlines flight from the San Francisco International Airport on…
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