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Airlines sometimes turn their planes around and fly thousands of miles home when they have problems. Here's why.
British Airways often chooses to send flights back to London where its easier to reroute passengers…
Pete Syme
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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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Singapore Airlines has offered $10,000 to passengers who got hurt when their flight hit severe turbulence
Flight SQ321 from London to Singapore was hit by one of the worst instances of turbulence in recent…
Aditi Bharade
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There were 71,000 noise complaints about Europe's busiest airport in 2023. Over 60,000 came from the same 10 people.
London Heathrow Airport said that just 0.5% of complainants were responsible for 85% of complaints …
Pete Syme
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People are cheating the system in airports and using wheelchair assistance when they don't need to, Frontier CEO says
"There is massive, rampant abuse," Barry Biffle said, adding that on some flights 20 people ask for…
Pete Syme
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A passenger died, and 30 more were injured, after severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore
Flight SQ321 from London to Singapore had to divert to Thailand after encountering severe turbulenc…
Pete Syme
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Passengers were stuck for hours in sweaty, stifling corridors at Britain's busiest airports as passport systems crashed
Passengers queued in hot corridors with no idea how long they'd be waiting after a "system network …
Polly Thompson
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I've been to more than 30 countries, but I'll always think this European city is the best destination for children of any age
I'll always think London is the best destination for kids of all ages because the city has easy tra…
Erika Ebsworth-Goold
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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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America's airports really are terrible — and the latest Skytrax rankings are proof
No US airport made the top 20 in this year's Skytrax rankings, with Seattle-Tacoma only managing 24…
Pete Syme
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We managed to stretch our $12,000 European vacation budget to cover first-class plane tickets and a 12-night cruise. Here's how.
Allie Hubers' husband Luke, an Air Force pilot, had just gotten back from deployment, and she said …
Marielle Descalsota
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A British Airways jet came 'extremely close' to a drone that was flying 24 times above its legal maximum altitude, report says
Experts have said it's "only a matter of time" before a drone causes serious damage to a manned air…
Pete Syme
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A passenger had to sit with an exposed bolt digging into his head for a 7-hour flight because his seat had no headrest
A British Airways passenger says he had to sit in a seat with a broken headrest for a seven-hour fl…
Alexandra Bacon
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I took a daytime flight for the first time from New York to London — instead of a red-eye. A morning departure is easily the better option to battle jet lag.
I took a daytime flight from New York to London. I usually opt for a red-eye overnight transatlanti…
Taylor Rains
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Video taken by a planespotter in Canada shows the moment a Boeing 777 was hit by lightning just after takeoff
An Air Canada jet continued its 10-hour flight to London after it was filmed being struck by lightn…
Pete Syme
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British Airways is spending $9 billion to help make it the world's favorite airline once again after years of slumping popularity
British Airways announced new first-class seats on its A380 jets, and showcased its new seats for s…
Pete Syme,Taylor Rains
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London has a new airport train that's even more expensive than the Heathrow Express per mile
The Luton DART, which finally connects Luton airport, just north of London, to its railway station …
Stephanie Stacey
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A man managed to board a flight at a London airport without a ticket by tailgating through checkpoints, the 2nd similar incident in 2 months
Six weeks after a similar incident at another London airport, an unnamed man boarded a Norwegian fl…
Pete Syme
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A passenger on a flight from Thailand to London was arrested after appearing to punch an attendant in the face
A Thai Airways passenger was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and endangering an aircr…
Pete Syme
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A British man boarded a flight to NYC without a passport or a boarding pass by tailgating behind unsuspecting passengers, report says
A man tailgated passengers to bypass security at London Heathrow Airport without any ID, and was on…