The couple began their journey to London at Brisbane airport.TK Kurikawa / Shutterstock.com An Australian couple faced a huge last-minute expense over a name discrepancy on a ticket. The husband bought a ticket for his wife “Kate” instead of “Katherine,” the name in her passport. The couple had to pay more than $3,000 before they could … Read more
TOKYO — A passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials said. NHK TV reported that all occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516, believed to total 379 people, got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The … Read more
This photo provided by Jiji Press shows a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024. A Japan Airlines plane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on January 2 after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, television reports said. (Photo by JIJI … Read more
A Florida couple got upset at the airport when their flight was delayed, preventing them from returning home to their two dogs. A clip of the incident, first posted to TikTok, shows Dustin Miller and his husband Anthony Thorne having a meltdown at the Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina. They had just learned that … Read more
VATRY, France — About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip that those aboard might be victims of human trafficking, authorities said. Those aboard included children and families. The youngest passenger is a toddler of … Read more
PADANG, Indonesia — Volcanic ash spewing from Indonesia’s Mount Marapi shut down airports and blanketed nearby communities on Sumatra island Friday. The nearly 2,900-meter (9,480-foot) volcano in the Agam district of West Sumatra province is about 113 kilometers (70 miles) north of Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, the provincial capital. On Dec. 3, Marapi shot … Read more
Munich Airport has temporarily suspended flight operations due to freezing rain as cold weather continues to affect the region ByThe Associated Press December 5, 2023, 2:55 AM A speed train is parked outside the central train station in Frankfurt, Germany, after snowfalls on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) The Associated Press BERLIN — … Read more
BERLIN — All flights were grounded at Munich’s airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, affecting travel across the region. After initially announcing a halt in air traffic until noon on Saturday, the airport later announced flights would be canceled until 6 … Read more
Syrian state media say an Israeli airstrike has hit the international airport in the Syrian capital and put it out of commission ByThe Associated Press November 26, 2023, 1:34 PM This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo) The Associated Press BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike Sunday hit the international … Read more
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. – The woman accused of stabbing multiple people at Atlanta’s airport last month waived her preliminary hearing on Monday. Damaris Milton, 44, of Orlando, Florida, faces four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Milton is accused of stabbing taxi driver Selemon Melkamu during the 23-mile trip from the Kensington MARTA … Read more