The story has gone viral on TikTok. A couple have been accused of leaving their young son behind in a foreign airport after discovering his passport was out of date. In a viral video — viewed more than 300,000 times — an air traffic controller at Barcelona’s El Prat international airport has claimed the parents […]
4 months ago
There’s a pretty common rule when flying: when concerned, look to the air stewards. If they look nervous, you should be nervous. But if they’re still smiling, everything’s just alright I remember once, landing in Scotland, we hit the runway like a tonne of bricks, and the air stewardess was not smiling and neither was […]
5 months ago
The tragic incident occurred at an Italian airport yesterday A man who was sucked into a plane engine and killed in Italy yesterday has been named by his local mayor. Andrea Russo, a 35-year-old builder from the Calcinate county in Bergamo, was killed instantly after running towards a Volotea aircraft that had been taxiing on […]
5 months ago
There are ways to combat it, especially in the summer months A bodily phenomenon known as the ‘swamp crotch’ could be a problem if you’re passing through airport security. Over on Reddit, a female traveller recently shared her story of being flagged down by the body scanners despite having no piercings or anything in her […]
5 months ago
170 flights have been cancelled Budget airline Ryanair say they’ve been “forced to cancel” more than 170 flights which had been set to take place this Thursday and Friday, as the knock-on affect of strike action being taken by French air traffic controllers. Two separate French trade unions are staging two-day strike action over working […]
5 months ago
While the airport says it’s just ‘a bit of fun’, the rule has caused quite a stir. An airport in New Zealand has caused quite a stir for introducing a three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs. Dunedin Airport has brought in the limit at its drop-off location to combat people lingering around leaving no space […]
1 year ago