BA flight diverted to Alaska after overheated phone scorches business class seat
A British Airways flight bound for London Heathrow Airport (LHR) was forced to divert to Ted Stevens Anchorage…
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Couple gets kicked off EVA Air flight after unruly and dramatic argument
A couple’s quarrel on board a recent EVA Air flight ended up in a flight diversion, police involvement,…
Frontier Airlines flight forced to return due to reported stench in cockpit
A Frontier Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport (DEN) bound for Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North…
Delta rep allegedly tells diverted pax to be ‘grateful’ plane did not crash
Passengers of a Delta Air Lines flight that diverted to Lajes Airport (TER) on Terceira Island, in the…
Sydney airport emergency: man’s religious outburst forces plane to return
A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to return to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) after a passenger’s…
Turkish Airlines passenger takes own life while in lavatory; flight diverts
A Turkish Airlines flight was diverted to Houari Boumediene International Airport (ALG) in Algiers after a passenger was…
AA flight diverted after business class passenger calls cabin crew ‘waiter’
Who knew that words have the power to divert a flight?An American Airlines flight from New York’s John…
KLM flight lands with extra passenger on board after woman gives birth
A KLM flight carried an unexpected load when one of its passengers gave birth mid-air. KLM Flight 588…
Japan Airlines Airbus A350 diverts twice due to missed airport curfew
A Japan Airlines flight from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) had to divert twice when…
Frontier Airlines flight diverted due to passenger with box cutter
A Frontier Airlines flight in the United States had to make a diversion and swift landing after a…
Jet2 flight intercepted by RAF fighter jets over security alert
A Jet2 flight from Dalaman, Turkey, to Manchester, United Kingdom, was intercepted by RAF fighters and diverted to…
Jet2 flight diverted after elderly passenger attacks crew over lack of champagne
Tempers bubbled over on a Jet2 flight after an elderly passenger attacked cabin crew over an argument about…
Afghan diversions push Air India crew beyond duty limits
The sudden closure of airspace over Afghanistan on August 16, 2021, compelled two Air India flights to divert…
Qatar Airways A380 changes course twice due unruly passenger
Qatar Airways was en route from Australia towards Qatar, when the pilots of the airline’s Airbus A380 declared…
Lack Of Tea And Coffee Forces An Emergency Landing
Lack Of Tea And Coffee Forces An Emergency LandingJust recently the passengers on a Jet2 flight LS155 experienced…