Jet2 - Your Legs Would Be Extra

British airline charges amputee to check extra prosthetic legs

A British airline is charging a double amputee an excess-baggage fee to bring a spare pair of prosthetic legs, the Daily Telegraph.

Employees To Be Offered Comparable Jobs

Air Berlin to discontinue dba flight operations

Having wound up the administrative and technical sections and transferred their functions to other group companies, Air Berlin, the parent company, is now planning to discontinue dba’s flight ...

US Airways

US Airways to resume Charlotte-Paris run

US Airways Group Inc. will resume daily service to Paris from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport beginning April 21.

First Ever Non-Stop Service Between Two Locations

United Airlines' inaugural flight between Washington Dulles and Dubai begins Sunday

CHICAGO, IL – United Airlines launches the first-ever nonstop service on Sunday, October 26 between Washington, D.C., and Dubai.

Emirates Aborts Flight

Australia-Dubai flight aborted after 'burning smell': airline

SYDNEY — An Emirates flight from Australia to Dubai was aborted and the aircraft returned to Perth after a burning smell was detected, the airline said Thursday.

Providing Healthy Meal Option

China Airlines Takes MOS Burgers to the Skies

Hong Kong, October 8, 2008 – In order to provide more choices of healthy and innovative meals, China Airlines (CAL) added another tasty treat to its in-flight menus on October 1, when MOS Rice ...

China Airlines

32 hurt on turbulent Hong Kong-Bangkok flight

Bangkok — Thirty-two people were hospitalized Thursday after a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 hit severe turbulence en route from Hong Kong to Bangkok, a Thai aviation official said.

Night Before The Early Morning Flight

Airline pilots charged with intoxication; One accused of mooning Alcoa Highway traffic

Two airline pilots were arrested after an incident Friday on Alcoa Highway during which one of the men pulled his shorts down and mooned northbound traffic, according to an Alcoa police ...

Oops! Wrong Sydney

Australia's tourism loss a boon for Canada

OTTAWA — An Argentine tourist got the city name right, but the continent wrong when she booked a vacation to Australia, and found herself in easternmost Canada this week, said local media.

India

Goa's tourism industry anxious after first flight cancellation

PANAJI: With the cancellation of the season's first chartered flight bringing in foreign tourists, Goa's tourism industry is apprehensive of a drop in business in the wake the recent terror ...

Heavy Metal Rescue

Iron Maiden singer helps stranded tourists get home

Iron Maiden's frontman Bruce Dickinson has come to the rescue of stranded holidaymakers following the collapse of holiday company XL.

Only Nonstop Service Between Philadelphia And Israel

US Airways to begin nonstop service from Philadelphia to Israel

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 2, 2008) - Starting in July 2009, US Airways will make history when the airline begins the only nonstop service between Philadelphia and Israel.

Nonstop Flights To Begin January 2009

American Airlines puts you on the fast track to Jamaica

FORT WORTH, TX (August 21, 2008) - As observers of the summer Olympic Games know, Jamaica is now home to the fastest man and woman in the world.

On Airbus 320

Bangkok Airways to add frequency to Phuket

BANGKOK (August 13, 2008) – Bangkok Airways will increase frequency on its Bangkok-Phuket route with another daily service during weekends starting this Friday, August 15 onwards.

Daily Nonstop Flight Added

American Eagle Airlines to begin service between Bloomington and Dallas

FORT WORTH, TX (August 12, 2008) - American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will add one daily nonstop flight between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and ...

Positively Thrilling Flight

Airline losses and woeful predictions fall on deaf ears at Emirates

June figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate that demand is continuing to slow for air travel. Don’t bother sharing that news with Emirates Airlines.

World's Largest Passenger Aircraft

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 completes 1,000th commercial flight

Last October, Singapore Airlines made history by operating the first-ever Airbus A380 commercial flight .

Leaving Daily From Tom Jobim International Airport

TAM to have direct flight from Rio de Janeiro to Miami

SAO PAULO, Brazil (August 7, 2008) - This year, beginning September 19, TAM will operate a new daily flight linking Rio de Janeiro directly to Miami.

Absolutely fabulous lives on

Drunk Brits force flight to land in Germany

BERLIN - Two drunken British women went on a rampage on a charter plane, hitting one flight attendant with a bottle of vodka and trying to open a cabin door as the aircraft was cruising over ...

New Direct Service To Seoul

Hong Kong Express launches Korea service with inaugural flight

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Express Airways continues to offer travelers greater choice in travel, with the launch of a new direct service to Seoul, Korea.

Lanzarote, Turkey - close enough?

Tourists' flight to wrong country

A family who were bound for a week's holiday in Lanzarote are back home after a check-in desk mix-up meant they caught a flight to Turkey instead.

Airline passenger subdued with help from Revolution

The FBI says an American Airlines flight on its way from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City after a passenger stripped nude and later tried to open an emergency exit door before ...

Management Frantic To Find Solutions Over Loss-Making Route

Air Uganda halts morning flights to Nairobi

In a half-cooked measure taken by Uganda’s upstart airline to stop their financial bleed, they now ceased morning flight operations to Nairobi effective immediately.

First Time Any Carrier Will Operate A380 Commercially In US

Emirates to launch A380 with bi-coastal inauguration

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Emirates Airline has announced plans to showcase the new, double-decker Airbus A380 during exclusive familiarization flights in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

New Transporation Option For Travel

The-Jet by Cirrus makes inaugural flight

DULUTH, Minnesota - Cirrus Design Corporation announced that the most highly-anticipated aircraft in the company's history, currently called 'The-Jet', made its first flight at approximately 10 AM ...

Airlines' Fourth Brazilian Destination

Copa Airlines announces new destination - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

PANAMA CITY - Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A., announced that it will offer a new service from Panama and connecting cities to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, beginning August 21, ...

high altitude nap

Plane soars past destination as pilots dose: report

NEW DELHI - An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out of a deep slumber by air traffic control, a report said. ...

Summer Flights Enjoy Upwards Of 70% Load Factors

Rising fuel costs spur Air Tahiti Nui to suspend JFK-Tahiti winter flights

LOS ANGELES, CA - Air Tahiti Nui announced its decision today to suspend its flights from John F.

Sacramento-Based Hospital Workers Revive Unconscious Passenger

UHW members save man's life on flight

Three long-time members of United Healthcare Workers-West saved the life of a 53-year-old passenger on their Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to Burbank early Tuesday.

FlightPass Program

Hamburg International joins EuropebyAir

Bill Wolf, President of EuropebyAir, announced that, "As we move into our second decade, we are proud to announce that EuropebyAir has once again evolved and expanded its network. With Hamburg ...