Tag: airplane
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First-time airplane traveler causes trouble for passengers
Air China flight CA2754 was on the runway preparing for departure when a female passenger accidentally opened the plane’s emergency door. The incident occurred on July 4 at Chiyang Province airport, as reported by local media. The Chinese newspaper South China Morning Post stated that the woman, looking for a restroom, mistakenly opened the emergency…
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Karachi-Lahore flights encounter GPS signal disruptions
GPS signals for flights between Lahore and Karachi reportedly ran into difficulties in receiving signals. The GPS signals got disrupted approximately 100 nautical miles around Karachi and Lahore. Civil Aviation Authority has issued Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) regarding the problem and instructed the pilots of the aircraft to immediately inform them about difficulty in receiving…
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Flight takes U-turn after passenger gets severe diarrhoea
A Delta Air Lines airplane was flying from Atlanta to Barcelona when two hours into the journey, they were forced to turn around because of a “biohazard issue” after one of the passengers developed severe diarrhoea. In an audio posted on X (formerly Twitter), allegedly from air traffic control, the pilot can be heard telling…
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36 people injured due to ‘severe turbulence’ on Hawaiian Airlines flight
At least 36 people were injured, and 20 were hospitalized Sunday after a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu hit severe turbulence about 30 minutes before landing. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident of this nature in recent history.” The flight was full, carrying 278 passengers…
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All airlines will be allowed to fly in Saudi Arabia’s airspace including from Israel
Saudi Arabia announced that it would open its airspace to all air carriers, allowing for more overflights to and from Israel. US President Joe Biden, who is scheduled to visit the kingdom today, applauded the decision. According to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), all airlines that fulfill the country’s overflight requirements are…
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Man with Covid-19 wears niqab to get on a flight, pretends to be his own wife
An Indonesian man with Covid-19 boarded a flight from Jakarta to Ternate after wearing a niqab disguising as his own wife. As per reports, the man, who has been publicly identified only by the initials “DW,” boarded a Citilink domestic flight from Jakarta to Ternate wearing a burqa that covered him from head to toe.…