Diverted Archives

Flightmare: Passenger’s device catches fire on American airlines flight; smoke fills cabin, plane diverted

An American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Phoenix was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday, after a passenger’s electronic device caught fire mid-air, causing smoke inside the cabin.Flight 357, carrying 160 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at Washington Dulles International Airport around 11:50 a.m., where it was met by emergency responders, […]

‘Death to Trump’: EasyJet flight diverted to Glasgow after man’s bomb threats, religious chants; tackled by passengers

Screen grab from X @NewsWire_US An EasyJet flight from London Luton to Glasgow was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday after a passenger allegedly issued bomb threats mid air.A video of the incident, which quickly went viral on social media, shows a man standing in the aisle of the plane shouting “Allahu Akbar.” […]

‘Unruly behaviour’: Detroit-bound Delta Airlines flight diverted as passenger tries to open door mid-air; fights with attendant

A Delta Airlines flight bound for Detroit from Omaha was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Iowa after a passenger reportedly fought with a flight attendant and tried to open an exit door mid-air, as per the pilot’s communication with air traffic controllers, reported AP.Shortly after 6.00 pm on Thursday, the pilot of […]

Qantas flight diverted: Singapore bound plane forced to emergency land after passenger falls ill; 400 passengers strander

A Qantas flight from London to Singapore was forced to make an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday after a passenger suffered a medical emergency mid-flight.The Airbus A380 was operating as flight QF2 and had departed London Heathrow at 9:12 pm local time on June 8 with nearly 400 passengers onboard. After flying for […]

Greta Thunberg claims she has been ‘kidnapped’; Israel says Gaza-bound ‘selfie yacht’ diverted: What we know

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, en route to war-torn Gaza, on Monday claimed that she had been kidnapped by Israeli forces and appealed for help. In response, Israeli authorities said that the aid vessel carrying Thunberg and other activists had been “diverted” to Israel and all the passengers, including Greta, were safe.“If you see this video, […]

8 hours on wrong plane: American Airlines flight too big for destination airport in Italy, diverted to Rome

American Airlines (Representative image) An American Airlines plane carrying passengers from Philadelphia to Naples had to make a sudden mid-air diversion after the pilots understood that the Boeing 787-9 that they were flying was not certified to land at Naples Airport; it was too big for the airport. The incident took place on June 2, […]