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Toilet crisis at 30,000 feet: Passengers forced to use bottles on a Virgin Australia flight after lavatory failure | World News

Passengers on a Virgin Australia flight from Bali to Brisbane faced an unprecedented mid-air crisis when all the plane’s toilets failed, forcing travellers to improvise in humiliating and unsanitary conditions. Flight VA50 departed Denpasar International Airport on 28 August with only two functioning lavatories, as a rear toilet was already out of service. Midway through […]

Chaos on American Airlines flight: Man allegedly chokes woman before clashing with passenger, others scream for arrest | Watch

Passengers on an American Airlines flight to Miami were left stunned when a violent altercation erupted in the aisle during disembarkation, a shocking scene caught on video and now circulating online.The incident caught on cameraFootage obtained by TMZ from Flight 2249 shows a man allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck and shoving her backward […]

Daughters Take Flight Towards Their Dreams: An Inspiring Initiative by Udaipur Rural MLA | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur, August 27 (Udaipur Kiran): In a remarkable example of women empowerment and the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 26 meritorious girls from Udaipur’s tribal region recently experienced their first-ever air journey. This unique initiative, led by Udaipur Rural MLA Phoolsingh Meena and his wife Shantidevi, took place on […]

Bird slams into plane nose: Cabin filled with smoke mid-air; panic on Paris-bound flight — watch

Mid-air scare for Iberia’s Paris-bound flight A passenger plane flying to Paris was forced to make an emergency landing just moments after takeoff from Madrid Airpost, leaving passengers in panic.The emergency landing was prompted with a bird colliding into the plane’s nose. Chaotic scenes from inside the plane were captured by a passenger on the […]

‘Second delay in two days’: SpaceX cancels Starship flight; Elon Musk blames storm clouds | World News

SpaceX Starship launch scrubbed again: Bad weather halts flight after ground leak delay (Pic credit: AP) SpaceX postponed the launch of its Starship rocket for the second time in two days, after bad weather forced a last-minute halt on Monday. The rocket was scheduled to lift off from the company’s Starbase facility in southern Texas […]

UK helicopter crash: 3 die as chopper spirals into field during a flight lesson; cause under probe | World News

3 die as chopper spirals into field during a flight lesson in UK; cause under probe (Pic credit: X/@standardnews) Three people were killed and one seriously injured after a helicopter crashed during a flight lesson on the Isle of Wight, off England’s south coast, on Monday morning, authorities said. The Robinson R44 II aircraft, operated […]

Starship setback: Elon Musk’s SpaceX scrubs tenth test flight; ground systems glitch delays launch

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship in Starbase, Texas. (Picture credit: AP) SpaceX called off a planned test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday night, just minutes before launch, citing a technical problem with ground systems. The cancellation marked another setback for Elon Musk’s giant rocket, which has faced repeated failures in recent months.The launch had […]

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, […]

‘Sweating and babbling’: British Airways flight attendant found naked and high on drugs mid-flight; probe under way

A British Airways flight attendant was found naked and high on drugs in an onboard toilet during a flight from California to London. Described as “sweating” and “babbling,” he became agitated and was stood down by the flight’s manager after failing to assist with pre-flight safety checks.A subsequent blood test showed that Haden Pentecost, 41, […]

Florida crash: Punjabi truck driver Harjinder Singh flight risk, not eligible for bond, rules court

Indian-origin truck driver who caused three deaths in Florida was denied bond by the court. The Florida court where Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh was presented ruled that Singh would not be released pre-trial as he is a substantial flight risk, and he was also not eligible for bond, the court said. During the court […]