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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 […]

‘Before judging…’: Wife of Pakistani man Salman Iftikhar who threatened Virgin Atlantic air hostess with gangrape defends outburst

One of the wives of Pakistani-origin Salman Iftikhar defended his outburst on a Virgin Atlantic flight and said there is pain behind every story. Abeer Rizvi, one of the wives of Pakistani-origin London businessman Salman Ifthikhar, jailed in London for his vile outburst on a Virgin Atlantic plane, made an appeal on her social media […]

Pakistani businessman jailed in London for threatening Virgin Atlantic airhostess with gangrape: ‘You called me a…’

Pakistani-origin London businessman Salman Iftikhar has been jailed for threatening Virgin Atlantic airhostess with gangrape on a London-Lahore flight in 2023. Salman Iftikhar, a wealthy London businessman, has been jailed for 15 months for his 2023 outburst on a London-Lahore Virgin Atlantic flight, where he threatened an airhostess with gangrape, accusing her of being racist. […]

Fire on Virgin Australia flight: Blaze erupts mid-air on Sydney–Hobart route likely caused by power bank; airlines to review battery policies

A suspected fire triggered by a power bank in carry-on luggage forced emergency response aboard a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Hobart on Monday, prompting the airline to review its lithium battery policies.The incident occurred during descent on Flight VA1528, when smoke and flames were seen emanating from an overhead locker. Battery fire on […]

Luggage covered in poop? Virgin Atlantic says it did not come from plane, it’s not human excrement

Virgin Atlantic reacted to the viral complaints of passengers’ bags coming covered with poop in the conveyor belt of JFK Airport Virgin Atlantic has addressed the viral incident of a passenger’s baggage getting covered in poop and said it was neither poop and nor did it come from the aircraft. A passenger posted a video […]