airport

The story has gone viral on TikTok. A couple have been accused of leaving their young son behind in a foreign airport after discovering his passport was out of date. In a viral video — viewed more than 300,000 times — an air traffic controller at Barcelona’s El Prat international airport has claimed the parents […]

The story has gone viral on TikTok. A couple have been accused of leaving their young son behind in a foreign airport after discovering his passport was out of date. In a viral video — viewed more than 300,000 times — an air traffic controller at Barcelona’s El Prat international airport has claimed the parents […]

6 months ago

Irish airport announces new flights to major European city

The exciting new route will start next year An Irish airport has announced a new and exciting route to a major European city. Discover Airlines, part of the Lufthansa Group, is set to introduce a direct, twice-weekly service from Shannon Airport to Frankfurt from April 4, 2026. The flights will operate on Saturdays from April […]

The exciting new route will start next year An Irish airport has announced a new and exciting route to a major European city. Discover Airlines, part of the Lufthansa Group, is set to introduce a direct, twice-weekly service from Shannon Airport to Frankfurt from April 4, 2026. The flights will operate on Saturdays from April […]

6 months ago

Nurse, 31, killed in Southend plane crash was ‘on her first day of the job’

The crash took place at 4pm on Sunday One of the four people killed in the tragic plane crash at Southend Airport on Sunday, was a 31-year-old flight nurse who had been serving her very first day on the job. Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, a Chile-born German citizen, passed away when the twin-engine Beechcraft King […]

The crash took place at 4pm on Sunday One of the four people killed in the tragic plane crash at Southend Airport on Sunday, was a 31-year-old flight nurse who had been serving her very first day on the job. Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, a Chile-born German citizen, passed away when the twin-engine Beechcraft King […]

7 months ago

Man ‘sucked into plane engine and killed’ at major airport has been named

The tragic incident occurred at an Italian airport yesterday A man who was sucked into a plane engine and killed in Italy yesterday has been named by his local mayor. Andrea Russo, a 35-year-old builder from the Calcinate county in Bergamo, was killed instantly after running towards a Volotea aircraft that had been taxiing on […]

The tragic incident occurred at an Italian airport yesterday A man who was sucked into a plane engine and killed in Italy yesterday has been named by his local mayor. Andrea Russo, a 35-year-old builder from the Calcinate county in Bergamo, was killed instantly after running towards a Volotea aircraft that had been taxiing on […]

7 months ago

Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to air traffic control strike

170 flights have been cancelled Budget airline Ryanair say they’ve been “forced to cancel” more than 170 flights which had been set to take place this Thursday and Friday, as the knock-on affect of strike action being taken by French air traffic controllers. Two separate French trade unions are staging two-day strike action over working […]

170 flights have been cancelled Budget airline Ryanair say they’ve been “forced to cancel” more than 170 flights which had been set to take place this Thursday and Friday, as the knock-on affect of strike action being taken by French air traffic controllers. Two separate French trade unions are staging two-day strike action over working […]

7 months ago

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary calls for two-drink limit at airports

The proposals have been put forward as disorder on flights to ‘party destinations’ threatens to get out of hand Airport drinking has become a proud tradition for everyone who’s heading abroad for a well-earned break. Like casinos, time doesn’t exist as soon as you step through security control. The neon blue lights of the nearest […]

The proposals have been put forward as disorder on flights to ‘party destinations’ threatens to get out of hand Airport drinking has become a proud tradition for everyone who’s heading abroad for a well-earned break. Like casinos, time doesn’t exist as soon as you step through security control. The neon blue lights of the nearest […]

1 year ago