Warren Hu had just settled into his flight from New York to London, where he planned to visit his girlfriend, when he became one of the thousands of passengers whose travel was thrown into disarray early Friday because of a…
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London’s Heathrow Airport Shuts After Fire Triggers Power Outage
London’s Heathrow Airport was closed early Friday and will remain shut through the rest of the day, bringing one of the world’s busiest airports to a halt after it lost power because of a nearby fire. Heathrow said it would…
Families of Jeju Air Plane Crash Victims Press for Answers
It was the site of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. Now the terminal at Muan International Airport serves as a community center for grieving relatives of the 179 people who perished in the crash. Families gather here…
Armed Teen Is Stopped From Boarding a Flight in Australia, Police Says
A teenager who boarded a commercial flight in Australia armed with a shotgun and ammunition was overpowered by passengers and crew, the police said on Friday. The teenager, a 17-year-old boy whose identity was not released, had entered the aircraft…
A Woman Died Midflight. They Had to Sit Next to Her Body.
An Australian couple’s dream trip to Venice turned into a nightmare when flight attendants asked them to stay seated next to a dead body for the final four hours of a 14-hour flight from Melbourne, Australia, to Doha, Qatar. What…
Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it was offering $30,000 to each passenger who was aboard the flight from Minneapolis that crashed and flipped upside down this week while trying to land in Toronto. All 80 people — 76…
A Passenger Jet Flips and Burns, but Tragedy Is Averted This Time
Delta Flight 4819’s landing seemed routine — until it wasn’t. For the 80 people on board, the world lurched immediately after the wheels hit the ground at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon. The plane sparked and burst into…
What We Know About the Delta Plane Crash in Toronto
There was drifting snow. There were strong winds coming from the west at about 29 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 38 miles per hour, around 2:15 p.m., the time of the crash, according to the authorities. There…