By Reuters and published by CNA Baku – Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday (Dec. 26). Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 came down on Wednesday near the city
Tag: airlines
Fake bomb threats to Indian airlines spark chaos
By AFP and published by CNA New Delhi – More than 70 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported today (Oct. 20), sparking global delays and fear among passengers. All flights landed safely, but the spate of threats has resulted in planes being
Read moreSIA relief flight arrives at Changi Airport after passengers, crew shaken by severe turbulence
By CNA Singapore – A total of 131 passengers and 12 crew members who were aboard a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight badly hit by turbulence arrived at Changi Airport in the early hours of Wednesday (May 22). The scheduled London to Singapore flight diverted to Bangkok after the plane was buffeted by turbulence that
Read moreBritish man dies as airplane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A BRITISH MAN died and many other passengers got injured after a Singapore Airlines airplane they were travelling in from London to Singapore had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport after running into a severe turbulence, Amarin TV said this evening (May 21). At 7.40 p.m. Mr. Kittiphong Kittikachorn, Suvarnabhumi Airport’s general
Read moreSeveral airlines suspend flights after attack on Israel
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch SEVERAL international air carriers have suspended or reined in flight services to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve. Fighters from the Islamist group killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens in Saturday’s attacks,
Read moreAirlines count cost of UK traffic control failure
By AFP and published by CNA London – The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a technical fault risks costing carriers around £100 million (around 4.45 billion baht), the head of global airline body IATA estimated today (Aug. 30). Passengers continued to be affected by cancelled flights owing
Read more7 airlines to slash airfares by up to 20% from Jan. 2023
THE Thai Airline Association said today (Dec. 26) that seven airlines are going to cut airfares by up to 20% from January 2023 after the government reduced the excise tax on jet fuel to only 20 satang per litre to stimulate tourism, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, president of this association, said
Read moreThe world’s safest airlines for 2021 revealed
By CNN Travel QANTAS held the title of world’s safest airline from 2014 to 2017. In 2018, AirlineRatings said it could find no clear winner and chose to rank its top 20 equally, but once again in 2019 and 2020 Qantas was crowned world’s safest carrier. On some previous occasions, AirlineRatings has chosen its winner
Read more