Pilots feared UK-bound easyJet flight would be shot down!

" The pilots of a holiday jet which suffered a potentially catastrophic electrical fault refused to divert to a nearer landing spot because they feared they would be shot down by military craft. The easyJet Airbus...

Fire breaks out at Berlin airport

" A fire has broken out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights elsewhere. The blaze started close to the military section of the German capital's airport, officials say. A large...

Flights diverted as snow storms hit Britain

Snow has come bizarely early in the UK this year, with the Southwest of the country getting snowfall yesterday. The Southwest of England usually doesn't see much snow at all for the entire winter."Luton Airport was forced to divert a number of its flights on Tuesday evening ...

May 15th is nylon stockings day!

May 15th marks the 68th anniversary of the first sale of women’s nylons. Du Pont Corporation were the first to introduce them back on May 15th, 1940 and sold over 5 million pair on that day. Celebrate today...

Mississippi River- Bonnet Carre spillway to open tomorrow

"Bonnet Carre spillway to open tomorrowby The Times-PicayuneThursday April 10, 2008, 10:59 AMThe Bonnet Carre Spillway will open at noon tomorrow for the first time since 1997 in an effort to divert water from a...

Gas Leak: Flatulence Causes Airline DIversion

"An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported the smell of sulphur from burning matches. The matches were found on the seat of a woman who had attempted to conceal the odour of flatulence with the matches, Nashville airport...

Brown threatening Mugabe boycott

"Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he will boycott a summit of European and African leaders if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends the event. Mr Brown says Mr Mugabe's presence at the conference in Portugal will "divert attention" from important issues such as...

Report: Hijacker Went to al-Qaida Camp

"ANKARA, Turkey — One of the hijackers of a Turkish plane received training at an al-Qaida camp and wanted to be flown to Iran so he could eventually join al-Qaida in Afghanistan, the state-run Anatolia news...

Scares delay, divert six US-linked flights - Boston Globe

" Planes searched; crews seen taking no chances By Raja Mishra, Globe Staff | August 26, 2006 Six flights were searched, evacuated, or diverted yesterday in security-related scares during a chaotic day in the...

UK-US flight in emergency divert

"A London to Washington flight diverted to Boston with a fighter escort after the pilot declared an emergency following a disturbance on board. A woman passenger on the United Airlines flight is said to have been...

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