Southwest Airlines plane tore open 18 minutes after take off

Southwest Airlines has canceled 300 flights and grounded 79 planes for inspection, following a near crash incidence during a flight on Friday. On a Boeing 737 flight belonging to the airline, from Phoenix, Arizona to Sacramento, California, a 5feet by 1foot hole opened on top...

Passengers thwart Turkish jet hijack attempt

" Passengers on a Turkish Airlines jet have overpowered a man who tried to hijack their flight from Norway to Istanbul, security sources say. Turkish media reported that the man put on a mask and tried to force his way into the cockpit, saying he had a bomb. He is said to...

Manchester Airport body scanners to become compulsory

" All passengers flying out of Manchester Airport will have to pass through body scanners by the end of October, it has been announced. The equipment will be installed in all three security areas, making it compulsory for all travellers. There are privacy concerns and earlier...

Passengers face tougher checks on US-bound flights

New Delhi: US administration currently imposess extra security on the american air ports, from coming flight fron 14 countries neme are Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia...

Female armed robber stripped, beaten and set alight by mob.

Some times crooks get beat up here in the Philippines but not burnt, its normally a case of people not trusting the police because criminals some times bribe their way out of trouble. Sometime the police protect...

Bomb Threat Note On American Airlines Plane In Boston

A flight attendant found a note which read "Bomb onboard. Boston to Miami" on American Airlines Flight 1318 at 2:30 pm Wednesday. The flight was pre-boarding when the note was discovered in the lavatory, and all passengers were taken off the plane. The plane was searched, but...

Suspicious Package, Closes Atlanta Transit Station, Evacuation

A Buckhead MARTA train station in Atlanta, Georgia is being evacuated due to a suspicious package.  More information as story developsUpdate 12:14 p.m. - "MARTA spokeswoman Andrea Coleman said the package was...

Staten Island Ferry Crash Shakes Passengers, 14 Injured

The Staten Island ferry that runs between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan hit a pier while docking today, injuring 14 people, which were shaken up, but relatively unharmed. " The Coast Guard spokesman compared the ferry's loss of power as it neared the pier to a car losing...

Small earthquake stikes the Southland (MAY 1st)

-LAX, Los Angeles California A small but sensible earthquake hit the southland at around 6:11 pm. Reported as a 4.4 magnitude quake, so far no damage or injuries have been reported here at LAX where both...

Southwest Flight 195 returns to NY airport due to engine problem

Southwest Airlines Flight 195 heading to Florida had to return to its departure Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York due to engine problems a half-hour after departure at 9:50 am on Monday, April 6, landing safely with 127 (to 132 according to other reports) passengers...

Agricultural agents wage war on bugs, plants and disease

A mother from Ecuador who came to visit her pregnant daughter living in Newark was in for a rude shock when the comfort food she brought all the way from Ecuador for her daughter was confiscated by custom agents at the Newark Liberty International Airport."All Alba Lugardo...

Indonesian Ferry sinks with 250 passengers and 17 crew

An Indonesian ferry has sunk with 250 passengers and 17 crew on board. A tropical cyclone with large waves is thought to have been a factor in the sinking. The ferry was the Teratai Prima and was travelling from...

Muslims taken off AirTran jet for remarks

Nine Muslims who had borded an AirTran flight from Washington DC to Florida, were ordered off the plane after they had taken their seats, when passengers said they had heard what they called suspicious remarks. ...

Two killed in Staffordshire plane crash

 Two people have been killed as result of plane crashed into a railway line in Staffordshire. the incident has caused delay train servers.  " Two people have been killed after the light aircraft they...

Passengers Stranded on World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel

I really think this wouldn't be such a bad place to be stranded. "Over 170 passengers were trapped for hours on the 541-foot tall Singapore Flyer observation wheel last week."

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