American Airlines attendant berates passengers who verbally abused crew after flight was diverted

An American Airlines flight attendant called out unruly passengers who became rude and abusive, including one who called a flight attendant ‘a fat gorilla,’ when a plane was diverted due to bad weather.  A Monday flight from Los Angeles to Charlotte was forced to land in Raleigh, North Carolina, before it could continue on the … Read more

Covid vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi denies jabs have been diverted from the North

Covid vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi denies jabs have been diverted from the North to areas lagging behind in over-80s rollout – after NHS figures reveal huge postcode lottery Nadhim Zahawi blasted claims stocks were being diverted from Yorkshire He said they would still be receiving their 13 per cent allocation of supplies  But he admitted … Read more

Surrey Covid outbreak at St Helier Hospital: Visits are restricted and ambulances diverted

Covid outbreak at St Helier Hospital: Visits are restricted and ambulances diverted to nearby A&Es after six patients test positive over weekend Hospital bosses have put St Helier Hospital in Surrey in partial lockdown today The infections were found over the weekend and investigation has been started It is understood six patients were infected but … Read more

Aggressive passenger forces Jet2 flight to be diverted from Turkey to land at Manchester airport

Aggressive passenger forces Jet2 flight from Glasgow to be diverted from Turkey to land at Manchester airport The Jet2 flight was set to land in Bodrum yesterday after taking off from Glasgow ‘Aggressive passenger’ caused the pilot to alter course and land in Manchester Greater Manchester Police met the plane when it landed at Manchester … Read more

‘Suspicious item’ that diverted Ryanair flight tursn out to be a phone

Police release Kuwaiti and Italian men without charge and say no terror incident took place on board diverted Ryanair flight after ‘suspicious item’ in toilet turned out to be mobile phone RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept the Lauda jet after the report Armed police surrounded it on runway when it landed at Stansted … Read more

The future of air travel: Planes will be diverted if people refuse to wear masks 

Airlines will divert flights if a passenger refuses to wear a mask, board the back of the plane first and abandon in-flight magazines in a bid to lure customers back on board.  Passengers can also expect more layovers as cuts to services because of coronavirus travel restrictions means airlines will offer less direct flights.  Air … Read more