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YouTube star Casey Neistat films his flight in Etihad’s A380 ‘Residence’ suite

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‘Ridiculous luxury’: YouTube star films his flight in Etihad’s £52,000 A380 ‘Residence’ suite, which has a living room, bedroom and a bathroom with a SHOWER YouTube star Casey Neistat flew in The Residence on a flight from Abu Dhabi to New York  His video of the experience shows how The Residence is nothing short of … Read more

Deserted skies: Flight tracker reveals scale of global coronavirus lockdown

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Airlines across the globe have slashed services in an effort to slow down the spread of coronavirus, with thousands of fewer flights in the air.  Data from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 shows the massive reduction in the numbers of aircraft flying across the globe.  According to the International Air Transport Association, it now … Read more

Pilot spells out coronavirus crisis social distancing message with his flight path

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Creative aircraft pilot spells out social distancing message, with his flight path telling people to ‘stay at home’ Used the flightradar24 graphics system that traces flight paths to write message Unnamed pilot took off from Wiener Neustadt in Austria and flew for an hour Austria currently has over 5,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 28 dead  … Read more

Spice up your flight! Jet2.com becomes the first UK airline to serve Nando’s snacks onboard 

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Spice up your flight! Jet2.com becomes the first UK airline to serve Nando’s snacks onboard The Leeds-based airline will be introducing ‘Nando’s Peri–Peri Flight Bites’  The products include a dip, drizzle and dunk ‘Nando’s Box’ Customers can also ‘take their taste buds on a trip with Half-popped Corn’  By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor Published: … Read more

Bachelor star Noni Janur gets a whole row to herself as she catches a flight to the Gold Coast

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Bachelor star Noni Janur gets a whole row to herself as she catches a flight to the Gold Coast amid the coronavirus pandemic… after getting tested for COVID-19 By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:46 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:46 GMT, 19 March 2020 Bachelor star Noni Janur revealed earlier this … Read more

Halsey goes into ‘exile’ as Naomi Watts and Gina Gershon don masks on flight

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They may be used to the best of everything, but when it comes to coronavirus, celebrities are not getting special treatment. Halsey went into ‘mandatory exile’ after completing the European leg of her Manic World Tour in Manchester on Thursday. Meanwhile, Naomi Watts and Gina Gershon donned surgical masks and snapped an Instagram selfie as … Read more

Jet2 passengers were 40 miles away from Alicante when they were told their flight had to turn around

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Passengers on board a Jet2 flight to coronavirus-ridden Spain were just 40 miles away from landing in Alicante when they were told their flight had to turn around and go home. Beryl Carrick, 78, flew from Leeds Bradford Airport for a family holiday in Benidorm with her husband, daughter and two granddaughters. The family were mid-flight … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Trump’s flight ban announcement terrifies the markets

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Since arriving in office in January 2017, Donald Trump often has cited the upward trajectory as a measure of his economic achievements.  As the 2020 presidential election looms, he may feel a little concerned. His ‘America First’ handling of the Covid-19 crisis is terrifying commerce and financial markets. While there may be good public health … Read more

Human guinea pigs prepare to board a non-stop Qantas Dreamliner flight from Heathrow to Sydney

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1919 The world’s first flight from London to Australia touches down in Darwin. It took 28 days. Hudson Fysh, one of the men who would go on to found Qantas was first to meet it – he’d just built the airfield, and with Paul McGinness had plotted an air route across Queensland and the Northern … Read more