A flight from Phuket to Moscow was evacuated after a passenger said he felt threatened. Monrudee Gettuphan, director of Phuket International Airport, denied rumours yesterday that a plane had been hijacked at the airport. Read more: The Nation
A Flydubai passenger jet has crashed in Russia, killing everyone aboard, 62 people including a crew of seven. The aircraft was making its second attempt to land early yesterday morning in Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia, when it crashed. Flydubai confirmed the crash on landing of flight FZ981. Four passengers were children. “We are […]
BANGKOK — Despite assurances Nok Air’s downward course has been corrected from its CEO who recently unloaded millions of shares in the ailing airline, it sank further today with another 61 flights canceled. The budget carrier issued letters of apology Friday signed by its CEO to passengers previously left stranded as another 61 flights were […]
An object believed to be part of the Boeing 777 plane that disappeared in 2014 was found in Mozambique and will be examined by investigators in Australia. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said on Twitter that there is “high possibility debris found in Mozambique belongs to a B777” but warned against […]
BANGKOK:– A Chinese man has been arrested after stealing almost 60,000 Baht in cash from passenger on a flight from Macao to Bangkok. Yesterday, Pol. Col. Nithithorn Chintakanon Tourist Police Deputy Commander told reporters the man was travelling on Air Asia flight FD763 from Macao and was promptly arrested upon arrival at Don Meuang airport. […]
PHUKET: A charter jet carrying 327 passengers and nine crew from Moscow to Phuket was forced to make an emergency in Uzbekistan due to engine failure just after midnight, last Friday night (Feb 26). The Boeing 767-300 aircraft, belonging to the AZUR Air fleet, made an emergency landing in thе Uzbek capital Tashkent. Read more: […]
Turbulence continued for Nok Air on Friday as the airline put off for another 10 days its planned resumption of normal operations following this month’s pilot strike and massive flight cancellations. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said today that Nok Air now says its normal flight schedule will resume March 10, instead of March 1 as […]
A small plane with 23 people on board, including two minors and three crew members, crashed in the mountainous area in western Nepal on Wednesday, local law enforcement said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The aircraft took off earlier in the day for an 18-minute flight, but has gone missing in the Myagdi district, Senior Superintendent of […]
