Authorities in Belize are taking a closer look at the possibility that carbon monoxide poisoning may have played a role in the deaths of three Americans last month. As the…
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United Airlines flight to China diverted to San Francisco after pilot forgets passport
A United Airlines flight headed to Shanghai, China, had to turn around over the weekend after the pilot forgot to bring a passport, the airline company said. The mishap happened…
Delta offering $30,000 to passengers who were on plane that crash-landed in Toronto
Delta Air Lines is offering passengers who were on the Toronto-bound flight that crash-landed and flipped upside down $30,000 apiece. It was not immediately clear how passengers can claim their…
London’s Heathrow airport resumes flights after a huge fire caused a power outage
A video posted on social media showed the inside of the airport with only emergency lighting, while the fire raged at the substation responsible for the major hub’s electricity. The…
Heathrow Airport Fire: Thousands of passengers stranded
LONDON — From Las Vegas to Frankfurt to Dubai, hundreds of thousands of stranded passengers waited for news about flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport after it was closed…
How passengers affected by the Heathrow outage can get reimbursed
Passengers affected by the power outage that shut down London’s Heathrow Airport Friday are not automatically entitled to compensation for their flight disruption, experts say. Instead, different rules will apply…
Plane that landed upside down in Toronto was descending at a high rate of speed, preliminary report shows
A preliminary report into the Delta Air Lines flight that flipped upside down in a crash landing at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport last month shows the plane had been descending…
Plane’s wing hits runway during landing attempt at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
The wing of a passenger plane landing at LaGuardia International Airport in New York struck the runway surface Sunday as it attempted a “go-around” because of an unstable approach, officials…
More Canadians avoid setting foot in the U.S., ‘without even a connection or layover’
Michael Mortensen was looking forward to spending two weeks in Hawaii with his family last month, but his patriotism wouldn’t let him. The Vancouver-based development consultant and urban planner said…
Disney cruise ship rescues sinking catamaran, saves 4 people in Atlantic near Bermuda
A brand-new Disney cruise ship rushed to the aid of a catamaran taking on water in the Atlantic on Sunday and plucked four people to safety, authorities said. The 50-foot…