Aussies call out ‘entitled’ Bachelor star Brittany Hockley for airline rant

Fans have called out Brittany Hockley after she slammed Etihad Airways for charging her $1,000 for extra baggage on a flight from Sydney on Friday. The former Bachelor star, 32, complained about being slapped with an additional fee for her second bag, and was further outraged when she was denied a complimentary upgrade to first or business class.  … Read more

The Veronicas fly Qantas despite an ongoing feud with the airline

The Veronicas step off a Qantas flight in matching outfits just days after slamming the airline onstage amid their two-year feud By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:19 BST, 14 June 2021 | Updated: 05:21 BST, 14 June 2021 The Veronicas made headlines this month when they took a stab at Qantas airlines … Read more

British airline pilot Lee Mumford takes off on Instagram thanks to images he snaps on his travels

An airline pilot for six years, Lee Mumford knows his way around the controls of a plane. And these pictures show that he’s got to grips with cameras, too. They have all been posted to Instagram and resulted in the Briton’s following taking off alongside his career. He now has over 16,000 followers thanks to … Read more

Travel: Airline passengers may soon be able to securely connect to the internet via LASER

Airline passengers may be able to securely connect to their families and browse the internet mid-flight via LASER systems as early as mid-2022, European Space Agency claims The UltraAir system will see lasers transmit data via satellites to the ground It could replace radio-based satcom, whose bands are experiencing bottlenecks Ground-based tests will begin this … Read more

Irish airline Aer Lingus ‘asks staff to move to Britain’

Aer Lingus is moving staff to Britain because of the pandemic ‘uncertainty’ threatening Ireland’s travel industry, ministers have been told.  Ireland’s flag carrier yesterday announced it was launching four trans-Atlantic routes from Manchester Airport in the coming months.  Sinn Fein politician Darren O’Rourke said he had seen a ‘deeply concerning’ internal memo from the firm … Read more

KLM airline pilot Nick de Jonge is flying high on Instagram thanks to amazing drone photography 

Pictures of Holland that show just why the airline pilot who took them is flying high on Instagram Nick de Jonge flies Boeing 737s for KLM as a first officer – and he has 20,000 Instagram followers When you see his photography, you’ll see why – it’s regularly jaw-dropping. From the ground and the air … Read more

Canada will require airline passengers to stay at least three nights at a hotel

Air travelers to Canada will have to quarantine in a hotel as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. Trudeau previously announced stricter restrictions would be imposed on nonessential air travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants that have cropped up in the UK, South … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Shares in airline Jet2 plunge

Shares in airline Jet2 plunged yesterday as it announced a £422m share issue to help the business ride out the pandemic.  Bosses said the new equity gave it enough liquidity to see it through an extended and unpredictable shutdown, but maintained a cautious approach to the 2021 summer season.  The new shares, at a price … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Blow to airline shares as Covid curbs set to tighten

Airline and travel stocks plunged as UK ministers contemplated draconian border restrictions to contain new variants of Covid-19. The measures being considered to prevent the spread of strains from Brazil and South Africa include requiring some or all international arrivals to quarantine in hotels for up to two weeks. It would further reduce travel to … Read more

Kangaroo joey called Harry hops on American Airline flight from North Carolina to Virginia

Fancy some extra leg roo-m! Kangaroo joey called Harry hops on American Airline flight from North Carolina to Virginia Kangaroo joey named Harry boarded a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Newport News, Virginia  Harry was being flown to the Virginian city as part of a conservation effort  Video was taken by flight attendant Bobby … Read more