Michael PALIN “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.”
St. AUGUSTINE “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
Cockpit Error Sparks Hijack Alert »
Air traffic controllers at Miami Airport feared an incoming American Airlines flight had been hijacked due to a cock pit error.
The regular radio frequency and frequency alert for a high jacking are very close together and the transmitter on Flight 535 from San Juan, Puerto Rico was accidently put on the wrong one, sparking a [...]
Ground Zero Grinds To A Halt »
A deadlock between the Port Authority and private developer Larry Silverstein appears to have put a stop to rebuilding on the Ground Zero site.
The original design for the site was planned by architect Daniel Libeskind and shows one dominant tower, with three others curving around it and a central memorial to the 9/11 victims.
Building has [...]
Teddy Bear Banned From Plane »
A furious mum recently slammed Easyjet for banning her six year old daughter’s teddy bear from a flight.
An upset Alba Apreciado – Peris was told the teddy named Bebe was excess baggage.
Her mother Amparo Peris – Bordes on a flight from Glasgow to Stanstead was asked to pay £9 to have the teddy stowed in [...]
Dramatic Sea Rescue For Transplant Patient »
A kidney transplant patient has been air lifted from her holiday cruise liner after an emergency donor was found.
Judy Stockwell, 64 and her husband Roger, 66, were onboard the Queen Victoria just south west of the Lizard Peninsula off the Cornish coast when the call came through at 4:00 am to say a suitable donor [...]
Boeing 747 Sucks Baggage Container Into Engine »
A Japan Airlines flight was recently grounded at LA International Airport when a large metal baggage container was sucked into one of its engines.
The incident happened as the plane was pushing back for take-off and the container was driven too close the aircraft, the vacuum created by the engine sucked up the metal container and [...]
Giant Jellyfish Found On British Beach »
A huge 4ft jellyfish has been found washed up on a popular beach on the coast of north Devon.
The species, also known as the barrel jellyfish can cause a painful rash when it comes into contact with human skin.
Rootmouth Jellyfish have a solid, rubbery bell, made up of about 95% water and have no brains, [...]
Student Pilots Fly The Paper Flag For Britain »
More than 37,000 students from 85 countries folded sheets of A4 paper in a bid to become ‘champion paper pilot’ in an Austrian competition.
Nick Goodwin and George Miller were two of the students who represented the UK in the Red Bull Paper Wings Championships in Salzburg.
Goodwin declared he “only entered for a laugh” but had [...]
Goodbye Santa Claus »
Leading Ski specialist Crystal has pulled its Lapland service for winter 2009/2010 due to lack of demand.
The company will be contacting all customers and offering them a holiday with First Choice’s Finnish Lapland programme, an alternative break or a full refund.
Meanwhile Inghams has expanded its winter 2009/2010 programme to Lapland by introducing Salla, just near [...]
Orang-Utan Plots Escape From Australian Zoo »
A clever orang-utan called Karta has made a bid for freedom by short circuiting an electric fence in Adelaide Zoo.
Visitors to the South Australian Zoo watched in amazement as the 137lb primate piled up debris close to the wall, then jammed a stick into the wiring while using branches to pull herself up over the [...]
Glasgow To Sharm With Flyglobespan »
Low cost operator Flyglobespan is set to launch a Glasgow to Sharm El Sheikh service for winter 2009.
Having operated an Edinburgh to Sharm El Sheikh flight for the last 2 years, the airlines chief executive, Rick Green is looking forward to expanding the service.
“Egypt has been steadily increasing in popularity since we started flying there [...]
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