Qantas flight from Sydney to Johannesburg went on a 14-hour journey, flew for nine hours and didn't reach its destination. A technical glitch over the Indian Ocean led it to make a U-turn and return to its origin point.

Qantas's 14-hour journey cut short by 5 hours, leaves 400 passengers stranded

New York airport accident on Wednesday night: Two Delta flights collided with each other at New York's LaGuardia airport on Wednesday night, clipping the wing off one of the jets. More details are awaited.

Two Delta planes collide at New York's LaGuardia airport, leaving one without a wing

Passengers are often seen evacuating planes during emergencies with their bags and taking selfies. The FAA has raised concerns over such behaviour and warned that these acts put everyone at risk.

Grabbing bags, clicking selfies: FAA issues new warning amid 'stupid' acts that put passengers at risk

A Corsica air traffic controller fell asleep while waiting for a plane from Paris. He was alone in the tower, and no one else could reach him. Airport officials had to contact the police to help ascend the tower. They finally managed to wake him up.

What a DOOZY! Air traffic controller at Corsica airport falls asleep, leaving Paris flight hanging

Biman Bangladesh Airlines cabin crew honeytrap scandal: Two air hostesses of the Bangladeshi airline have been accused of entering romantic relationships with rich businessmen, taking gifts, cash and jewellery from them and then ghosting them, threatening to expose their private pictures.

High-flying honeytrap: Two air hostesses of a Bangladeshi airline embroiled in mile-high romantic scandal

A flight made an emergency landing in remote Siberia, in Nizhnevartovsk, after an engine failed mid-air. Reports suggest that the passengers remained on the plane for six hours after landing and were not allowed inside the terminal. There is the added problem of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Engine failure forces London-Beijing flight to land in remote Siberia. Now there is a Russia-Ukraine-war-related problem

Southwest Airlines is facing flak for denying boarding to a passenger because a photo in his hand counted as a third piece of carry-on. He was told to either check in one of his bags or put it in the bag. The airline shockingly confirmed that this was done as per their policy.

Southwest tells man photo in his hand is 'third carry-on' and not allowed, asks him to check-in a bag

Search teams in Australia have been looking for a small airplane for 20 days after it vanished over the Bass Strait on August 2. It did not send any kind of distress signal, leaving officials baffled. No wreckage has been spotted anywhere either, making it a mystery reminiscent of the MH370.

Plane vanishes in Australia: No distress signal detected, no traces even after 20 days

The Condor flight from Greece to Düsseldorf was seen spitting fire in the sky. With 300 people on board, the pilot quickly turned around the plane and made an emergency landing in Italy. The airline revealed the reason for the fire. 

'I sent goodbye messages': Plane from Greece spits out fire as scared passengers send 'final' messages

Australian airline Qantas has been hit with a record fine for conducting unlawful layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a significant legal action against the company and highlighting labor rights violations.

Qantas : Court Fines $90 Mn for 1,800 Illegal Staff Layoffs  

An American Airlines pilot did not feel right about flying a plane, so he announced that he would not be taking off. The plane was facing technical issues, but was given clearance by the engineers. But the captain had a bad feeling about it.

'I’m not really feeling it': Pilot praised for aborting flight because of a gut feeling

An EasyJet veteran pilot threw caution to the wind and went naked in the hotel lobby in Cape Verde while being sloshed. He tried to enter a closed bar, shocking onlookers. He was supposed to fly people back to London over a day later but the airline removed him.

Drunk EasyJet pilot strips naked in hotel lobby. 'Wouldn't put him in charge of a toy plane'

Delta pilot Rustom Bhagwagar arrested: The Boeing  737-500 landed at 9:35 pm in San Francisco. Soon after, DHS officers and detectives from the sheriff's office stormed the plane and took him into custody. It has been revealed that he sexually abused children.

Rustom Bhagwagar arrested for child sex abuse: Delta pilot was arrested from plane soon after landing in San Francisco

A baby was born mid-air on a Mumbai-bound flight. The mother went into labour and was assisted by the crew and a nurse, who was a passenger.

Baby born mid-air, crew and nurse onboard assisted the delivery

A couple was caught having sex on a plane to New York. A mother who was travelling with kids saw them engaging in the disgusting act with passengers around them. They were arrested for their lewd behaviour in full pubic view.

Lewd couple caught engaging in sex right on their seats on the plane to New York

Near-collision at Mexico airport: A plane landed right in front of another that was about to take off from the same runway at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico. Delta and AeroMéxico say the incident is being investigated. A confusion at air traffic control could have led to it.

'UNBELIEVABLE': AeroMéxico plane lands right in front of Delta flight about to take off from same runway

Air France asked a Black woman to change her seat twice, first because her in-flight entertainment unit wasn't working, and then again when a white passenger next to her complained about her taking the empty seat next to him.

Woman alleges Air France asked her to change seat because white passenger didn't want to sit next to someone Black. 'If he doesn’t want to...'

The pilot of a Delta plane going from Stockholm to New York had high alcohol level in his blood and was arrested. The female pilot was caught when a random alcohol test was carried out, which is mandated by European laws. Similar incidents of pilots being drunk have been reported in the past.

Female American pilot caught boozed before flight during random alcohol testing in Stockholm

According to the data from aviation analytics company Cirium, The American Airlines is set to make some changes starting in the beginning of the August. 

American Airlines cancel hundreds of flights due to THESE reasons - Check details inside

A man on SkyWest Airlines shoved a flight attendant, threatened to kill him and tried to open the emergency exit. Passengers said he had been unruly since the start of the flight and was a nuisance all the time.

Mid-air scare for SkyWest Airlines: Unruly passenger tries to open emergency exit, threatens to kill flight attendant

A flight attendant was left searching for answers after a man in Business class got his wife from Economy to sneak in and sleep with him on the flat bed. She was left looking for answers on what to do in this situation. 

Man sneaks his wife into Business Class for sleep time, leaving flight attendant stumped

Clouds with holes are not a natural occurrence but are being created by aeroplanes that fly through them. The punch-hold clouds have been seen in many regions. The science behind this also leads to rainfall and snowfall.

Bizarre finding shows airplanes are triggering rain and snow. Here's how

Two Chinese planes came too close to each other mid-air over Siberia recently, creating a collision scare. Air China flight climbed 2,000 feet suddenly, and the pilot later blamed the Russian air traffic controller for it. What caused the confusion is not clear.

'Are you climbing...': Chinese flight abruptly changes altitude causing major collision scare over Siberia

Two passengers were smoking in the toilet of the plane for four hours and refused to come out. The pilot then diverted the plane to a small airport in Maine, where the passengers were stranded for 17 hours. A plane flew from London to take them back.

Drunk couple's four-hour smoking session in plane toilet leaves others stranded at 'warzone' airport for 17 hours

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Qantas's 14-hour journey cut short by 5 hours, leaves 400 passengers stranded

Two Delta planes collide at New York's LaGuardia leaving one without a wing

Grabbing bags, clicking selfies: FAA issues new warning amid 'stupid' acts

What a DOOZY! ATC at Corsica airport falls asleep, leaving Paris flight hanging

High-flying honeytrap: Bangladeshi air hostesses accused of mile-high scandal

London flight lands in remote Siberia, posing Russia-Ukraine-war-linked problem

Man told photo in his hand is 'third carry-on' and not allowed

Plane vanishes in Australia: No distress signal, no traces even after 20 days

Plane from Greece spits out fire as scared passengers send 'final' messages

Qantas : Court Fines $90 Mn for 1,800 Illegal Staff Layoffs

'I’m not feeling it': Pilot praised for aborting flight because of a gut feeling

'Wouldn't put him in charge of a toy plane': Drunk pilot strips in hotel lobby

Delta pilot Rustom Bhagwagar arrested from plane for sexually abusing children

Baby born mid-air, crew and nurse onboard assisted the delivery

Lewd couple caught engaging in sexual act on the plane to New York

AeroMéxico plane lands right in front of Delta flight about to take off

Woman alleges Air France asked her to change seat for white passenger's comfort

Female American pilot caught boozed before flight during random alcohol testing

American Airlines cancel hundreds of flights due to THESE reasons

Man threatens to kill flight attendant, open emergency exit mid-air

Man sneaks his wife into Business Class for the night. Here's what happened

Bizarre finding shows airplanes are triggering rain and snow. Here's how

Chinese flight abruptly climbs 2,000ft, causing collision scare over Siberia

Drunk couple's four-hour smoking session in plane toilet leads to 17hr grounding