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Airline Apologizes After False Hijack Alarm Causes Dozens of Flight Delays (Video)
A European airline apologized this week after a hijacking protocol was triggered but turned out to be a “false alarm.”Pilots on an Air Europa flight, a... Read More
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The World’s Oldest Airline Just Turned 100 (Video)
This month marked a major milestone in aviation: the 100th anniversary of the world’s oldest airline, KLM. Well, the world’s oldest airline still... Read More
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Pilot Nails a Sideways Landing As 70-mph Winds Rock the Plane in Terrifying Video
The pilot of a Eurowings flight managed to safely land his plane despite dramatic and nauseating turbulence on Thursday.There were about 70 passengers... Read More
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Extreme Winds Shut Down One of Europe’s Busiest Airports
Extreme wind temporarily shut down Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Thursday, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.Airport activity was suspended... Read More
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A Robot Named Spencer is Helping Travelers at Amsterdam's Airport
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines began testing its new navigational robot at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport this week, with hopes to eventually make it... Read More
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The Best Airport Apps
Terminal Maps: GateGuru (free; Android, iPhone) and iFly Airport Guide (free; Android, iPhone) provide detailed maps with passenger-submitted... Read More
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Strangest Jobs in the Travel Industry
Why didn’t someone keep the birds away?At least, that’s probably what the passengers of the infamous US Airways flight 1549—which was forced to land on... Read More
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The Joys of Airport Layovers
I liked getting to airports early even before the last decade, when my neurosis became a necessity. My wife, on the other hand, considers time spent in... Read More
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World's Strangest Airport Attractions
En route to the Czech Republic her junior year of college, Rachal Royce was faced with five hours to kill at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport—not... Read More