Senate probes flight delays and cancellations, summons Keyamo, others

The Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Aviation to summon the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. The upper chamber also resolved to summon the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA); Captain Chris Najomo, Airline…

Man with bleeding scalp from hair transplant arrested in Miami after refusing to leave plane

A man who was bleeding from his head following a surgical procedure was arrested Tuesday after refusing to exit an American Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas from Miami, authorities said. Eugenio Hernandez-Garnier, 27 was asked to leave American Airlines…

Woman gives birth aboard Lagos to Amsterdam flight

A pregnant woman on a KLM flight headed for Amsterdam has given birth after unexpectedly going into labour, forcing the airplane to have an emergency landing in Spain. According to Aviation 24 on Tuesday, the incident happened early Monday morning…

Flight from Paris to the US diverted to Canada due to an unruly passenger, police say

A disruptive passenger on a Friday flight from Paris, France, to Detroit, Michigan, is facing criminal charges after his behavior caused the plane to be diverted to Canada, police said. Ahmed Omar Aden, 34, was acting in an “unruly manner”…

China’s C919 passenger plane makes maiden flight

China’s first domestically-manufactured passenger jet has successfully completed its maiden commercial flight. State TV showed the C919 rising into the skies above Shanghai, heading to the capital Beijing early on Sunday. It was built by the Commercial Aviation Corporation of…

11 people are seriously injured amid turbulence on Hawaii flight

Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident…

Chemical engineer fired over racist, homophobic meltdown on flight

A chemical engineer was fired from his job after being caught on video yelling homophobic slurs during a flight — and then repeatedly hurling the N-word after getting kicked off the plane. Zachary Easterly was terminated by his employer, pharmaceutical…

Passengers robbed mid-air on SAA flight

At least two passengers on a South African Airways flight headed to Hong Kong from Johannesburg alleged that they were robbed of money and other valuables while on board. Cabin crew were told by some passengers during the flight on…

Sex and toothpicks -Oshoko Bushushu

I met this chick on a flight to Abuja. She was tall, with legs that just didn’t seem to know where to stop and the kind of breasts that make women stoop. I was in 12C and she was in…

Chinese passenger opens plane’s emergency door ‘to get some air’ (Independent)

An airline passenger who opened the emergency exit on a plane because he thought the cabin was “too stuffy and hot”, has been fined thousands of pounds. The man, identified only by the surname Chen, was detained by authorities for…

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