Finally, the time has come: Europe’s long-awaited rocket is launching into space. At 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday — a decade after the European Space Agency set in motion a plan for a powerful new vehicle that would carry the continent’s ambitions into orbit — Ariane 6 lifted off from the launch pad at … Read more
Were you a passenger on Ryanair flight RUK3034 from Morocco to London on Wednesday? Contact chris.jewers@mailonline.co.uk to share your story Last week, a mass brawl broke out on a Ryanair flight from Morocco to London, forcing the plane to divert after just 36 minutes. Video footage from inside the cabin shows passengers shouting at each … Read more
Enlarge / In early June, the rocket for SpaceX’s fourth full Starship test flight is ready to launch from Starbase, the company’s private launch site in South Texas. SpaceX In a short video released on Thursday, possibly in honor of the American holiday July 4 featuring the red glow of the largest rocket ever, SpaceX … Read more
A family is devastated after their beloved dog died from heat exhaustion on an Alaska Airlines flight. Angie and Gary Englegau are devastated by the death of their four-year-old French bulldog Frank. The couple moved from Hawaii to Portland, Oregon on June 30 when the tragedy occurred. “Life won’t be the same without him,” Angie … Read more
The EasyJet plane had to return to the UK and make an emergency landing (Photo: Colin Peachey/Shutterstock) An EasyJet passenger plane has made an emergency landing on Gatwick Airport after being struck in mid-air by a ‘hydraulic failure’. The plane was carrying about 244 holidaymakers to the Spanish island of Tenerife when the incident occurred. … Read more
Were YOU on board? Send an email to chris.matthews@mailonline.co.uk An EasyJet flight to Tenerife, packed with rowdy British twenty-somethings, was forced to turn around and land at Gatwick this morning after a hydraulic failure occurred in mid-air. EasyJet flight U28033, carrying 244 passengers, screamed the emergency code 7700 as it flew over France. Passenger Brian … Read more
Really supportindependent journalism Find out moreClose to Our mission is to provide objective, fact-based reporting that speaks to power and reveals the truth. Whether it’s $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us in delivering journalism without an agenda. Passengers on the British Airways flight from Malaga that was diverted to Heathrow airport last Friday … Read more
Were you on the flight? If so, email rory.tingle@mailonline.co.uk Boris Johnson’s father Stanley has criticised authorities for not letting him off a diverted plane when it landed at Heathrow, causing the entire flight to be cancelled. The writer, 83, was on board BA2641 from Malaga to London Gatwick on Friday when the plane was diverted … Read more
Really supportindependent journalism Find out moreClose to Our mission is to provide objective, fact-based reporting that speaks to power and reveals the truth. Whether it’s $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us in delivering journalism without an agenda. Stanley Johnson has responded to criticism that he wanted to leave a British Airways flight that … Read more
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Receive the email from Simon Calder’s Travel Naples, Faro and Copenhagen were among the 20 casualties on Saturday morning. By midday, it was the turn of Bordeaux, Basel and others. These were among the easyJet flights cancelled at Gatwick on Saturday. … Read more