Video Footage Allegedly Shows Airbnb Host Shoving Guest Down Stairs
Video footage taken on July 8 by South African photographer Zanele Muholi appears to show a woman taking a fall down a flight of stairs during an altercation with her Airbnb host, a 47-year-old man who...
View ArticleNo Jail Time for Alaska Passenger Who Sexually Assaulted Seatmate
The drunk and belligerent passenger received probation after pleading guilty to charges related to a May 2016 incident in which she groped and insulted a teenager on a flight from Las Vegas. A...
View ArticleDrunk Flyer Diverted From British Airways Flight
Court hearing suggests passenger disobeyed instructions after drinking vodka prior to departure. A British Airways passenger could face fines or jailtime if she is convicted of delaying a flight by...
View ArticleWorst Passenger of the Week: “After We’re Done Taking Off, I’m Going to Beat...
Every Friday, FlyerTalk looks back at the week’s most charming individuals. While there are always plenty of contenders for our Worst Passenger of the Week award, only one lucky flyer can take home the...
View ArticleWorst Passenger of the Week: United Passenger Arrested for Killing a Walker
Every Friday, FlyerTalk looks back at the week’s most charming individuals. While there are always plenty of contenders for our Worst Passenger of the Week award, only one lucky flyer can take home the...
View ArticleEasyJet Passenger Holding Baby Punched by Airport Worker
Mobile phone footage shows a tense situation turning violent in an instant when an airport attendant allegedly assaults a delayed and frustrated flyer who is holding an infant in his arms. It isn’t...
View ArticleRowdy British Hen Party Booted From Ryanair Flight
Six passengers who were part of a hen party flying from Liverpool to Alicante were booted from a flight for “acting like creatures,” allegedly to great applause. A series of very British comments...
View ArticleVideo: Airport Worker Struck by Lightning
Recently released video footage shows a July 22 lightning bolt strike that left Austin Dunn, a ground worker at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) hospitalized for third-degree burns for two...
View ArticleWorst Passengers of the Week: Fowl Behavior from a Cocky Hen Party
Every Friday, FlyerTalk looks back at the week’s most charming individuals. While there are always plenty of contenders for our Worst Passenger of the Week award, only one lucky flyer can take home the...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Doing Donuts on Runway
On Sunday, a man was arrested for “doing donuts” in his vehicle on a runway at Slidell Municipal Airport (ASD). Local police confirmed that the automotive renegade was “just being stupid,” and that...
View ArticleAir Transat Passengers Speak Out
Flyers aboard trapped flight tell their stories during Canadian Transportation Agency hearing. A number of flyers trapped for hours aboard an Air Transat flight are telling administrators about their...
View ArticlePAX Laptop Catches Fire Aboard Virgin Flight
On Wednesday morning, cabin crew aboard a Virgin America flight from McCarran International Airport (LAS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) safely extinguished a customer’s laptop after it...
View ArticleHockey Player Demands Cocaine on Delta Flight, Attempts to Urinate on Cart
On a recent flight from New York to Prague, NHL free agent Jiri Hudler reportedly threatened to have a flight attendant killed for refusing to procure cocaine for him before attempting to urinate on a...
View ArticlePassengers, FAs Panic as Plane Drops 20,000 Feet
Video footage shows passengers and flight attendants yelling and panicking as the aircraft plummeted 20,000 feet after losing cabin pressure during a recent AirAsia flight from Perth to Bali. The...
View Article“We Lost an Engine”: Atlanta Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing
On Thursday night, a Netherlands-bound Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in Newfoundland after the aircraft experienced engine failure. “The flight landed safely and customers have...
View ArticleThe Worst Passenger of the Week: an Ill-Wind of Change Redux
Every Friday, FlyerTalk looks back at the week’s most charming individuals. While there are always plenty of contenders for our Worst Passenger of the Week award, only one lucky flyer can take home the...
View Article“You’re All Going to Lose Your Heads Over This!” Soccer Star Tussles with...
The Chinese sports hero and his wife were handcuffed and removed from an Air China flight after the couple refused to disembark when the trip was canceled due to severe weather. Chinese Super League...
View ArticleWestJet Employee Exposed to De-Icer, Sent to Hospital
WestJet Airlines has confirmed that on Sunday, two crew members were sent for medical treatment after de-icing fluid accidentally eked into the air conditioning of the aircraft at Calgary International...
View ArticleVideo: Watch This Aircraft Engine Burst into Flames at Sea-Tac
Cell phone video appears to show the engine of an aircraft operated by Hawaiian Airlines catching fire on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on November 7. Not something you see...
View ArticleQatar Airways Passenger Restrained After Drunken, Violent Outburst
The incident occurred late last month on a Manchester-bound flight from Doha and saw a business class traveler restrained with cable ties. A Qatar Airways passenger was “restrained with cable ties”...
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