A Ryanair flight declared an emergency mid-air and returned to Manchester Airport after a passenger collapsed. Flight FR 2131 left the city at 6.40am on Friday morning and was due to arrive in Lanzarote at 1pm. The pilot declared a medical emergency an hour into the journey and turned back to Manchester as the plane was travelling over the English channel. The flight landed safely at Manchester Airport and paramedics were called. An elderly man was treated by paramedics and taken to Wythenshawe Hospital. It is thought he suffered a heart attack. The flight remained on the tarmac at Manchester Airport by around 11am with the passengers still on board. Passenger Adam Williams said a nurse was on board and assisted paramedics. Ryanair bosses have been contacted for a comment. Read More Manchester Airport: Hacks, tips and tricks … [Read more...] about Ryanair flight returns to Manchester Airport after passenger collapsed
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Flight to Beijing diverted after attendant ‘held hostage by passenger using pen’
A flight from China to Beijing was diverted after a male passenger allegedly held a flight attendant hostage using a fountain pen. The Air China flight CA1350 diverted to Zhengzhou after the crew member was apparently threatened and held by the passenger. The plane landed at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province, at 9.58am, according to Henan Airport Group. It had been expected to land in Beijing at 11am after departing Changsha, the capital of China's Hunan Province, two hours and 40 minutes previously. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said a male passenger on Air China Flight 1350, who it did not identify, attempted to use the pen to hold the flight attendant “under duress”. “By 13.17 the incident had been settled successfully," the statement said. "The passengers and crew are all safe.” “An investigation showed the man used a fountain pen [to take the hostage].” A 41-year-old man who … [Read more...] about Flight to Beijing diverted after attendant ‘held hostage by passenger using pen’
Bristol Airport urges passengers to park onsite as scandal continues
Customers of a Bristol airport parking firm are still hunting for their cars - and now the Airport management has issued a statement urging passengers to park onsite rather than use independent firms. Yesterday it emerged airport passengers had been left stranded after Absolutely Secure Airport Parking Bristol reportedly refused to return their vehicles . Plymouth man Kamil Medynski ended up waiting more than 24 hours, with his wife and 10-month old baby in tow, to retrieve his car and travel home. Kamil eventually found his car stored in large barn, but some passengers found theirs parked in countryside roads, lay-bys and even a pub car park - and not the secure compound they paid for. And others still have not had their cars returned, or found their vehicles, following the apparent collapse of ‘Absolutely Secure Airport Parking Bristol’, reports The Bristol Post . Bosses at Bristol Airport have now advised its customers to use its own car parks and not to trust … [Read more...] about Bristol Airport urges passengers to park onsite as scandal continues
Main Moscow airport misses World Cup runway deadline: report
Moscow's busiest airport will not receive a crucial new runway in time for the World Cup, a report said on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Vladimir Putin's prestige event. The Rosaviatsiya state aviation agency has informed the transport minister that the Sheremetyevo airport project would not be ready by the June 14 kickoff, the Vedomosti business daily said. The airport's third landing and takeoff strip was meant to nearly double the number of flights the bustling hub could handle from 55 to 90 per hour. Vedomosti said there was also a possibility that a new runway for Moscow's number two airport Domodedovo would miss its tournament deadline. Russia's World Cup organising committee told AFP the reported construction delays were "possible". "The possible change of delivery of the new runways at Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports will not in any way affect successful execution of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Transport Plan," it said in an emailed statement. Rosaviatsiya spokesman … [Read more...] about Main Moscow airport misses World Cup runway deadline: report
Keflavik International Airport expects passenger traffic increase for 2012
Keflavik International Airport (KEF), Guðný Jóhannsdóttir, passenger traffic at the Iceland airport is expected to increase throughout 2012. “Following the wake of the economical crash in Iceland, passenger numbers at KEF have been on the increase. It’s believed that the reasoning for this increase is due to developments in Iceland, increased capacity of flights, cultural events, and the Inspired by Iceland tourism campaign,” explained Jóhannsdóttir. In 2011, a total of 2,112,017 passengers passed through the Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal, of which nearly 1.7 million were visiting the country for either business or pleasure – an increase of 17.9 percent compared to those visiting in 2010. Additionally, the number of transit passengers with connecting flights via KEF increased by around 25 percent – from 330 thousand in 2010 to 412 thousand in 2011.Isavia, the Icelandic airport administration, predicts a 7.5 percent … [Read more...] about Keflavik International Airport expects passenger traffic increase for 2012