BIZARRE: 5 - What They Never Told You

Plane forced to turn back just two hours into journey after passenger loses phone mid-flight

Passengers were only a quarter of the way into the 4,200-mile flight from Paris to the Caribbean

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

Packed Air France Flight Declares Emergency, Returns to Airport After Passenger Can't Find Phone

Air France flight AF750 was forced to turn around and return to Paris after a passenger's missing mobile phone prompted an emergency response.

Latin Times · Mar 21, 2025

Europe's airlines plunge as U.S. recession fears threaten Americans' 'unbelievable' spending

Shares in IAG and Air France-KLM fell as fears of a U.S. recession weigh on holiday spending hopes.

Fortune · Mar 11, 2025

‘Always leave your stuff’: How aviation learns from every plane crash – and what you need to know

Plane Talk: Emergency evacuation? Keep good shoes on but leave cabin baggage behind

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Why did Concorde stop flying? And could it make a comeback?

US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane predecessor?

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Plus-size passengers: What do airlines offer to make flying easier and how much does it cost?

People are getting larger, and planes are flying fuller

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Supersonic prototype jet breaks sound barrier on US test flight

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 hit Mach 1.1 over Mojave desert, bringing company closer to planned supersonic airliner

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025

Best airline frequent flyer schemes in 2025 – and how Avios points work

Here are the programmes for plane perks you won’t want to miss as a frequent flyer

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025

UK-bound passengers stuck on ‘nightmare’ five-hour flight to nowhere

The plane headed for Scotland was over two hours into the journey when it turned back to JFK

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

French pilots union calls strike over planned tripling of flight taxes

A leading French pilots union is calling for strike action this Thursday to protest against a government proposal to triple the levy on flight tickets as part of wider plans to plug a hole in France's state budget. The planned increase is set to raise up to €1 billion a…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 14, 2024