RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – If you think flying stinks, you’re not alone. One airline is clearing the air after reports say that a flight had to make an emergency evacuation in North Carolina, due to a passenger passing gas. An American Airlines flight traveled from Charlotte to Raleigh Sunday. Local news outlets reported that passengers had to be evacuated from…
QUEENS, N.Y. (WFXB) – A New Jersey family was kicked off their JetBlue flight to Las Vegas after an argument with a crew member over where to store a birthday cake. Flight attendants asked the Burke family to move their cake from the overheard bin reserved for emergency equipment to under the seat, but before Cameron Burke started recording, an…
A woman says she was burned while on an international flight between Beijing and Melbourne and her headphones might be to blame. Her face was left blackened and her hand blistered after her battery-powered headphones caught fire. The woman told the Australian Transport Safety Bureau that she was sleeping and listening to music about two hours into the flight when…
AUSTIN, TX (WFXB) – California-bound passengers were scared to fly after their pilot goes on a rant before take-off over the weekend. An airline flight out of Texas was delayed Sunday because passengers thought their pilot may be mentally unstable. United Airlines says the pilot boarded her plane in Austin in street clothes. Passengers say she then went on a…
A Florida woman is claiming she was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight from New Orleans to Ft. Lauderdale because of the way she was dressed. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, claims a flight attendant made the suggestion to cover up her cleavage. She and some witnesses said the woman used a large coat to cover up, cried…
A sky high surprise for airport authorities at Washington-Dulles International, once they discovered a man trapped inside the cargo hold. United Airlines confirmed that one of their Charlotte-based baggage handlers was found locked in with the luggage of Flight 6060 Sunday afternoon. United says the employee was found unharmed – which is incredible since the flight reached 27,000 feet –…
A major air disaster overnight as Egyptair flight 804 disappeared from radar. The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared approaching Egypt. There were no distress calls reported from the pilots and the plane itself has a good safety record. Even with the recent terror attacks in Europe, this plane’s disappearance hs not been…
As more and more hoverboard horror stories spring up, some airline carriers have banned the popular Christmas gift from coming on their flights.
