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"Longest 2 Hours": Passengers Recall Singapore Airline Flight Horror
Twenty people were in intensive care in Bangkok hospitals on Wednesday after a terrifying high-altitude plunge on a flight from London during which an elderly passenger died and more than 100 were injured.
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Video: Dubai Airport Flooded, Flights Diverted After Heavy Rain
Dubai, which usually experiences an arid climate and scorching temperatures, plunged into chaos on Tuesday as heavy rain battered the United Arab Emirates (UAE), disrupting air travel and prompting widespread flooding across the desert country.
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Passengers Fume After Receiving McDonald's Burgers As Compensation After Mid-Flight Horror
Chilean Latam Airlines Flight LA800 was travelling from Sydney to Auckland on Monday when a sudden drop in altitude threw passengers into the ceiling of the plane.
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Intense Blizzard Disrupts Presidental Campaign In US, Over 2,000 Flights Cancelled
Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters.
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Flight In US Dropped 28,000 Feet In 10 Minutes, Then Reverses Course
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also acknowledged the "pressurisation issue", adding that it caused the pilot to reverse course.
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United Flight Dived After Departure From Hawaii: "Screams On Plane"
The flight continued its journey and reached San Francisco on time. The airline said there were no injuries on the plane.
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Video: Passenger Plane Crashes Into Lake Victoria In Tanzania, 19 Killed
A domestic passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria on Sunday morning due to bad weather en route to the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said.
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Boeing Starliner Capsule Safely Lands on Earth, to Get Ready for NASA’s Crewed Mission in Future
Boeing Starliner astronaut capsule returned from the International Space Station, landing safely in New Mexico on Wednesday. The CST-100 Starliner capsule returned less than a week after its launch from the Cape Canaveral US Space Force Base in Florida.
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $30,000 For First Time Since July 2021
Bitcoin extended losses, dropping below $30,000 for the first time since July 2021, putting its decline from a November record high to more than 55% amid a global flight from riskier investments.
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Sriwijaya Air Flight Loses Contact 4 Minutes After Take Off From Jakarta
An Indonesian budget airline jet is feared to have crashed into the sea after the Boeing 737 lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday, with flight tracking data showing the plane plunged into a steep dive several minutes after take-off.
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Boeing 737 MAX Returns To US Skies With American Airlines Flight
American Airlines on Tuesday launched the first commercial flight of a Boeing 737 MAX in the United States since the plane was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes that killed hundreds and plunged the airplane manufacturer into crisis.
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Global Passenger Demand Sees Steepest Decline Since 9/11: Aviation Body
The coronavirus pandemic sent global air passenger demand plunging 14 percent in February, marking the steepest decline in traffic since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the global aviation association said Thursday.
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With 194 New Cases, COVID-19 Count Crosses 900-Mark: 10 Points
India saw the highest jump in coronavirus or COVID-19 cases on Saturday with 194 patients testing positive for the highly contagious illness in different parts of the country. The total is now 918, which includes 19 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. A vaccine is still at least 12 to 18 months away, the World Health Organization has sa...
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Passenger Airlines Could Take $100-Billion Hit Due To Coronavirus: Industry Body IATA
Airlines across the world are rushing to cut flights and costs, and warning of a hit to earnings, as a new virus that started in China spreads, raising fears of a pandemic that could plunge the global economy into recession.
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Sensex Plunges 1,448 Points, Nifty Holds 11,200 As Coronavirus Rattles Markets
Domestic stock markets slumped more than 3 per cent on Friday continuing their downward spiral for the sixth session in a row, as fears the coronavirus outbreak may trigger recession across major economies spooked their global peers. Hopes the coronavirus would be contained to China vanished on Friday as infections spread rapidly around the world, ...
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"Longest 2 Hours": Passengers Recall Singapore Airline Flight Horror
Twenty people were in intensive care in Bangkok hospitals on Wednesday after a terrifying high-altitude plunge on a flight from London during which an elderly passenger died and more than 100 were injured.
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Video: Dubai Airport Flooded, Flights Diverted After Heavy Rain
Dubai, which usually experiences an arid climate and scorching temperatures, plunged into chaos on Tuesday as heavy rain battered the United Arab Emirates (UAE), disrupting air travel and prompting widespread flooding across the desert country.
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Passengers Fume After Receiving McDonald's Burgers As Compensation After Mid-Flight Horror
Chilean Latam Airlines Flight LA800 was travelling from Sydney to Auckland on Monday when a sudden drop in altitude threw passengers into the ceiling of the plane.
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Intense Blizzard Disrupts Presidental Campaign In US, Over 2,000 Flights Cancelled
Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters.
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Flight In US Dropped 28,000 Feet In 10 Minutes, Then Reverses Course
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also acknowledged the "pressurisation issue", adding that it caused the pilot to reverse course.
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United Flight Dived After Departure From Hawaii: "Screams On Plane"
The flight continued its journey and reached San Francisco on time. The airline said there were no injuries on the plane.
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Video: Passenger Plane Crashes Into Lake Victoria In Tanzania, 19 Killed
A domestic passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria on Sunday morning due to bad weather en route to the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said.
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Boeing Starliner Capsule Safely Lands on Earth, to Get Ready for NASA’s Crewed Mission in Future
Boeing Starliner astronaut capsule returned from the International Space Station, landing safely in New Mexico on Wednesday. The CST-100 Starliner capsule returned less than a week after its launch from the Cape Canaveral US Space Force Base in Florida.
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $30,000 For First Time Since July 2021
Bitcoin extended losses, dropping below $30,000 for the first time since July 2021, putting its decline from a November record high to more than 55% amid a global flight from riskier investments.
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Sriwijaya Air Flight Loses Contact 4 Minutes After Take Off From Jakarta
An Indonesian budget airline jet is feared to have crashed into the sea after the Boeing 737 lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday, with flight tracking data showing the plane plunged into a steep dive several minutes after take-off.
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Boeing 737 MAX Returns To US Skies With American Airlines Flight
American Airlines on Tuesday launched the first commercial flight of a Boeing 737 MAX in the United States since the plane was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes that killed hundreds and plunged the airplane manufacturer into crisis.
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Global Passenger Demand Sees Steepest Decline Since 9/11: Aviation Body
The coronavirus pandemic sent global air passenger demand plunging 14 percent in February, marking the steepest decline in traffic since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the global aviation association said Thursday.
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With 194 New Cases, COVID-19 Count Crosses 900-Mark: 10 Points
India saw the highest jump in coronavirus or COVID-19 cases on Saturday with 194 patients testing positive for the highly contagious illness in different parts of the country. The total is now 918, which includes 19 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. A vaccine is still at least 12 to 18 months away, the World Health Organization has sa...
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Passenger Airlines Could Take $100-Billion Hit Due To Coronavirus: Industry Body IATA
Airlines across the world are rushing to cut flights and costs, and warning of a hit to earnings, as a new virus that started in China spreads, raising fears of a pandemic that could plunge the global economy into recession.
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Sensex Plunges 1,448 Points, Nifty Holds 11,200 As Coronavirus Rattles Markets
Domestic stock markets slumped more than 3 per cent on Friday continuing their downward spiral for the sixth session in a row, as fears the coronavirus outbreak may trigger recession across major economies spooked their global peers. Hopes the coronavirus would be contained to China vanished on Friday as infections spread rapidly around the world, ...
