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Alaska Airlines Flight 769 from Boston to San Diego was diverted to Denver International Airport Tuesday night due to an unruly passenger. A man was intoxicated and became disruptive, according to Ann Zaninovichwith Alaska Airlines.”The crew asked him to calm down, (he)became agitated and verbally abusive,” Zainovich told KMGH.Passengers told …

It has been confirmed that Max Air a Nigerian Airline based in Kano which operates hajj flights has terminated the appiontment of most of its staffs. According to confirmed sources this is not the first time staffs are been sacked. Unfortunately this time around it affected the management cadre as well. …

Hadi Sirika, Minister of state for aviation, has given an assurance to Nigerians that payment for the use of trolleys at the nation’s airports would stop as soon as the current contractual agreement on the handling of trolley was over. He explained that the arrangement could not be stopped immediately …

The Federal Government has said that it will soon commence the process of establishing a national carrier for the country. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, gave the assurance in Abuja while inaugurating the Ministerial Committee on Assessment of Security Situation in Nigeria’s Airports. said the government …

British Airways female cabin crew have won the right to wear trousers if they wish, bringing to an end a two year dispute over the airline’s dress code. The concession applies to BA’s so called “Mixed Fleet”, a category of crew created in 2010 who were hired on inferior terms …

Abdullahi Abdisalam Borle, 55, the passenger identified by Somali officials as the bomber, was killed in the Feb. 2 blast on the Daallo Airlines flight. Two other passengers were injured. Mr. Borle was originally ticketed to fly out of Mogadishu on Turkish Airlines, but when the flight was canceled he …

Heads may soon start to roll in the troubled Aero Contractors following the commencement of forensic audit of the airline by the Federal Government. It was also gathered that the airline’s debts to Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, which took over its control in 2011, had grown from N14bn …

Pakistan’sstate-owned airline has admitted that it has no idea how many of its passengers are stranded – or where – amid an ongoing strike by its staff.With no end in sight, the industrial action forced Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to suspend all of its flights to domestic and foreign destinations, …

Federal high court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 10 February a N11.2 billion and $942,147.02 suit filed against Arik Airline by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).According to the statement of claim filed on behalf of FAAN before the court by Ridwan Bello of Multi sector Law …

India’s Jet Airways has suspended five crew members for allowing a Bollywood celebrity to sing over the in-flight announcement system. Last month, passengers on an Indian chartered flight were surprised when singer Sonu Nigam decided to give them an impromptu concert midflight. According to reports, Nigam and all the passengers …