A plane flying from Slovenia to the UK made an unplanned landing after the pilot had been alerted to a “suspicious conversation” on board. The Easyjet flight from Ljubljana to Stansted was diverted to Germany’s Cologne-Bonn airport on Saturday afternoon, where it was met by police. All 151 passengers were evacuated and flights were suspended … Read more
Travellers across the Middle East expressed frustration Wednesday at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United States and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation. From Saturday, passengers on flights to the United States and Britain from major hubs in Turkey and the Arab world will have to check in any … Read more
An aircraft cabin ban on large electronic devices was prompted by intelligence suggesting a terror threat to US-bound flights, says US media. The US and UK have announced new carry-on restrictions banning laptops on certain passenger flights. The so-called Islamic State group (IS) has been working on ways to smuggle explosives on to planes by … Read more
Britain and the US on Tuesday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from several Middle East and North African nations. The restrictions are different in the two countries and only Britain specified the maximum size of device allowed — 16 by 9.3 centimetres (6.3 by 3.7 inches). A French civil … Read more
An American social media celebrity says he was removed from a New York-bound plane in London after speaking Arabic on the aircraft. Adam Saleh posted video of the incident on Wednesday to his Twitter feed. “Delta airlines kicked us out for speaking Arabic to my mom on a plane,” Saleh tweeted. By the time of … Read more