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The world's best airline seats

Emirates first class

TAKE an envious look at how the ultra-rich travel with our pick of the top 10 first-class seats.

Flight attendant a working man's hero

Steven Slater

STEVEN Slater might be out of a job, but fed-up workers around the world say he's an inspiration.

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Terrified theme park visitors attack 'ghosts'

Ghost

"ZOMBIE" slapped in the face and worker hit in the private parts with an umbrella by theme park visitors wanting to find out if they're real.

Thrill-seekers lured with exotic jobs

Koala

BORED young British workers offered unusual Aussie jobs like  koala catcher and shark tagger.

Seven puppies die after flight

AMERICAN Airlines says seven puppies died after being put on a jet from Tulsa to Chicago.

Eurotunnel passengers left high and dry

A GROUP of Eurotunnel passengers ended up back where they started after the rail operator forgot to unload them.

Tourists survive 150m cliff plunge

A GERMAN couple has escaped with only minor injuries, after their car left the road and plummeted 150 metres down a cliff in Victoria.

Aussies warned over new Bali threat

NEW threat on the holiday island of Bali: a violent feud between rival taxi companies.

Woman wakes from coma after horror fall

Tania Hearnden / Channel Seven

TANIA Hearnden's first question after a 14m cliff fall was whether she could still have a baby.

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Airline forced to pay up over meal mix-up

Airline food

AN airline has been ordered to compensate a family who had to go hungry on a 13-hour flight due to lack of vegetarian meals.

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World fooled by plane crash hoax

Zimbabwe plane crash

MEDIA outraged as Zimbabwe plane crash turns out to be a hoax to test emergency staff in security drill.

Flight attendant abuses man then jumps

steven slater

STEWARD tells passenger: "F*** you" down PA system before exiting plane via emergency chute.

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Flight aborted after eagle hits engine

AN eagle was sucked into an Alaska Airlines jet's engine as the aircraft was taking off today, causing the flight to be aborted.

Naked rollercoaster record smashed

naked rollercoaster

MORE than 100 thrill-seekers have ridden a rollercoaster naked, smashing the world record.

Tourism facing the fight of its life

Whitsundays

QUEENSLAND hit hardest as more Aussies travelling overseas than the number of international visitors coming in, says report.

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Qantas staff bid on your lost property

qantas staff

STAFF keep thousands of dollars worth of phones, cameras and computers left on planes.

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Plane crash alert was just a drill

Harare airport

AROUND the world news went out that there had been a plane accident in Zimbabwe. Little did the confused public know it wasn't real.

Anger as boy's wheelchair ruined on flight

wheelchair

A TEN-year-old boy was left stranded in a hotel room after his wheelchair was damaged during a flight, prompting Twitter outrage.

Bikini-clad tourist detained over mall strip

Bikini

TOURIST strips down to her bikini and walks through five-star Dubai mall after conservatively dressed woman criticises her low-cut top.

Tourists' cliff fall rescue touch-and-go

missing tourist

MAN tells of mad scramble to get help after car rolls 150m, landing in a ravine near a steep cliff.

Australian tourists won't stay home

Bikini

AUSSIE holidaymakers are ignoring domestic tourism campaigns and heading overseas instead.

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