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Outrage over airline's gay kiss snub

12:36PM AIR New Zealand scraps scene from its All Blacks-themed in-flight safety video after complaints.

Skier at home amid massive search for him

8:34PM A BRITISH skier was back home in London today, the day after French police called off a land and air search of the mountains around the Megeve resort where he was believed to be missing.

More travel headaches after 'snowpocalypse'

8:27PM MORE travel chaos is expected in the US after hundreds of flights were cancelled in what some are calling "Snowpocalypse".

Wanted: 646 Elvis fans

2:41PM By Staff Writers JUMP on the Elvis Express to Parkes this January to help win back the world record for the largest gathering of Elvis impersonators.

Baggage handler found asleep in cargo

3:16PM By Kate Schneider AIRPORT worker who nodded off with luggage among 260 recent incidents on passenger jets.

Flight chaos due to 'official's stuff-up'

11:05AM HEATHROW Airport owner did not buy enough de-icing fluid for runway, say angry airline bosses.

Air travellers are 'polite, considerate'

8:30AM By Kate Schneider PASSENGERS insist they help others stow bags, don't fully recline their seats, share arm-rests and climb over sleeping neighbours.

Hundreds still stranded as flights cut

8:15AM STRANDED passengers forced to camp out at Heathrow airport overnight as snow and ice continues to delay air travel.

Socialite Paris Hilton's plane drama

7:15AM THE star was on board a plane that had to be evacuated after a fellow passenger found a 10 centimetre knife in a seat pocket.

World's top toilets with amazing views

7:00AM By Kate Schneider AUSSIE toilet makes selection of the most picturesque and bizarre views from loos around the world.

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Airport security exposed on YouTube

9:34AM By Staff Writers A CALIFORNIAN pilot has been forced to reveal his identity after posting shocking videos criticising the security at an American airport.

Firearms explode in luggage on tarmac

8:43AM By staff writers at Fox News Channel OFFICIALS are investigating an explosion inside a piece of luggage on the tarmac of Miami International Airport.

11-hour wait for passengers on planes

8:12AM By Luke Funk of myFOXny.com PLANES have been grounded on the runway for up to 11 hours at JFK Airport, thanks to the blizzard covering US.

Flights grounded as blizzard cripples US

9:38AM AP A BLIZZARD snarled plans for millions of US holiday travellers, forcing airport closures and crippling road and rail traffic.

Aussies stranded as blizzard halts flights

2:46PM By Peter Mitchell HUNDREDS of travellers stranded, had flights cancelled or suffered long delays in the US.

Top travel moments of the year

12:09PM By Kate Schneider A CROCODILE on a plane, a mystical Goliath tiger fish and shocking footage of cruise chaos among the top stories of the year.

Horror over blood, mucus on plane

8:29AM AIRLINE says sorry to "disgusted" passenger covered in blood after touching a sick bag but warns planes are not always cleaned.

Jumped the shark: The web hoax of 2010

8:09AM By staff writers REPORT of drunken tourist killing shark that terrorised Egyptian resort takes internet by storm.

Race to get travellers home for Christmas

7:54AM EUROPEAN airports in frantic bid to get stranded passengers home for Christmas as conditions improve.

World's unluckiest tourists revealed

7:10AM By Kate Schneider HORROR cliff plunge ending in a shattered leg and a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon among worst travel experiences ever.

Travel chaos starts to ease in Europe

2:49AM By Gregory Katz HEATHROW'S boss announced today he would give up his hefty bonus this year after the world's busiest international airport was crippled by snowy conditions.

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