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US President weighs into debate over "naked" airport scanners, but admits he doesn't have to go through screening himself.

Virgin passenger tells of fear on flight

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PASSENGER on board flight forced to stop tells of man's "frightening" behaviour.

Airport shut after transplant plane crash

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A LIGHT plane carrying a transport liver crashed on landing, closing Birmingham Airport and seriously injuring two people on board.

Passenger in 'horrific' security pat-down

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A CANCER survivor says she was forced to remove her prosthetic breast during an airport screening.

Airport pat-down was 'sexual assault'

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TRAVELLER tells of her shock and humiliation at the hands of an airport official who allegedly touched her intimately without warning.

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Qantas flight drama as bird hits engine

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PLANE forced to make an emergency landing due to a bird strike in latest Qantas scare.

Qantas mishaps since 2006

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HERE's all you need to know about Qantas and Jetstar's mishaps over the past five years.

Passenger arrested for 'giving the finger'

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TRAVELLER finds himself in hot water when a heated dispute with a Muslim airline worker at a Dubai airport lands him in jail.

Jetstar flight hit by mechanical problem

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A JETSTAR Airbus has been forced to return to Brisbane due to a mechanical problem soon after take off.

Paris battles 'boring' image

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PARIS battles to restore "fun" reputation after the closure of many of the city’s nightspots led to it becoming known as the "City of Lights Out."

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Deprivation holidays the future of travel

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DEPRIVATION holidays, "astro-tourism" and hotels that emanate smells like citrus from the airconditioning the future of worldwide travel.

Qantas A380 jet 'could have exploded'

Qantas A380

NEW details emerge of "unprecedented" number of failures during QF32 ordeal.

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Tourism website pulled over porn fears

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THE Philippines has pulled its latest online tourism campaign after critics warned that unwary surfers could easily end up at a porn website instead.

Fumes force emergency landing for Virgin

Virgin Blue

A STRANGE smell forced a Virgin Blue plane to make an emergency landing in Melbourne this morning.

Travellers snap up airfares for under $20

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AUSTRALIAN travellers are scoring flights between some capital cities for less than $20 as airfares hit a record low and air travel surges.

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Flight delay over suspicious bag

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FLIGHT from Namibia to Munich delayed after police found a laptop bag with a fuse in the luggage hall of the airport.

AFL dumping adds to Qantas headaches

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THE AFL has dumped its multi-million-dollar Qantas deal, in the latest blow for the troubled airline.

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Qantas denies Travolta near-miss

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AIR authorities and Qantas reject claims John Travolta missed a runway on Saturday.

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Safety fears force engine swap

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ABOUT 40 A380 engines will be replaced globally and 14 Qantas engines may be among them.

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Security 'exposed woman's breasts, joked'

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DISTRAUGHT woman sues after airport staff allegedly pulled down her top and laughed while her breasts were exposed to the public.

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Passengers wait on dark plane for hours

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MORE than 100 angry passengers refused to leave a Ryanair flight today after it was diverted - demanding they be taken home.

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