Travel Incidents
Raped, murdered Elly feared for safety
A YOUNG Melbourne woman found dead in a Mozambique toilet block had expressed reservations about the “dangerous” area.
Boyfriend’s horror over murder
THE boyfriend of Melbourne woman Elly Warren has told of how he wants her remembered after she was killed while on holiday in Africa.
‘Snake on a plane’ forces landing
PASSENGERS were given a shock when a snake slithered into their cabin in a scene straight out of a certain Hollywood thriller. And it was all caught on camera.
AFP probes radio hack at Melb airports
AFP investigators say 15 unauthorised transmissions were made with planes at Melbourne’s Tullamarine and Avalon airports, causing delays.
Massive brawl forces plane to land
TERRIFIED passengers feared a huge brawl aboard their flight, which was captured on video, would “bring the plane down”.
North Korea prank just got very real
FURIOUS North Korea has demanded two Aussie larrikins return to the communist state and apologise for their prank appearance in a golf tournament.
Hero pilot avoids huge runway collision
A CHINESE pilot is an internet sensation after making a quick decision which saved the lives of 439 people.
Man tackled trying to open plane door
A QUEENSLAND man tried to open the door of a plane before it landed in Brisbane before a hero passenger tackled him to the ground.
Man ‘tried to open door’ mid-flight
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police are quizzing a passenger who allegedly tried to open a cabin door on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Brisbane.
Why a pic could cost these guys $40K
A HOLIDAY to Fraser Island could get a whole lot more expensive for two men, after a photo of this stunt was posted online.
Man faces jail over crazy airport stunt
A “DRUNK” husband trying to stop his wife from leaving the country pulled off a brazen stunt that sparked a major emergency at a major airport.
Backpacker found ‘covered in leeches’
AN Australian backpacker who has been missing for two weeks has been found in the Malaysian jungle, emaciated and covered with leeches.
Passengers flee burning plane
WATCH: A MAN has filmed his own evacuation from an American Airlines flight that burst into flames in Chicago, after suffering a rare engine failure.
Parks struggle after Dreamworld tragedy
THE Gold Coast’s other theme parks have taken a hit after the deaths at Dreamworld this week, the region’s tourism boss has admitted.
Man’s mid-flight teen sex attack
AN Indian businessman who molested a British girl during a seven hour flight to the UK while his wife sat beside him has been jailed for 20 weeks.
Why this Dreamworld accident hits home
OPINION: The Dreamworld tragedy strikes a chord. Many of us have visited the Gold Coast theme park and it could have been any of us. So will we go back?
Couple missed carnage by seconds
A NEW Zealand man has told of the crucial decision to let another group ahead of them onto the ride that claimed four lives.
Dreamworld faces terrible cost
THE tragic deaths of four people at Dreamworld could cost the park millions of dollars and put employees behind bars.
Man assaulted teen while next to wife
A MALE passenger sexually assaulted a sleeping teenage girl on a flight to the UK — while his wife sat beside him.
Airport evacuated after ‘chemical’ scare
MORE than two dozen people were treated for breathing difficulties in a suspected chemical incident that sparked the evacuation of London City Airport.
‘I didn’t think I would make it’
AN AUSTRALIAN man has revealed he thought he was going to die after he became lost and stranded on a mountain in New Zealand.
MH370 search: ‘Man made’ objects found
MH370 search vessels will be fitted with sensitive video cameras to focus on objects on the ocean floor that searchers say ‘exhibit man-made properties’.
Aussies’ ugly overseas report card
AUSSIES love to travel but a new government report card reveals how many of us are playing up — and how many are getting locked up — while overseas.
Dozens drown in river ferry sinking
AT LEAST 32 bodies have been recovered after an overloaded ferry sank on a river in Myanmar with rescuers fearing the death toll could rise to 100.
‘Ill-timed toilet break’ doomed MH370
A NEW book claims missing flight MH370 went down after the captain, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, took a badly-timed bathroom break.
‘Bathroom break’ doomed MH370
A NEW book claims MH370 went down after the captain, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, took a badly-timed toilet break.
US lifts limit on Cuban cigars, rum
BARACK Obama has eased restrictions on Cuban cigars and rum, meaning US tourists will be able bring back some of the island’s most sought-after products.
Call to ban AirAsia X over safety concerns
BUDGET carrier AirAsia X is popular with Aussie travellers but is it safe? The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is again investigating it after a string of incidents.
Airline’s epic stand for women everywhere
PASSENGERS should think twice before they catcall flight attendants after a man was thrown off a plane in the US for interrupting a safety demonstration.
QantasLink investigating midair incident
TURBULENCE is not uncommon in air travel but a particularly bumpy flight to Canberra is under investigation after passengers were hurt on board.
This is where catcalling gets you
A MALE passenger has learnt the hard way what happens when you sexually harass a female flight attendant who’s trying to do her job.
Passengers sit next to dead woman
STUNNED passengers were forced to sit next to the body of a woman who died on a flight after she packed her medication into her checked-in luggage.
Why holidays are risky business
THE Budgie Nine were slammed for their foolish antics but new research shows more than a third of travellers go wild while they’re on holidays.
Passengers endure 36-hour flight delay
PASSENGERS travelling with Thai Airways from Bangkok to Brisbane have scored a night in Bali after engine troubles.
The strange case of the Peru Six
AS AUSTRALIA was preoccupied by news of the Budgie Nine, six Aussie backpackers facing murder charges in Lima quietly learnt their fate.
Wing debris confirmed to be from MH370
INVESTIGATORS into the disappearance of flight MH370 have confirmed that a wing piece found in Mauritius was definitely part of the Malaysia Airlines plane.
Families face off with Malaysia Airlines
TWO Australian families devastated by the MH370 tragedy will come face-to-face with Malaysia Airlines’ lawyers to try to reach a settlement over their loss.
Jetstar investigating midair brawl
POLICE were called to escort a man and woman off a Jetstar flight after they got into a physical fight in Business Class on-board a Phuket-Sydney flight.
Reclined seat sparks brawl
POLICE were called to escort a man and woman off a Jetstar flight after they got into a physical fight in Business Class on-board a Phuket-Sydney flight.
Long night for families in flight scare
LOCAL Jetstar passengers have spoken of their flight fright after a plane heading to Hobart from Melbourne was struck by lightning. WATCH THE VIDEO
FIFO workers stranded after plane near miss
FIFO workers have been left stranded in WA’s north after two planes nearly collided on the Paraburdoo Airport runway.
Qantas flight drops 30,000 feet
A PASSENGER has told of her terror when a plane descended about 30,000 feet an hour into a Qantas flight.
Baggage handler locked in cargo hold
THE plane hit an altitude of about 10,600m before its rapid descent. At that height, temperatures can be as low as -55C.
Sit down, shut up and hang on
ON THE first attempt, the right wheel barely makes contact with the ground before the pilot aborts. The second attempt is barely smoother.
Airline sued over ‘horror’ mix-up
A MUM is suing an airline for mixing up her five-year-old son with another boy and flying him to the wrong city.
Woman reeling over airline’s shock move
A PASSENGER is demanding an apology after she was forced to move seats on a United Airlines flight because two men didn’t want to sit near a woman.
Tourists run from rescuers on volcano
IF YOU felt a volcano rumble to life beneath your feet, you’d probably get out of there as quickly as possible. Right?
Rollercoaster drama strands passengers
UPDATE: A rollercoaster at Gold Coast theme park Sea World stopped mid-ride, leaving several people stranded. Pic: Nine News
Doctor saves life with toothpick
A QUICK-thinking medic rushed to the front of a plane to help another passenger in the throes of a terrifying seizure.
Doctor saves life with toothpick, spoon
CALL him Dr MacGyver. An airline passenger was saved from a life-threatening seizure by a doctor on board who requested just a toothpick and a spoon.
3 passengers airlifted from cruise ships
THREE people from two separate cruise ships have been evacuated off the Gold Coast in just 24 hours.
MH17 report ‘inadequate’: lawyer
A DETAILED brief of evidence against pro-Russian rebels who brought down flight MH17 has been criticised by an Australian aviation lawyer as ‘inadequate’.
MH17 killers will face justice: PM
MALCOLM Turnbull will continue to press Russia within the UN Security Council to allow prosecutions to take place over the downing of MH17.
Secret audio recordings damn Russia
TAPPED phone conversations filled with swearing and codenames were among the most crucial pieces of evidence from the MH17 crash.
MH17 probe zeroing in on Russian suspects
AFTER a two-year investigation, the strongest finger yet has been pointed at Russian separatists for shooting down MH17 — as 100 suspects are sought.
Bali flights to resume amid delays
UPDATE: All flights in and out of Bali are set to resume after volcanic ash left hundreds of passengers stranded during the first week of school holidays.
Viagra-fuelled romp kills tourist
THE man with the distinctive cat tattoo was found dead in a bathroom in Thailand’s sex capital after a suspected heart attack.
Abandoned car sparks airport lockdown
UPDATE: An airport terminal in New York has re-opened after being evacuated over reports that a man parked a truck outside and ran off.
Passengers told ‘evacuate, evacuate’
UPDATE: Passengers noticed a kerosene-like smell before they were evacuated via emergency slides from a QantasLink plane today.
Mum critically hurt on ‘dream’ trip
AN AUSTRALIAN mother was about to return home from holiday when she was critically hurt in a horrific bus crash in Spain.
Emirates sued over obese passenger
A DISGRUNTLED lawyer who says his nine-hour flight was ruined when he was uncomfortably seated next to an obese man is taking the airline to court.
‘Significant concern’: Jetstar flight forced to land
“SCARY” is how one passenger describes a flight that was forced to divert to Brisbane after smoke filled the cabin and passengers heard a “scraping and grating” noise. | SEE VIDEO + JETSTAR STATEMENT
Tourist killed by his own lie
A MAN injured on the holiday of a lifetime didn’t tell doctors what really happened, fearing the consequences. It turned out to be a fatal mistake.
US Air Force pilot dies in plane crash
ONE US pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed in Northern California.
Police board Saudi jet after false alarm
SAUDI Airlines Flight SV 872 has sparked a major scare at Manila airport after an emergency ‘under imminent threat’ signal was received by the control tower.
Couple’s crazy attempt to catch flight
TWO passengers running late for their flight have been filmed running across the tarmac and blocking a huge jet as it tried to take off.
Backlash against ‘idiot’ Uluru tourists
PEOPLE aren’t happy with three climbers who had to be rescued from Uluru after they ignored pleas to not climb the sacred rock.
Tourists killed in tragic boat collision
AT least 13 people have died and 10 are missing after a double-decker tourist boat hit a bridge and capsized in Thailand.
Two tourists dead in Bali boat blast
AN Austrian woman and another woman believed to be Spanish have been killed and 17 other foreigners hurt in an explosion on a ferry departing Bali.
Qantas aborts landing in wheel drama
A QANTAS flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after a “malfunction” alert sounded in the cockpit when its wheels were lowered.
This is the definition of commuter chaos
THINK your morning commute is a drag? Spare a thought for these poor suckers, who were stuck in cramped carriages on a bridge for more than an hour.
One killed on world’s biggest luxury liner
A LIFEBOAT has fallen from its moorings aboard the world’s largest luxury liner — Harmony of the Seas — killing one person and injuring four.
Family blames P&O death on gastro
THE Australian family of a woman who died on a P&O cruise ship want answers after claiming her death was caused by a virus she may have contracted on board.
P&O refutes gastro death claim
CRUISE company P&O says “reports of a gastro outbreak are incorrect” after an elderly woman was found dead on Saturday.
‘Incident’ closed city airport’s runway
THE runways at Gold Coast Airport closed after an ‘incident’ involving a light aircraft. Two people were treated by ambulance staff after the incident.
Woman found dead on cruise ship
A WOMAN was found dead on board a cruise ship called the Pacific Jewel, which was docked off the coast of Queensland on the weekend.
New MH370 debris scorched black
THE most significant piece of potential wreckage from missing flight MH370 has been found — and it could change everything.
Huge cruise ship causes ‘mini tsunami’
ASTONISHING new footage has emerged showing the moment a marina was destroyed by a wave created by a cruise ship’s propellers.
Plane horror: ‘Allahu Akbar, today we die’
HOLIDAY passengers were left terrified after a man being deported screamed threats on board an EasyJet flight bound for Italy.
Tourists rescued in mid-air Alps drama
MORE than 30 tourists who spent a dramatic night stranded in cable cars above the French Alps were brought to the ground after an 18-hour ordeal.
Response came seven months too late
A WOMAN trapped in an elevator tweeted to the company for help. They tweeted back to check on her ... seven months later.
Passengers stranded after engine trouble
EMIRATES is scrambling to rebook passengers on other flights after a 777 was forced to divert to Adelaide last night with engine failure.
Pilot somehow flew in wrong direction
PASSENGERS on an Air Asia flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur were obviously a little surprised when they ended up in Melbourne.
Woman in white dress ‘falls from ship’
A SEARCH is underway in the Bahamas for a 32-year-old woman who apparently fell overboard from a cruise ship just before dawn.
US experts oversee MH370 images
AMERICAN experts are getting the final say on images collected by MH370 search vessels, the ATSB has revealed to families.
Emirates pilot tried to abort landing
A REPORT into last month’s Emirates airliner crash landing in Dubai, involving an Aussie co-pilot, found that the pilot tried to take off again after briefly touching down.
Lie that cost Australian teenager his life
WHEN Liam Davies walked into a beachfront bar a day before New Year’s Eve in 2012, he asked a simple but important question.
‘You have made the world lose hope’
A GLASS bridge that provides breathtaking views has been forced to close after just 13 days. And people who had trips planned are not happy.
Passenger storms pilots cockpit
A MAN has been arrested after storming the cockpit of an EgyptAir passenger plane, sparking a state of emergency at an international airport.
‘Mami, they put me on another plane’
A NEW York mum says she thought she would never see her five-year-old son again after an airline mistook him for another boy and flew him to the wrong city.
Horror flight: ‘I thought I might die’
PASSENGERS have described how they thought they were going to die when their plane unexpectedly hit turbulence on a transatlantic flight.
Chaos after airport terror scare
A WOMAN sparked a terror alert and shut down part of Germany’s busiest airport after security officers reportedly found traces of explosives in her luggage.
Bali couple kisses and re-enacts ‘murder’
THIS was the moment Sara Connor’s boyfriend appeared to “stab” a cop with a broken bottle in a dramatic re-enactment.
$30m secret in this traveller’s suitcase
MELINA’S exotic Instagram feed was outrageously popular. But when police raided her suitcase, her followers turned on her.
Bali accused re-enact cop ‘murder’
SARA Connor and David Taylor appear to strike an officer with a walkie talkie and beer bottle during a re-enactment of events the night a cop was killed.
LAX ‘Zorro’ an actor in costume
THE masked Zorro who caused chaos at LAX Airport on Sunday night was actually an actor who was still in costume following an audition.
Two ‘drunk’ pilots arrested
TWO pilots were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol before they were meant to fly from Scotland to the US.
Plane engine rips apart in midair
A SOUTHWEST Airlines jet en route to Florida was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines suffered a major malfunction.
Castaways scrawl SOS in sand
A COUPLE in their fifties were rescued after a week stranded on a remote Micronesian island when aircraft crews spotted their desperate message.
One decision that saved hiker
HEARING her friend’s final breath was just the start of an ordeal for Pavlina Pizova, who survived a month in the freezing wilderness.
