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Great Barrier Reef chaos with another dead
OVERSEAS visitors are “most likely to be deterred” from Queensland’s tourism-reliant far north in the wake of the deaths of tourists on the Great Barrier Reef this week.
Aussie pilot ran for life in fireball
A SYDNEY pilot and another Australian ran for their lives after the Emirates crash as it emerged the plane tried to regain altitude before it hit the ground.
Pilots ‘forgot’ landing gear: new claim
QUESTIONS are being raised over why the landing gear on an Emirates plane that crash landed may not have been lowered before it burst into flames on the runway.
What you missed about the Emirates fire
HARROWING footage from inside the burning plane appears to show scenes of panic and chaos — but a closer look reveals a worrying detail.
Flight audio: ‘Get out of there’
AUDIO of an Emirates flight struggling to land has emerged, revealing the conversation between the pilot and air traffic control.
Aussie pilot ran for life in fireball
A SYDNEY pilot and another Australian ran for their lives after the Emirates crash as it emerged the plane tried to regain altitude before it hit the ground.
Pilots ‘forgot’ landing gear: new claim
QUESTIONS are being raised over why the landing gear on an Emirates plane that crash landed may not have been lowered before it burst into flames on the runway.
What you missed about the Emirates fire
HARROWING footage from inside the burning plane appears to show scenes of panic and chaos — but a closer look reveals a worrying detail.
Man allegedly groped sleeping passenger
A WOMAN on a flight from LA to New Jersey has said she woke up to find the man next to her “massaging her genitalia” and rubbing her feet.
‘Horrifying’: Passenger saw plane catch fire
A PASSENGER on the Emirates plane that crash landed in Dubai has described her horror over the moment the plane burst into flames.
Your travel plans might be screwed
TRAVELLERS are being warned their international flights could be impacted next week as border and immigration staff plan to walk off the job.
Aussie tourists on Zika alert in US
The US state of Florida is the latest favourite to be hit with the Zika virus, and Aussie travellers are warned to take precautions.
Bali flights resume after ash cloud
FLIGHTS to and from Bali will resume this morning after planes were grounded due to volcanic ash from Mount Rinjani.
Social media brag costing your privacy
TECHNOLOGY has made travel easier in many ways, but it’s also created a new set of security risks travellers may not be aware of when on holidays.
Security ramped up at Oktoberfest
WITH Europe reeling from a series of terror attacks, the organisers of the world’s biggest folk festival are not leaving anything to chance.
Aussie’s ‘poisoning’ scare in Bali
A PERTH woman had part of her pancreas removed due to suspected methanol poisoning after a night of drinking.