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Saturday, 26 September 2015

BBC News

• Is India's airline sector set to take off?Is India’s aviation sector about to see its fortunes soar?

The Guardian

• Spider on a plane: escaped tarantula grounds Delta Air Lines flightErrant arachnid forces passengers on to another flight to AtlantaBaboon tarantula escaped from container in cargo holdA tarantula that escaped in the cargo hold of a passenger flight from Maryland’s BWI airport to Atlanta grounded the plane and sent passengers on to another flight.Brian Kruse, spokesman for Delta Air Lines, told the Baltimore Sun that baggage handlers noticed a baboon tarantula had escaped from its container on flight 1525 on Wednesday night. Continue reading...

The Independent

• British Airways: Fury as airline regains monopoly on flights between Heathrow and Scotland British Airways this weekend regains its monopoly on flights connecting Scotland with Heathrow for the first time since 1982. The final Virgin Atlantic flights from Aberdeen and Edinburgh to Europe’s busiest airport depart on 26 September, following heavy losses by Sir Richard Branson’s airline.

Mail Online

• Video of an A380 lurching as it battles high winds during landing in Germany Dramatic footage has emerged of an A380 making a hair-raising landing at Dusseldorf Airport in Germany.
• David Bysooa with cerebral palsy and autism kicked off Air Mauritius flight David Bysooa, 16, from Surbiton, south-west London, was escorted from an Air Mauritius flight at Heathrow airport when he became upset after being moved at the last minute.

The Mirror

• Escaped tarantula grounds flight from Baltimore to Atlanta after spider spotted by baggage handlers The Delta Airlines aircraft had transported a cargo of baboon tarantulas the night before and one had escaped from its carrier

London Evening Standard

• Londoners want new runways at Heathrow AND Gatwick, poll showsLondoners want to see new runways built at both Heathrow and Gatwick in a huge boost to big businesses pressing for airport expansion in the South-East, according to a new poll.