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Saturday, 09 September 2017
BBC News
- Flybe apologises to wheelchair user over Glasgow to Stornoway flightThe airline says information about the woman's needs was passed on and the plane involved was too small to accommodate her chair.
- Virgin Atlantic CEO: Reacting to Hurricane IrmaVirgin Atlantic boss Craig Kreeger on how the airline has been joining efforts to help those hit by Hurricane Irma.
- Thomas Cook pilots plan more strikesPilots at leisure airline Thomas Cook announce more industrial action after 12-hour strike.
The Herald
- Ground handler suffers serious leg injuries in 30ft Glasgow Airport fallA MAN has suffered serious leg injuries after he fell 30ft while working on a plane at Glasgow Airport.
Times Online
- Thomas Cook pilots threaten strikes if pay talks fail [Subscription]Thomas Cook pilots will strike for three more days this month and next if talks next week fail to resolve a pay dispute, their union said. They staged a 12-hour walkout yesterday in what is claimed to be a first by British pilots in 40 years. “There is still a significant gap between us and Thomas Cook,” Brian Strutton, of the British Airline Pilots’ Association, said. However, Thomas Cook insisted: “We have set out a fair pay increase.”
- ‘Too fat to fly’ Russian stewardesses win case against Aeroflot [Subscription]Aeroflot was known for decades for its woeful safety record, its surly flight attendants and its unappetising meals.
Daily Record
- Glasgow Airport bevvy session sparks flight chaos as two steaming strangers cause on-board bedlamDerek Root downed Jack Daniels before hooking up with Jagermeister guzzler Alexander Gray on the Alicante flight which had to be diverted to Bristol due to their drunken antics.
- Man seriously injured at Glasgow airport after plunging 30ft while working on plane The victim was helping prepare a Thomas Cook jet when he fell to the tarmac.
The Mirror
- Two drunk strangers who forced plane to make an emergency landing before even leaving UK jailed Derek Root, 30, and Alexander Gray, 38, became abusive to passengers and crew before passing out drunk in their seats
- Airport worker seriously injured after falling 30ft while working on a plane The man was preparing a Thomas Cook jet bound for Orlando, Florida, when the incident happened at Glasgow Airport yesterday
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Wreckage of plane that crashed in Caernarfon airport has been removed from the runway Air accident investigators have removed the light aircraft from Dinas Dinlle in bid to pinpoint cause
Wales Online
- Well-known businessman who had his own airstrip named as victim of plane crash John Backhouse, 62, was named locally as the man who died when a plane crashed at Caernarfon Airport on Wednesday
Buying Business Travel
- Florida flights cancelled as Hurricane Irma approachesUK carriers warn of “severe” disruption to air travel over the weekend
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- Hurricane Irma: Gatwick and Heathrow delays as British Airways flights cancelled and Virgin Atlantic 'severely disrupted' Passengers should check flights to the USA over the weekend as journeys to three US destinations are cancelled
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