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- Airport bars could face hours limits to curb flight rageThe number of alcohol-related air rage incidents prompts a rethink on pub and bar opening hours.
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- Fire as one plane crashes into another at Toronto Pearson airportPassengers evacuated after collision between Westjet and Sunwing airliners when one of them was being towed and the other was waiting to parkPassengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after two planes collided on the ground at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. No injuries were reported.WestJet said an inbound from Cancun, Mexico with 168 passengers and a crew of six was stationary and waiting to go to a gate when it was struck by a Sunwing aircraft moving back from a gate. Continue reading...
- Firms including easyJet and Virgin Money reveal huge gender pay gapsCo-operative Bank and Bank of England have also revealed large gaps as April deadline for submitting figures approachesMore big companies have been found to have wide gender pay gaps as firms report on what they pay male and female employees ahead of an April deadline.The Co-operative Bank, easyJet and Virgin Money are among those with a double-digit gap in their mean hourly pay rates between male and female workers. Continue reading...
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- British Airways tilts against reclining seats [Subscription]It is the scourge of modern air travel: the passenger in front reclines their seat, tips your food into your lap and crushes your knees.
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- Toronto passengers scream as plane explodes in a fireball Passengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after two planes collided on the ground at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
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- Passengers evacuated as plane bursts into flames in Toronto airport crashCrowds of passengers were evacuated after two planes crashed and sparked a dramatic fireball at an airport in Toronto.
Manchester Evening News
- Passengers on Manchester-bound flights from New York JFK airport delayed after 'bomb cyclone' One passenger said they had been delayed by 15 hours so far
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