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Sunday, 07 July 2019

Mail Online

• The UK's most delayed airline passenger services revealed: Thomas Cook's Stansted to Dalaman operation is the worst offender - but SEVEN of the 10 tardiest flights are by RyanairThe 10 flight routes UK passengers are most likely to find themselves delayed on have been revealed by Which?
• Stowaway who survived 4,000 mile flight from Delhi to London 23 years ago in the undercarriage of a jumbo jet at 40,000ft in -60C temperatures now works at Heathrow as a catering driverA stowaway who miraculously survived a ten-hour flight from Delhi to London hidden in the undercarriage of a jumbo jet is now a driver at Heathrow Airport, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

North Wales Live

• The giant Airbus A380 super-jumbo that NEVER got builtThe world's largest passenger jet was supposed to be the future of air travel - and this stretch version was meant to boost sales

C.N.N.

• Stowaways hiding in airplanes risk falling or freezing to death. But that doesn't stop them from tryingOver 77% of the people who have attempted to hitch an illegal ride on an aircraft have died, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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