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Plane Overshoots Runway, Lands in Lava

Posted: 11/20/09 4:30PM
Filed Under: TravelTrains & Planes

A passenger plane missed a runway in eastern Congo, abruptly coming to a halt in a hardened lava field at the end of the airstrip.
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A passenger plane missed a runway in eastern Congo, abruptly coming to a halt in a hardened lava field at the end of the airstrip, according to Associated Press and Agence France Presse reports.

Eight Months Prison for Drunk Passenger

Posted: 11/10/09 12:54PM
Filed Under: TravelTrains & Planes

Ryanair Flight attendants closing the door of a Boeing 737-800.
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Back in June, a drunk Ryanair passenger started to freak out, and attempted to open the aircraft door in the middle of a flight from Riga to London.

Delta May Have Rodent Problem

Posted: 11/10/09 10:32AM
Filed Under: TravelTrains & Planes

For the second time in less than a month, a mouse has delayed a trans-Atlantic flight for Delta.
AP

For the second time in less than a month, a mouse has delayed a trans-Atlantic flight for Delta.

Airplane Urban Legends Debunked

Posted: 11/06/09 2:53PM
Filed Under: TravelPop CultureTrains & Planes

Airplane toilet.
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Have you ever worried about having your intestines sucked out by the powerful flush of airline toilet? What about being hit by lightning on a flight? If you have, you're not alone.

United Loses Bags of Broken-Guitar Singer

Posted: 10/29/09 5:06PM
Filed Under: TravelTrains & Planes

Dave Carroll
The Canadian Press

After famously breaking his guitar, United Airlines has managed to cause further trouble for David Carroll by losing his luggage just as the Canadian singer-songwriter was en route to deliver a speech about customer service.

'Distracted' Pilots Miss Airport by 150 Miles

Posted: 10/23/09 11:50AM
Filed Under: TravelTrains & Planes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the city lights twinkling below.

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