A woman died after getting trapped in a baggage carousel at Chicago O'Hare Airport

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A woman was killed after getting trapped in an airport conveyer belt (not pictured).

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If you have a long layover, look for a transit hotel. They're my low-cost secret to not having a miserable trip.

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Staying in a transit hotel made my long layover way easier to navigate and embrace.

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A couple headed to Spain on vacation was instead flown 1,500 miles away to Eastern Europe

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A Ryanair plane is pictured during landing.

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Air Canada worker among 9 charged or sought over record airport gold heist

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Peel County police press conference gold heist case
Peel County Police gave a news conference in front of the seized truck.

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Torrential rain wreaked havoc at Dubai's airport, with video showing a plane battling across a flooded runway

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Passengers wait for their flights at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai on April 17, 2024.
Passengers wait for their flights at the Dubai International Airport on April 17.

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Don't want Russia to successfully invade your country? Then do this.

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Ukrainian troops defeated Russia's attempt to seize Hostomel airport near Kyiv in the war's opening days in 2022.
Ukrainian troops defeated Russia's attempt to seize Hostomel airport near Kyiv in the war's opening days in 2022.

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Severe winter weather causes travel chaos as planes grounded and over 1,000 flights canceled at Chicago's airports

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An airplane takes off during blizzard conditions at O'Hare Airport on January 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Over 1,900 flights have been canceled nationwide due to a large winter storm bringing blizzard conditions.
An airplane takes off during blizzard conditions at Chicago O'Hare Airport on January 12, 2024.

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Jet bursts into flames after crash with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport

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All 379 passengers and crew members of a Japan Airlines flight survived a crash at Tokyo's busiest airport, evacuating the plane before it was engulfed in flames. The commercial plane collided with a coast guard aircraft, killing five on board. 

These are the world's top 10 busiest airports of 2023

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Travelers are seen ahead of the fourth of July holiday weekend at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on June 30, 2023.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport once again won the title of the world's busiest airport for 2023.

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See the moment airport workers rescued a child from the baggage conveyor belt after he wandered past a check-in desk and into a restricted area

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Suitcases pass along a conveyor belt at Terminal five's automated baggage handling system at Heathrow on August 27, 2010 in London, England.
Suitcases on an airport conveyor belt.

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