A United Airlines pilot ordered pizza for all his passengers after an emergency landing left them stranded

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A United Airlines plane on the ground.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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A passenger who turned up too late for his flight started kicking the plane door before being arrested, report says

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A LATAM Airbus a320 is seen on a taxi road at Bogota's El Dorado International Airport in Colombia, July 28, 2023.
The passenger was trying to board a Latam Airlines plane (not pictured.)

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10 things you should never do on a flight, according to a former flight attendant

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Airline passengers.
Doing any of these things just makes the flight crew's jobs harder.

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A first-time flyer in China opened an emergency exit after mistaking it for the bathroom door, local media reported

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An Air China Airbus 320 flying from Osaka, Japan, sits beside a covered bridge at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, May 16, 2024.
An Air China Airbus A320 similar to the one involved in the incident with a first-time flyer opening an emergency exit.

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Alaska Airlines passengers were hit in the face by debris, struggled with oxygen masks, and one had a seizure after landing, lawsuit says

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The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Passengers found a live snake in an overhead bin like a real-life 'Snakes on a Plane'

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Screenshots of a TikTok video purportedly showing an AirAsia cabin crew member trying to catch a snake on a flight from Bangkok to Phuket.
Screenshots of a TikTok video purportedly showing an AirAsia cabin crew member trying to catch a snake on a flight from Bangkok to Phuket.

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A man who escaped the burning Japan Airlines plane with his wife and kids says they 'dodged a really big bullet'

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Japan Airlines' Airbus A350 engulfed in flames on the runway of Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan on January 2, 2024.
The Japan Airlines Airbus A350 collided with a coast guard plane in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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Passengers were left on a 'crummy cruise to nowhere' after their ship was turned away from New Zealand because it had 4 seashells stuck to the hull

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P&O cruise ship Pacific Adventure is seen docked at Main Wharf Cruise Ship Terminal on February 24, 2023 in Luganville, Vanuatu.
P&O's Pacific Adventure.

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Airline passengers delayed on a runway for 7 hours were only given one small bag of pretzels to eat, report says

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British Airways plane
Poor weather conditions and fuel issues caused a seven-hour delay to a British Airways flight.

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Passengers flying from Italy to the UK took a detour to northern Africa because the airline had to deliver a part for another plane

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A Tui 737 MAX 8 plane lands.
A TUI 737 MAX 8 plane lands.

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