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Melbourne Flight Faces Mid-Air Scare After Vape Pen Catches Fire
Emergency services were placed on standby after the device overheated during the journey.
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Toilet Trouble In Virgin Australia Flight As Passengers Forced To Urinate In Bottles Mid-Flight
Virgin Australia issued a sincere apology to affected passengers, thanking the crew for managing the challenging situation.
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Watch: Pilot In Australia Physically Removes Unruly Passenger
The pilot of Virgin Australia flight was forced to leave the cockpit to physically remove the man from the aircraft after he refused to cooperate.
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Virgin Australia Airline Bans Plastic Straws And Stirrers From All Operations
Virgin Australia has announced a blanket ban on plastic straws and stirrers from all its lounge and in-flight operations. Founder Richard Branson broke the news on Twitter.
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'Run, Run, Run' Yelled A Passenger. Others Jumped From Plane Onto Tarmac
Passengers jumped from a plane at a rural Australian airport on Tuesday when a threatening note, which turned out to be a hoax, was found in the bathroom, police and media said, a day after a siege in Melbourne which police are treating as terrorism.
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Australian Flight Alters Course After Hoax Call: Report
A hoax caller pretending to be air traffic control tapped into restricted radio frequencies and forced an Australian commercial flight to pull up just before landing, a report said, with police investigating 15 such unauthorised transmissions.
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4 Australian Carriers Ban Samsung Galaxy Note 7
As many as four Australian airlines have banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from all flights due to 'potential fire hazard'.
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2 Airlines Ground Samsung Note 7 In Australia Fearing Battery Explosion
Australian carriers Qantas and Virgin Australia told customers today not to use or charge Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 during flights after faulty batteries in the new smartphone caused some handsets to explode.
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Virgin Australia Flight Diverted After Pilot Detects 'Unusual Odour' In Cockpit
A Sydney-bound Virgin Australia flight, with 160 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Brisbane airport today after the pilot detected an "unusual odour" in the front galley.
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Virgin Australia Flight To Los Angeles Diverted Over Bomb Threat Hoax
A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Los Angeles was diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, the airline said on Wednesday.
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Indonesia Extends Closure of Bali Airport
Indonesia will extend the closure of an international airport on popular Bali resort island to Thursday due to ash from an erupting volcano, an official said today, grounding more than 100 flights.
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Indonesia Orders New Bali Airport Closure Due to Volcano
Indonesian authorities ordered a fresh shutdown of the airport on the resort island of Bali Thursday, sparking flight cancellations and travel misery for tourists during peak holiday season.
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Virgin Australia Flight Turns Back to Los Angeles After Window Crack
A Virgin Australia flight bound for Brisbane was turned back to Los Angeles after a crack was found in the passenger jet's windscreen, the airline said Thursday.
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Bali Clears Backlog After Volcano Hits Nearly 900 Flights
Indonesian authorities at Bali's international airport were fighting today to clear a backlog after almost 900 flights were cancelled or delayed in recent days due to a volcanic eruption, causing travel chaos during the peak holiday season.
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Bali Airport Reopens After Days of Closure Due to Ash Cloud: Official
Indonesian authorities reopened the international airport on the holiday hotspot of Bali today, an official said, after it was shut for days due to drifting ash from a volcano.
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Melbourne Flight Faces Mid-Air Scare After Vape Pen Catches Fire
Emergency services were placed on standby after the device overheated during the journey.
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Toilet Trouble In Virgin Australia Flight As Passengers Forced To Urinate In Bottles Mid-Flight
Virgin Australia issued a sincere apology to affected passengers, thanking the crew for managing the challenging situation.
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Watch: Pilot In Australia Physically Removes Unruly Passenger
The pilot of Virgin Australia flight was forced to leave the cockpit to physically remove the man from the aircraft after he refused to cooperate.
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Virgin Australia Airline Bans Plastic Straws And Stirrers From All Operations
Virgin Australia has announced a blanket ban on plastic straws and stirrers from all its lounge and in-flight operations. Founder Richard Branson broke the news on Twitter.
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'Run, Run, Run' Yelled A Passenger. Others Jumped From Plane Onto Tarmac
Passengers jumped from a plane at a rural Australian airport on Tuesday when a threatening note, which turned out to be a hoax, was found in the bathroom, police and media said, a day after a siege in Melbourne which police are treating as terrorism.
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Australian Flight Alters Course After Hoax Call: Report
A hoax caller pretending to be air traffic control tapped into restricted radio frequencies and forced an Australian commercial flight to pull up just before landing, a report said, with police investigating 15 such unauthorised transmissions.
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4 Australian Carriers Ban Samsung Galaxy Note 7
As many as four Australian airlines have banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from all flights due to 'potential fire hazard'.
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2 Airlines Ground Samsung Note 7 In Australia Fearing Battery Explosion
Australian carriers Qantas and Virgin Australia told customers today not to use or charge Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 during flights after faulty batteries in the new smartphone caused some handsets to explode.
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Virgin Australia Flight Diverted After Pilot Detects 'Unusual Odour' In Cockpit
A Sydney-bound Virgin Australia flight, with 160 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Brisbane airport today after the pilot detected an "unusual odour" in the front galley.
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Virgin Australia Flight To Los Angeles Diverted Over Bomb Threat Hoax
A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Los Angeles was diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, the airline said on Wednesday.
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Indonesia Extends Closure of Bali Airport
Indonesia will extend the closure of an international airport on popular Bali resort island to Thursday due to ash from an erupting volcano, an official said today, grounding more than 100 flights.
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Indonesia Orders New Bali Airport Closure Due to Volcano
Indonesian authorities ordered a fresh shutdown of the airport on the resort island of Bali Thursday, sparking flight cancellations and travel misery for tourists during peak holiday season.
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Virgin Australia Flight Turns Back to Los Angeles After Window Crack
A Virgin Australia flight bound for Brisbane was turned back to Los Angeles after a crack was found in the passenger jet's windscreen, the airline said Thursday.
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Bali Clears Backlog After Volcano Hits Nearly 900 Flights
Indonesian authorities at Bali's international airport were fighting today to clear a backlog after almost 900 flights were cancelled or delayed in recent days due to a volcanic eruption, causing travel chaos during the peak holiday season.
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Bali Airport Reopens After Days of Closure Due to Ash Cloud: Official
Indonesian authorities reopened the international airport on the holiday hotspot of Bali today, an official said, after it was shut for days due to drifting ash from a volcano.
