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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is issuing a public warning over the potential exposure to measles at four locations on Jan. 11 and 15. The locations involve flights from Romania to Germany and from Germany to Toronto, an ONroute location and a walk-in …
Read More »Passenger denied boarding Porter flight from Calgary to Toronto due to wheelchair
A Toronto man’s trip home from Calgary on a Porter Airlines flight was quickly derailed Sunday after he was denied access to the plane because of his power wheelchair, even after he cleared the issue with the airline before his flight. Ken Harrower was set to board the flight at …
Read More »Air Canada passenger tries to open aircraft door on London-Toronto flight
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A passenger on an Air Canada flight from London, England, to Toronto allegedly tried to open the aircraft doors midflight on Sunday, according to the airline and police. In a statement, Air Canada said there was an incident involving a “disruptive passenger” …
Read More »Four years after downing of Flight PS 752, families say Iran regime still trying to silence them
Jan. 8 marks four years since the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Fifty-five Canadians and 30 permanent residents were killed when Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp shot down the passenger plane in the skies over Tehran with a pair of surface-to-air missles. While families deal with the ongoing …
Read More »Alberta teen arrested for assault after flight from Toronto to Calgary diverted to Winnipeg
An Air Canada flight en route from Toronto to Calgary was diverted to Winnipeg after a teenage passenger from northern Alberta assaulted a family member, RCMP said. News Source link
Read More »Unruly passenger leads to Air Canada flight diverting to Winnipeg: RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A flight heading to Calgary was diverted to Winnipeg after Manitoba RCMP say a passenger became unruly on board. Officers received a report of the flight diversion on Jan. 3, at approximately 12:20 p.m. Air Canada Flight 137 had left Toronto, when …
Read More »Air Transat flight attendants reject tentative deal, will return to bargaining table
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 2, 2024 6:33 pm Updated January 2, 2024 6:41 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Flight attendants at Air Transat have voted to reject a tentative deal with the Canadian leisure carrier. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which …
Read More »Family slams Flair Airlines over eight-day flight delay that threatened Christmas
A family says Flair Airlines nearly ruined their Christmas holiday and could have cost them their jobs after it cancelled their flight last minute, then rebooked them more than a week later. Disaster was ultimately averted after the family contacted Global News, and Flair confirmed late Friday that it would …
Read More »Up in the air: An ultralight flight at Peterborough Airport – Peterborough
If you stop by Peterborough Airport in Peterborough, Ont., on any given day, odds are you’ll see Cathy Montgomery — that is, if you look up. For more than two decades the pilot and flight instructor has been taking to the skies, and helping others do the same. “I’ve been doing …
Read More »Flights delayed at YVR after Air Canada plane hits another on the tarmac – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Passengers were switched off two Air Canada flight after the plane clipped the wing of another plane as it was being pushed back from the gate, a spokeperson for Air Canada told Global News in a statement. The carrier confirms an Air …
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