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British Airways flight makes emergency landing in Cape Town due to cockpit smoke
Emergency services in Cape Town successfully managed the return of a British Airways Airbus A350 to the airport after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit during the flight to London.
Emergency landing: British Airways flight returns to Cape Town amid cockpit smoke incident
Emergency services swiftly responded as a British Airways Airbus A350, bound for London, returned to Cape Town after smoke was detected in the cockpit.
British Airways owner adopts AirTags in bid to find lost luggage
The added service was made possible in November, when Apple allowed iPhone users to share the location of their AirTags.
Cape Town and London set to see increased flights for summer 2024
According to Cape Town Air Access, this move will make travel to the Mother City more convenient and bolster tourism in the region.
WATCH: Traveller shares experience of a failed landing at one of the world’s most dangerous airports
Landing at this Portuguese airport is not an easy ‘touch down’ as it requires a high level of skill and tenacity.
Minnie Dlamini may have 'lost' her luggage on her London trip but had the best birthday trip
Getting to your holiday destination without your luggage that had all the amazing outfit you planned to slay in, is certainly not memory anyone wants.
British Airways stewardess sent home from R46,000 a night Maldives hotel after being involved in a ‘drunken fight’
She was apparently made to leave after hotel guests were left appalled by her behaviour.
British Airways pilot kidnapped, robbed during Joburg layover
The pilot and BA crew had been staying at Melrose Arch during a layover.
Lufthansa to resume flights to Tel Aviv, other airlines remain on hold
While Israel did not close its airspace to civil flights after Hamas' gunmen stormed Israeli towns on Oct. 7, international airlines stopped flying to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and to Lebanon.
Police accuse British Airways crew of cooking up armed robbery to cover up night of debauchery
One of the accusations is that the group went to an abandoned petrol station to do drugs.
Ed Sheeran caught in terrifying air-rage row as drunk passenger racially abuses plane crew
‘The A Team’ singer was 60 minutes into a British Airways flight from Miami to Heathrow on Tuesday when the Scottish yob started demanding drink.
Emirates announces reduction in flights to Israel amid safety concerns
Meanwhile, UK airline British Airways announced the cancellation of all flights to and from Tel Aviv.
Jeremy Clarkson thanks Zimbabwe for making his visit special, ‘apart from the potholes’
Clarkson was in the country with his co-hosts James May, and Richard Hammond to film an episode of ‘The Grand Tour’.
BA pilot who snorted cocaine off woman’s breasts hours before he was meant to fly a plane from Joburg to the UK, has been sacked
A shocked co-worker raised the alarm hours before Beaton was due to co-pilot a flight from South Africa to Britain.
Johannesburg cocaine binge leaves British pilot high and dry
A British Airways pilot was sacked for testing positive for drugs, after he bragged to a colleague about a cocaine-fuelled night hours before he would fly a plane full of passengers back to London. The colleague reported the matter.
'Hero' stepdad flies from Florida to Italy to find heirloom in lost bag
A week and roughly R75,000 in travel fees later, Brett Bunce brought the luggage home, jewellery and all, with assistance from a random email he received from a good Samaritan.
Travelling to Morocco? What to know about the earthquake's impact
The areas most affected were the villages in the High Atlas Mountains, where homes and lives were destroyed, but the earthquake was felt in Rabat, Fez and as far away as Casablanca.
UK flight delays to last for days, says British transport minister
Over 1,500 flights were cancelled on Monday - one of the country's busiest travel days - after air traffic controllers were forced to switch to manual systems.
Flights from Joburg and Cape Town to London diverted due to closure of Niger airspace
The disruption adds to a band of African airspace facing geopolitical disruptions, including Libya and Sudan, with some flights facing up to 1,000 kilometres in detours.
British Airways give passengers 1 piece of KFC chicken to solve catering dilemma during long-haul flight
British Airways cabin crew had to think quick to solve a no-catering issue on a 12. 5 hour flight.
British Airways apologises to passengers for not serving breakfast on Joburg-London flight
This is the reason why travellers on an 11-hour flight from Johannesburg to London, Heathrow, were not served breakfast.
British Airways expands reach with new Gatwick - Accra route
The number of British Airways flights from London to African gateways has been restored to pre-pandemic levels and the airline is now expanding its services to the continent.
British Airways to cut Easter flights due to Heathrow worker strikes
British Airways has reduced its flight schedule due to planned strikes by London Heathrow airport employees during the Easter holiday weekend.
Woman says her flight routine was ‘disrupted’ by passenger who died and wants her money back
A woman took a complaint to the ‘British Airways Complaints Advice’ Facebook group explaining her horrific experience on a flight.
Forget business class or commercial, these pets are flying on private jets
The charter air industry, which flourished during the height of the pandemic, offers pet owners greater latitude and peace of mind than commercial air.