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☆ A KLM Boeing 777 turned around over the Atlantic, leaving passengers on a 4-hour 'flight to nowhere'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementA KLM Boeing 777 flying from the Netherlands to South America turned around over the Atlantic Ocean. A KLM plane U-turned over the Atlantic Ocean, leaving passengers with a four-hour flight to nowhere . The Boeing 777 left Amsterdam for Paramaribo, the capital of the small South American nation of Suriname on Sunday. But two hours into the journey and around 900 nautical miles from Amsterdam, the Boeing 777 turned around over the ocean and headed back. In late October, a British Airways Boeing 777 developed a problem over the Atlantic.

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☆ A KLM Boeing 777 turned around over the Atlantic, leaving passengers on a 4-hour flight to nowhere
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

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☆ Her vacation romance told her they’d ‘stay in touch.’ She assumed she’d never hear from him again
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —When Shylo Malcolm’s week in Cuba came to an end, she assumed her vacation romance was ending, too. “I’d had such an amazing week, and maybe we wouldn’t see each other again, the future was uncertain,” recalls Shylo. “We were ready to have fun, party it up,” recalls Shylo. “My friends and I were excited to practice our French, since we hadn’t used it in years,” Shylo recalls. Morgan Kitchen PhotographyAfter a few years of living together in Canada, Yann and Shylo found themselves discussing marriage.

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☆ A witness described a 'hellish noise' when a person was killed in a plane's engine — the 2nd incident of its kind this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A person died after getting caught in an engine at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The incident is the second well-documented case of a death involving a plane engine in 2024. AdvertisementA person has died after ending up in a plane's engine at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Wednesday. "A fatal incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine," the airline said in a statement. In January, a 30-year-old man died after climbing inside a Delta Air Lines plane's engine at Salt Lake City airport.

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☆ Snow grounds dozens of flights at Amsterdam airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

AMSTERDAM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport were cancelled on Sunday due to snowfall expected to reach the Netherlands in the afternoon. Schiphol's website around midday indicated almost 150 incoming and outgoing flights had been cancelled. Dutch airline KLM, the airport's main user, told Dutch news agency ANP it had scrapped 65 European flights in the afternoon and evening. Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bart Meijer, Alison Williams Organizations: Dutch, KLM, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam Schiphol, Netherlands

☆ KLM cancels dozens of flights at Amsterdam airport due to storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

AMSTERDAM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Dutch airline KLM has scrapped dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Thursday as storm Ciaran is expected to hit the Netherlands with wind gusts of up to 110 kilometres (68 miles) per hour. "We have decided to cancel all KLM flights to and from Schiphol from early afternoon until the end of the day," the Dutch arm of airline Air France KLM (AIRF.PA) said. Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ciaran, Bart Meijer, Kim Coghill Organizations: Dutch, KLM, Air France KLM, Thomson Locations: AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam Schiphol, Netherlands, Schiphol

☆ Airlines report soaring profits amid travel demands
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —International airlines have reported significant profits this year, boosted by strong demand for leisure travel – and events, such as the World Cup, which gave Qatar Airlines an enormous lift. On Thursday, International Airlines Group, which includes Aer Lingus and British Airways, announced a record profit of about $1.4 billion for the first half of the year. “Customer demand remains strong across the Group, particularly for leisure travel, with around 80% of passenger revenue for the third quarter already booked. Qatar Airways reported a $1.2 billion profit for the past fiscal year, ascribing its strong performance to December’s FIFA World Cup. In its report, Qatar Airways said that, throughout the 2022 World Cup, the company operated around 140,000 flights to bring more than 1.4 million people to Qatar.

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United Airlines — The airline lost 0.9% in the premarket after it announced a net loss for the first quarter. The company reported $11.43 billion in revenue, slightly above the $11.42 billion estimated. The company posted earnings per share of $1.35, which fell below the $1.41 consensus estimate from analysts polled by Refinitiv. Ally Financial — The digital financial services company's shares were down 1.3% after its first quarter earnings and revenue missed Wall Street's expectations. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.23, topping against a consensus estimate of $1.20 per share, according to FactSet.

☆ FAA proposes more than $1 million fine on United Airlines over preflight safety checks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

United Airlines Boeing wide body 777-200 aircraft as seen during take off and flying phase, passing in front of the air traffic control tower while the plane is departing from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport AMS towards Houston IAH in the United States of America as flight UA21. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it is proposing a more than $1.1 million penalty against United Airlines for allegedly failing to perform required fire-system safety checks on its Boeing 777s. United didn't immediately comment. Removal of the check resulted in United's failure to perform the required check and the operation of aircraft that did not meet airworthiness requirement," the FAA said in a statement. United had 96 Boeing 777s as of the end of 2021, making up about 11% of its total fleet, according to a securities filing.

☆ An airline CEO says that airports were to blame for the summer travel chaos because they were not ready to welcome passengers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Airports are to blame for flight cancellations and delays this summer, an airline CEO said. Icelandair's CEO told Insider that some airports were not ready to welcome passengers. The CEO of transatlantic airline Icelandair told Insider that he believed the blame for the disruption rested with airports. "Some airports were not ready to welcome passengers," Bogi Nils Bogason said. Despite the challenges this summer, Bogason said he "firmly believes" that the industry should be back to normal, pre-COVID-19 levels, by next summer.

☆ An airport will temporarily stop new members from joining a $618 VIP service that let people skip lines, due to a surge in popularity
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has stopped taking new registrations for its VIP service. The service allowed passengers to jump the lines at airports, along with other perks. The service allowed passengers to skip the lines at airports, among other perks. "Due to the large volume of requests, we can only accommodate VIP service for our regular guests," the post said. The VIP service has a starting price of 617.10 euros, including Value Added Tax (VAT), for a single passenger and gives customers access to the airport's VIP Centre, and VIP lounges.

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