An Air France (AF) flight to Dakar (DSS) returned to Paris after a female passenger violently attacked a flight attendant mid-air on Saturday (August 16, 2025).
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A JetBlue Airways (B6) Airbus A320 operating flight B6547 from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) was forced to divert after suffering a serious engine failure shortly after takeoff.
The storm also forced a KLM (KL) flight bound for Sint-Maarten to turn back to Schiphol Airport (AMS).
Let’s take a detailed look at Gulf Air’s ten busiest international routes in 2025, based on weekly one-way seat capacity.
An IndiGo Airlines (6E) aircraft operating flight 6E 1060 from Bangkok (BKK) to Mumbai (BOM) experienced a tail strike during landing on Saturday (August ), prompting the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to order a probe.
Emirates (EK), the world’s largest Airbus A380 operator, has scheduled 4,854 flights using the double-deck aircraft in September 2025, according to Cirium data.
JetBlue Airways (B6) flight 1794, operated by an Airbus A320 (N760JB), from San Jose Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), was forced to go around on final approach due to repeated controller queries on August 9, 2025.
A British Airways (BA) flight, BA82 from Abuja (ABV) to London Heathrow (LHR) on Friday (August 15, 2025), faced disruption after a faulty aircraft door forced the airline to deny boarding to 58 passengers.
Chase Ultimate Rewards will remove Emirates (EK) Skywards as a transfer partner on October 15, 2025.
World’s best carrier, Singapore Airlines (SQ), is offering a limited-time 40% discount on select KrisFlyer award redemptions from the US to Europe, Tokyo, and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).