SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight returned to Sydney about an hour after taking off on Sunday (Apr 7) due to a technical issue. SIA flight SQ232 was originally scheduled to depart at 11am local time and arrive in Singapore at 5.30pm, according to flight tracking website flightradar24.
Statistics show that the average delay for flights across all airports in 2023 was almost 20 minutes and 42 seconds. This was down from 23 minutes and 12 seconds in 2022, when the aviation sector struggled to cope with a surge in demand for holidays following the end of coronavirus travel restrictions. The analysis takes into account all scheduled and chartered departures from the 22 commercial UK airports with at least 1,000 outbound flights last year. Cancellations were not included in the...
Edinburgh has the fourth worst airport in the UK in terms of flight delays, according to new data based on figures for 2023. According to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency, Edinburgh Airport had an average flight delay of 21 minutes and 48 seconds last year, over a minute more than the average across the UK. The closest other major airport geographically, Glasgow, had an average delay time of 16 minutes and 36 seconds in 2023. Gatwick was the worst airport in...
The airport, which is the second-busiest in the UK, was badly affected by air traffic control (ATC) staff shortages across Europe last year, and repeatedly suffered the same problem in its own control tower.
Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights Wednesday due to a technical issue.
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights Wednesday due to a technical issue. The Seattle-based
SEATTLE >> Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights today due to a technical issue.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has been closed after
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights Wednesday after grounding the planes earlier as a result of a computer problem at the carrier. The Seattle-based airline said in a statement that an issue arose “while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance.” The Federal Aviation Administration initially approved a ground stop for all Alaska and Horizon flights starting at approximately 10:50 a.m. ET. It was lifted just...
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) prevented a Henrico man from bringing a loaded gun onto a flight at the Richmond International Airport on Monday.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa International Airport is experiencing a ground