On Oct. 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel at the Israeli music festival Supernova, a weekend long electronic dance music festival, held near the Gaza Strip. Hamas killed 260 festival goers in the unprecedented attack and claimed to have taken several hostages.�� For many at the University of Colorado Boulder,… Read More »
It makes me proud to be a Latina on this campus,” said a student receiving the first round of scholarships.BOULDER, Colo. — Six students at the University of Colorado Boulder are receiving the first round of a new scholarship honoring the lives of activists who died 50 years ago. In the late spring of 1974,… Read More »
WestJet CEO apologizes for accessibility failures, defends airline’s record,CEO Makes Shocking Announcement,I Have Decided To Step up our economy WestJet chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech apologized for incidents where the airline failed to accommodate people living with disabilities, saying he hopes to improve travel accessibility. “To our guests who didn’t have a good travel experience… Read More »
A Westjet Boeing 737-800, registration C-GWSV performing flight WS-2652 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten) with 164 people on board, had acquired visual contact with the runway 10 and was flying visually on very short final to Sint Maarten’s runway 10 at about 15:33L (19:33Z), when the aircraft went around from low height,… Read More »
A low-cost Canadian upstart airline had four of its planes repossessed by New York-based aircraft lessor Airborne Capital on March 11, forcing the carrier to cancel multiple flights and leaving a trail of disgruntled passengers behind. Repossession of planes is rare in North America. Flair Airlines CEO Stephen Jones blamed “behind the scenes” scheming between… Read More »
According to the authorities, the private plane lost the door around 5:30 p.m. as it flew over Cheektowaga, a few miles south of the airport.Cheektowaga: In a bizarre incident, the rear door of a small plane fell mid-air as it approached landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Monday. According to the police, the plane… Read More »
WestJet passengers faced more flight disruptions Tuesday despite a deal reached over the weekend to end a strike by its mechanics, as the airline says full resumption of operations “will take time.” The airline said it cancelled 75 flights scheduled for Tuesday and expected eight more cancellations on Wednesday. That was on top of 104… Read More »
All the guests and the crew were safely off-loaded and they were bused (back to the terminal),” said Neely. “There were no injuries to report and currently (2:30 p.m. Aug. 9) the passengers are in the terminal making arrangements to reschedule to get to their destinations.” Andre Gagne was a passenger on the WestJet flight… Read More »
It happened on one of the busiest travel days in the U.S. as people across the country hit the road for Thanksgiving, and as there was a heightened awareness due to the holiday. The White House closely monitored developments, an official said, and the Department of Homeland Security said it was in touch with Canadian… Read More »
Tourists accidentally caught the final moments of a man’s life before he tragically died at Niagara Falls in 1995. The man passed away after attempting a stunt at the North American tourist attraction that borders Canada and the US. Named Robert Overacker, he was 39 years old at the time and hailed from Camarillo, California.The… Read More »
Ican’t recall ever seeing so many incidents of commercial airplanes encountering severe turbulence that injured so many passengers than I have during this recent two-month span. Is it climate change? Are the airlines trying to save money on fuel by not going around storms? Is this how it’s always been but no one knew because… Read More »
In a heartfelt and emotional public statement, British boxer and reality TV star Tommy Fury took to X (formerly Twitter) to issue a profound apology to his long-time partner, Molly-Mae Hague. The post has left fans and followers buzzing as Tommy laid bare his feelings, expressing deep regret for his actions and pleading for a… Read More »