Emergency Landing in Budapest: Ryanair Flight to Sofia Returns Shortly After Takeoff Due to Technical Issue A Ryanair flight bound for Sofia was forced to make an emergency landing at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport shortly after takeoff due to a technical issue, according to officials. The incident occurred on the morning of May 15,…
On 4 October, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with registration EI-EGD encountered an unfortunate incident at Stansted Airport, United Kingdom. The aircraft, operating as flight FR2861 from Luxemburg, sustained damage to its right wing when it collided with the roof of a catering truck while taxiing into gate 62. The collision occurred due to the truck…
On 4 October, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with registration EI-EGD encountered an unfortunate incident at Stansted Airport, United Kingdom. The aircraft, operating as flight FR2861 from Luxemburg, sustained damage to its right wing when it collided with the roof of a catering truck while taxiing into gate 62. The collision occurred due to the truck…
On 4 October, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with registration EI-EGD encountered an unfortunate incident at Stansted Airport, United Kingdom. The aircraft, operating as flight FR2861 from Luxemburg, sustained damage to its right wing when it collided with the roof of a catering truck while taxiing into gate 62. The collision occurred due to the truck…
Flames shot from a Ryanair plane last week as it collided with a flock of herons on descent into Bologna, Italy, damaging one of its engines. Flight FR1194 was arriving into the Italian city at around 11.30pm when the dramatic bird strike occurred, with some of the herons being sucked into the aircraft’s right engine,…
22 August 2020 A flight carrying holidaymakers had to make an unscheduled landing after hitting birds during take-off. Ryanair said the flight was leaving Leeds for Pisa, Italy, on Friday when there was a “minor bird strike”. The plane was diverted to Manchester where it landed normally. Customers were transferred to a replacement aircraft which…
On October 7, a Ryanair aircraft encountered a bird strike during takeoff at Manchester Airport , leading to an immediate runway closure and causing multiple flights to divert to nearby airports such as Liverpool and Birmingham. The incident occurred on runway 23R, which was shut down temporarily for safety inspections and debris clearance. This affected…
Lufthansa has agreed to a $4m fine over an incident in which more than 100 Jewish travellers were barred from boarding their flight. The German airline blocked the travellers – many of whom were wearing distinctive clothing typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men – from boarding a connecting flight in Frankfurt in May 2022 based…
The former CEO of Lufthansa and co-founder of Star Alliance Jürgen Weber has passed away at the age of 83, the German flag carrier announced. Affectionately known as ‘Mr Lufthansa’, Weber first joined the airline as a young engineer in 1967 and remained Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board until his passing on May 12,…
Investing.com — Lufthansa Group has announced a suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv until May 25. The decision, announced on Thursday, has been attributed to the current situation, although specific details were not provided. The suspension affects flights across the airline group’s portfolio. This includes flights operated by Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, ITA…