What EasyJet’s £5.7bn takeover will mean for everyday passengers
How the £5.7 billion takeover could drastically impact passengers EasyJet has agreed to a £5.7 billion takeover by US private equity giant Apollo, marking one of the biggest changes in the airline’s 30-year history. The budget carrier, which launched in 1995 with just two routes between London and Glasgow, has since grown into the UK’s […]
3 weeks ago
British Airways mayday flight ‘seconds from disaster’ after ‘serious incident’ above London
A passenger aboard the flight describes fear and shouts of “I don’t want to die“ On Monday 16 July, Flight BA919 from Düsseldorf to London Heathrow encountered a mid-flight issue described as ‘most serious near miss in years’. The difficulties came as the British Airways Airbus A320 was set to land, with many passengers feeling […]
1 month ago
Passenger sparks debate after eating meat next to vegetarian on flight
The airborne fast-food drama led to a thread of arguments online. A man who got into a heated argument with another passenger on a flight because she didn’t want him eating meat next to her, has described the ordeal on an online forum. The traveller, who goes by the username u/Flightstatus0, posted about his ordeal […]
2 years ago
Train passenger praised for ‘refusing to give up’ first-class seat to elderly lady
The pensioner ‘quite rudely’ insisted the passenger give up her seat In a story that’s sure to divide opinion, a train passenger has been praised for refusing to give up her first class ticket – to an elderly woman. The passenger, writing on Reddit, told how she was on a seven-hour train journey from London […]
2 years ago
Airline passenger wears all her clothes to avoid baggage fee
She wouldn’t do it again though An airline passenger went to extremes to not have to pay an excess baggage charge by putting on kilos of clothing. Gel Rodriguez, from the Philippines, decided to wear 2.5 kg of clothing after her carry-on luggage exceeded the maximum weight of seven kilos. She had been informed by […]
3 years ago
Train passenger praised for ‘refusing to give up’ first-class seat to elderly lady
The pensioner ‘quite rudely’ insisted the passenger give up her seat In a story that’s sure to divide opinion, a train passenger has been praised for refusing to give up her first class ticket – to an elderly woman. The passenger, writing on Reddit, told how she was on a seven-hour train journey from London […]
3 years ago