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A  British Airways Boeing 777-200
DESCENT DISASTER

Oxygen Masks Drop as Jet Plunges 28,000 Feet Midair

Passengers described how sudden turbulence led to a precipitous fall over Ireland.

Martha McHardy

A British Airways plane takes off
BACK SO SOON?

Passengers Spend Hours Flying Nowhere After Midair Problem

The flight was five hours late before it even set off.

Will Neal

A G-GATR British Airways Airbus A320-200 flies over the match venue during the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round group 13 soccer match between Czechia and Malta at the Centenary Stadium in Ta Qali, Malta, on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Domenic Aquilina/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
MID-AIR PERIL

Passenger Jet Seconds From Disaster After Stalling Over City

The plane’s captain has been placed on “stress leave.”

Will Neal

British Airways aircraft parked at Heathrow Airport in west London
CLOSE CALL

Plane Comes Seconds From Disaster Over Royal Castle

There seems to be a new threat in the sky for pilots to look out for.

Fiona O'Reilly

A British Airways plane takes off
COCKPIT CRISIS

Pilot ‘Incapacitated’ Mid-Flight by Health Emergency

The pilot required oxygen at 30,000 feet during a 10-and-a-half-hour flight.

Isabel van Brugen

A  British Airways Boeing 777-200
UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE

Flight Abruptly Axed After Crew’s Wild Drunk Night Out

One crew member reportedly collapsed while another vomited at a luxury Caribbean resort.

Isabel van Brugen

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British Airways
CHILLY STOPOVER

Passengers Left Stranded on Freezing Island With No Luggage

They spent two days in a forced stopover with temperatures 100 degrees lower than their destination.

Tamilore Oshikanlu

A British Airways Boeing 777 is being at London Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on June 10, 2023. (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
WHAT’S THAT SMELL

Airline Crew Member Rushed to Hospital After ‘Unusual Odor’

It is feared she may have breathed in toxic fumes.

Harry Thompson

British Airways Airbus A380 Superjumbo passenger aircraft, spotted flying on final approach for landing on London Heathrow Airport runway in the United Kingdom. The double decker wide body airliner is the world's largest jet. The BA A380 airplane has the registration tail number G-XLED and is powered by 4x RR Trent 970 engines. The pictured airplane is arriving from Johannesburg JNB International Airport in South Africa as Flight BA56. British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom with main hub at Heathrow Airport, operating a fleet of 244 planes and member of Oneworld aviation alliance group. Since 2011 BA merged with Iberia creating the International Airlines Group IAG, the third largest airline group in the world. September 11, 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
PRAISE HIM

‘Nightmare’ Flight as Passengers Worship at 40,000 Feet

“It was fine while it lasted but it’s got it’s limit,” one person said.

Will Neal

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TAKEOFF TERROR

Flight Turns Chaotic as Plane Loses Wheel Mid-Air

No passengers or crew were injured in the terrifying incident.

Martha McHardy

British Airways Airbus A380 Superjumbo passenger aircraft, spotted flying on final approach for landing on London Heathrow Airport runway in the United Kingdom. The double decker wide body airliner is the world's largest jet. The BA A380 airplane has the registration tail number G-XLED and is powered by 4x RR Trent 970 engines. The pictured airplane is arriving from Johannesburg JNB International Airport in South Africa as Flight BA56. British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom with main hub at Heathrow Airport, operating a fleet of 244 planes and member of Oneworld aviation alliance group. Since 2011 BA merged with Iberia creating the International Airlines Group IAG, the third largest airline group in the world. September 11, 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NO WARNING

Flight Attendant Injured During ‘Violent Drop’ Sues Airline

Laura Lanigan accused the plane’s pilots of flying too close to a storm cloud.

Janna Brancolini

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