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A passenger is detained with duct tape on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark.
TAILSPIN

First Class Passenger Duct-Taped to Seat Breaks Silence

Layne Lundeen allegedly had a violent, racist, antisemitic, and homophobic meltdown in midair.

Evgenia Anastasakos

Bahamas vacation homes.
‘UNIMAGINABLE LOSS’

Grim Discovery After Family’s Private Plane Disappears

The four American family members who went missing aboard their private plane from the Bahamas to Florida have now been found.

Reagin von Lehe

A passenger is detained with duct tape on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark.
TURBULENT TIMES

Chaos-Causing Passenger Duct-Taped to Seat Mid-Air

An American Airlines flight was forced to divert amid the chaos.

Sarah-Jane Collins

A “technical problem” on board an LATAM flight between Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand, left around 50 people injured.
ABORT... ABORT!

Pilot Slams on Brakes in Scary Takeoff Close Call

Air traffic controllers freaked out after the jet began picking up speed on the runway.

Will Neal

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321
MEDICAL EMERGENCY

4 Flight Attendants Fall Ill in Alarming Midair Panic

Pilots requested that emergency medical responders meet the aircraft upon arrival.

Isabel van Brugen

A Porter Airlines plane is parked at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 13, 2025.  REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
TODDLER TANTRUM

Flight Canceled After Child Refuses to Buckle Seatbelt

A child’s preflight tantrum ended with an entire flight being canceled.

Erkki Forster

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TOKYO - APRIL 25:  A crying baby is carried by Sumo wrestling student during the Crying Sumo competition at Sensoji Temple on April 25, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. The first baby to cry wins the competition. The ceremony takes place in Japan to wish for the good health of the child as it is said that crying is good for the health of babies.  (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
NO-GO

Toddler’s Onboard Tantrum Forces Flight Cancellation

One child’s refusal to sit down was enough to derail everyone’s travel plans.

Tomas Thor

An Air India Airbus A320 aircraft is seen on the tarmac at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
TURBULENT

Passengers Sent Flying Into Cabin Ceiling on Horror Flight

The plane’s ceiling was left with cracks from the impact of the smashed heads.

Tomas Thor

nazca lines plane crash peru
SIGHTSEEING DISASTER

Tourist Flight Crashes En Route to Famous Site Killing 13

The plane reported a mechanical issue before losing radio contact, authorities said.

Vic Verbalaitis

Ryanair flight window broken
NOT FLYING EVER AGAIN

Ryanair Passenger Sucked Out Window Breaks His Silence

The survivor says he now suffers panic attacks whenever he hears an airplane after the terrifying midair ordeal.

Charlie Sherwood

Captain Chesley Sullenberger attends a screening of "Sully" at Directors Guild Of America on September 8, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
HERO’S HORROR

Capt. Sully Sullenberger Shares Heartbreaking Diagnosis

The captain behind the “Miracle on the Hudson” revealed he has early-stage Alzheimer’s.

Lauren Hartley

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