Chinese Airline Passengers Get Out and Push

Passengers on a Chinese CRJ7 plane were asked to help push the 20 tone aircraft to the arrivals terminal after it broke on landing at Zhengzhou.

Initially only the airport staff were involved in trying to push the plane to its parking spot, but they couldn't get it to move. So the 69 passengers on board were asked for their help. Even with their assistance it still took nearly two hours to push the plane 1000 yards to the arrivals terminal.

UK Travel Industry in Meltdown

After the collapse of the XL leisure group last week which left around 100,000 travellers stranded abroad and 1,700 employees facing an uncertain future a second tour operator, K&S Travel, ceased trading on Saturday 13th September.

The collapse of K7S travel leaves around 150 travellers stranded in Bodrum, Turkey. K&S travel also trade under the name Travel Turkey, specialising in Turkish holidays.

This latest casualty in the UK travel industry has led many to speculate that the industry is in serious decline as many UK holidaymakers are tightening their belts and choosing to 'staycation' rather than travel abroad.

Unhappy Passenger Complains Loudly at Manchester Airport

A very unhappy holiday maker vented her frustration over delays experienced at Manchester Airport last week by taking control of the public address system and sharing her frustration with fellow travellers.

Her frustration was understandable as her flight to Cuba had initially taken off an hour late at 09:45 only to return to Manchester airport after developing a technical fault. Passengers were eventually disembarked and checked into an hotel at 16:00 but were then awoken at 03:00 to board a new flight. Then they were told that their flight was actually still in the hangar.

After passengers experienced difficulty in eliciting information from airline representatives the woman managed to take control of a microphone and began complaining about the dreadful treatment that they had received and requesting attention from a Thomas Cook representative. As she said in her announcement "We were dragged from our beds at 03:00 and the plane wasn't even ready. It's disgraceful".

Lucky Escape for Heathrow Hotel Customer

A customer at a popular and well known Heathrow Airport Hotel recently escaped serious injury when a dog landed on his head as he was departing from the Hotel.

Luckily for the dog, the customer broke his fall and only suffered minor internal bruising. The customer, who was headed for the airport terminal for a flight to the middle east, was treated for shock and minor scratches. Unfortunately he missed his flight.

It was thought that the dog, a small mongrel about the size of a Jack Russell, had been smuggled into the hotel by guests. It appeared to have fallen from an open window on the second or third floors. Hotel security staff were investigating the incident.