‘Drunk’ woman is arrested by anti-terror police after ‘trying to storm cockpit’ at Heathrow

A ‘drunk’ woman has been arrested by anti-terror police after he allegedly tried to storm the cockpit as the aeroplane came into land at Heathrow.  Police were called to the scene at roughly 4.30am just after the Malaysia Airways flight touched down.  One witness said: ‘Fun times just landed at Heathrow, Malaysian Airlines have suspended … Read more

AirAsia offers seats for FREE in huge drive to fill cabins amid the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak 

Airline offers seats for FREE in huge drive to fill cabins amid the coronavirus outbreak AirAsia is offering six million heavily discounted seats for its ‘Big Sale’  Destinations in the deal include Australia, Thailand and Indonesia  Sale runs until Sunday with deals available for travel through to July 2021 By Jennifer Newton for MailOnline Published: … Read more

Coronavirus fears spare pensioner behind £53million elver eel smuggling operation from jail

A pensioner behind a £53million smuggling ring has been spared jail after his lawyer claimed he might be vulnerable to the coronavirus behind bars. Gilbert Khoo, 67, made a fortune smuggling critically endangered elver eels from a barn in Gloucestershire to the Far East. Khoo would import the live baby eels from Spain, hide them under … Read more

Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and American Airlines win awards for their onboard wine

BEST FIRST-CLASS RED Gold Medal: ANA – Domaine David Duband, Nuit-Saint-Georges Les Pruliers 1er cru 2017, Nuit-Saint-Georges, Burgundy, France Silver Medal: Emirates – Les Forts de Latour 2005, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France Bronze Medal: Qantas – Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Syrah 2018, Tarrawarra, Yarra Valley, Australia BEST FIRST-CLASS WHITE Gold Medal: Qantas – Shaw + Smith … Read more

Air stewardess was fired for being one pound ‘overweight’ with Malaysia Airlines

Air stewardess who was fired for being one pound ‘overweight’ after 25 years with Malaysia Airlines LOSES her claim for unfair dismissal Ina Meliesa Hassim was fired in 2017 by Malaysia Airlines for her weight Airline has strict guidelines on appearance of staff for ‘passenger safety’  She is now suing for unfair dismissal under Malaysian unemployment … Read more

Scramble to contact 130 Britons freed from cruise ship in Cambodia

UK officials are scrambling to contact 130 Britons returning from a cruise that ended in Cambodia after it was revealed that a US passenger has tested positive for the coronavirus since leaving.  The MS Westerdam made shore in Sihanoukville on February 13 after being rejected by five countries over fears its passengers could be carrying the … Read more

Tui cruise customers claim they are being forced to go to ‘Coronavirus Land’

‘Send us in the opposite direction!’ Tui cruise customers claim they are being forced to holiday in ‘Coronavirus Land’ after the firm refused refunds for trip to Thailand and Singapore Tui’s Marella Cruises trip will also stop in Singapore, Cambodia and Malaysia Some customers are concerned the ship will visit ports that have closed down  … Read more

Indonesia’s claim it has no cases of the coronavirus is ‘unlikely’, expert warns

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

Truck wrecks historic footbridge in Penang after misjudging height of his load

Truck driver wrecks historic footbridge in Penang after he misjudges the height of his load and smashes into the steel structure CCTV footage shows a 16-wheeler trundling through Penang last week  It approaches the 45-year-old Weld Quay bridge by the ferry terminal  Tip of the crane catches on the bridge and starts to pull the … Read more