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Airbus To Have Sleeping Areas In Cargo Holds In 2020

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image: airbus newsroom

Unless you’re flying in business or first class it isn’t easy to get good rest during flights.

A new option coming to Airbus planes in 2020 could offer more places to sleep during flights. Bloomberg reports that, “Passengers flying on Airbus SE planes will soon be able to slip down into the cargo hold for a proper nap.” Continue reading Airbus To Have Sleeping Areas In Cargo Holds In 2020

Man Stuck In Cargo Hold, Plane Turns Back

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image: screen capture from CNN

Talk about another crazy reason for a plane having to turn back after take-off…

Last week I write about a plane turning back due to runway lights being turned off. In mid-March I wrote how a plane returned to Hong Kong when the wrong passenger was onboard. How about a plane turning back when a child was illegally taken out of the country or better yet, due to two drunk women.

An Alaska Airlines plane took off from Seattle yesterday and had to turn back a few minutes later after the pilot heard “unusual banging” according to CNN. Continue reading Man Stuck In Cargo Hold, Plane Turns Back