Breaking News: Fire Erupts at Notre-Dame in Paris; Spire Collapses; Live Stream
If the famed cathedral in Paris known as Notre-Dame is in your travel plans in the foreseeable future, you will not be able to visit it, as it is currently on fire at the time this article was written; and its spire has collapsed.
Smoke emanating from the historic landmark can be seen for miles.
Firefighters are on the scene and currently attempting to extinguish the flames…
Two Fatal Airplane Crashes Occur; No Survivors Reported in Either Incident
Two fatal crashes which involved commercial airplanes have occurred this weekend in Colombia and Ethiopia; and of the combined reported total of 171 people who were aboard both airplanes, no survivors have been reported or found in either incident.
In the first incident…
Breaking News: Volcanic Activity on Hawaii Prompts Travel Alerts — May 2018
Two homes have already been destroyed by earthquakes and volcanic activity — which are currently occurring through cracks in the rift zone miles away from Mount Kilauea on the big island of Hawaii — and has caused hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes.
Sulfur dioxide has rendered the air too dangerous to breathe as…
Breaking News: Jet Fuel Tax Break for Delta Air Lines Voted Out By Georgia Senate
The Senate Rules Committee of the state of Georgia just voted within the past hour to remove the jet fuel tax break slated for Delta Air Lines out of a comprehensive tax overhaul.
“The amendment was presented by the governor’s floor leader”, according to…
Breaking News: Parliament on Lockdown; Woman Killed by Car; Possible Terror Incident
A man was shot after reportedly entered the grounds of the Parliament and stabbed a police officer; while a car plowed into the railings on Westminster Bridge, running over people and killing one woman, according to…
Breaking News: Systemwide Outage Reported on Delta Air Lines
I just got word of a systemwide outage reported on Delta Air Lines; and I found this discussion on FlyerTalk which was posted only five minutes ago.
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has issued the following advisory…
Breaking News: Reports of Shots Fired at International Airport in New York
Reports from multiple sources indicate that two shots were fired at Terminal 8 of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York at approximately 9:30 in the evening earlier tonight, Sunday, August 14, 2016. That terminal was reportedly evacuated.
Another shooting was apparently reported at…
Breaking News: Explosions and Gunfire at Airport in Turkey
Multiple people have been wounded as a result of a minimum of two explosions and gunfire — supposedly directed from a parking lot at the airport, although video footage purports to show people running for cover inside the terminal building — which have been reported at Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
Taxi cabs were…
EgyptAir Airplane Disappears From Radar During Flight
An Airbus A320-232 aircraft operating as EgyptAir flight 804 from Paris was at an altitude of approximately 37,000 feet over the Mediterranean Sea when it suddenly disappeared from radar on approach to its destination in Cairo.
The aircraft departed from Paris at 11:09 in the evening local time.
According to the official Twitter feed of EgyptAir…
At Least 23 Dead and 35 Injured in Brussels Airport and Subway Attacks
Two explosions have occurred in the departures area of the main terminal at Zaventem Airport — which serves the greater Brussels metropolitan area — shortly after 8:00 in the morning local time on Tuesday, March 22, 2016; and the Maalbeek subway station of the Brussels Metro was affected an explosion approximately one hour later, according to multiple media sources.
A minimum of 13 have been killed as a result of the explosions — the causes of which are currently unknown — and at least 35 other people have been severely injured. Both the entire subway system and the airport have been closed until further notice.
The attacks…
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