Weekly Aviation News Roundup | 04.09
Good news for those flying to London: London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was voted the best in the world at the 2019 Skytrax World Airport Awards! This the sixth victory in the awards that Terminal 5 has won in its 11 years of work.
by Skycop team
- 2019-04-09
- 2:09 PM GMT
Ryanair, on the other hand, had a very negative achievement, as analysis of European Union carbon emissions put it amongst 10 biggest polluters in Europe – it was the only company to rank that high without running coal power plants.
Speaking of waste and pollution, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture speaking in a senate committee accused wealthy Nigerians of ordering pizza and having it delivered by British Airways.
UK parliament has voted to allow for visa-free travel for Britons in case of a no-deal Brexit. The British would be declared “third-country nationals” (same as Australians, Japanese or US visitors, among others) and be allowed to stay for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Qantas dismissed a flight attendant with 31 years of experience with the airline for drinking 250ml of vodka on a flight and lying that she had bought it herself when it actually taken from onboard stores.
Delta flight attendants are complaining about rashes and worse a year after new uniforms were introduced. Some say they also fear backlash for voicing protest.
A Lithuanian man had the joy of having a full Boeing 737 to himself due to circumstances that involved the airline not wanting to fly the plane back to Italy empty.
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