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Posted: 2 Days ago by Adam Bub

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Russian air hostess fired for tweeting 'Hahaha' about plane crash

We're always told to be careful about what we post about work on social media. Well, one Russian flight attendant has become another walking example of what not to do.

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Posted: 5 Days ago by Adam Bub

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Flight attendant falls out of plane

An air hostess on low-cost Irish carrier Ryan Air suffered head injuries after falling 10ft out of a plane door in Sweden.

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Posted: 7 Days ago by Adam Bub

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Plane passengers are getting too fat for seat belts: Experts warn airlines to take action

The recurring debate about overweight passengers on airlines has reignited. Some scientists and engineers have claimed that airline seat belts aren't strong enough to contain increasingly obese travellers.

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Posted: 9 Days ago by Adam Bub

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SLIDESHOW: World's best airports for 2012 named

What's the world's best airport for 2012? It's not in Australia, that's for sure. Sydney Airport gets plenty of complainers, but it's managed to crack the top 20 in the annual international Skytrax World Airport Awards.

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Posted: 13 Days ago by Adam Bub

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Weeded out: Netherlands introduces ban on selling cannabis to tourists

The day many travellers feared would come has finally arrived. As of today, The Netherlands will enforce a controversial new ban on the sale of cannabis to foreign tourists.

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Posted: 14 Days ago by Adam Bub

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SLIDESHOW: TripAdvisor travellers pick top 25 destinations in the world

The people have spoken, and the results are in for global travel site TripAdvisor's annual poll of the Top 25 Travellers' Choice World Destinations.

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Posted: 20 Days ago by Adam Bub

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Free travel for hot people - paid for by rich people!

If you're hot, cash-strapped and dying to see the world, give some thought to a new travel service where beauty is pocket deep.

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Posted: 22 Days ago by Adam Bub

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Victoria Beckham pretends to be a flight attendant

It seems all those years of first-class travel have finally got to Victoria Beckham. Why be waited on when you can do the waiting yourself?

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Posted: 27 Days ago by Bink Baulch

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Sleepy pilot went into nosedive after mistaking Venus for another aircraft

An Air Canada pilot had just woken from a mid-air nap when he sent his plane diving towards the sea in an effort to avoid an oncoming light — which turned out to be the planet Venus.

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Posted: 29 Days ago by Adam Bub

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UK poll: Most travellers want child-free flights