dozens of passengers become ill on way home from Cuba
Air Transat of Canada reported that several dozens of its passengers became ill on their way home from Cuba.
Air Transat spokesperson Debbie Cabana confirmed to The Gazette that public health officials were notified of a possible health issue on board a flight bound for Pierre Elliott Trudeau International airport about 45 minutes before the plane was scheduled to land on Saturday at 11:30 p.m.
“We had 15 passengers who were not feeling good and were a bit nauseous,” Ms. Cabana said.
ANA begins first 787 long-haul service
ANA began the first long-haul service from Tokyo Haneda to Frankfurt using the Dreamliner.
Following a traditional Kagami-wari (sake barrel breaking) ceremony, ANA flight NH204 pushed back from the gate with 148 passengers and one infant onboard. The inflight entertainment (IFE) system calculated the route to be 5,821 miles via Northern Europe and Siberia, well below the 787’s top nautical mile range of 8,200. After 10 hr., 56 min., the aircraft touched down at HND, 10 min. ahead of schedule.
Delta diverts polar flights due to solar storm
Delta Air Lines diverted some of its flights on polar routes between Detroit and Asia on Tuesday to avoid the solar storm.
The storm, considered the strongest since 2005, has caused minor disruptions for US airlines, and Delta said it altered routes for “a handful” of flights, and that the changes were adding about 15 minutes to travel times.
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