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Tuesday 22 September 2020
A missile fired from territory controlled by pro-Moscow Ukrainian rebels blew the plane out of the sky on 17 July 2014.
Mohammad Zubair said the flight had been smooth until just before landing when it jolted violently and that was the last thing he remembered.
The flight struck a flock of birds shortly after take-off.
Spanish airports will remain open for a number of days to facilitate the exodus from the country.
A separate flight is leaving for the UK at 9pm Irish time tonight.
The C-130 Hercules carried 17 crew members and 21 passengers.
The flight landed safely in Dublin at 9.05am and was met at the terminal by ground crews and engineers.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
The airline said it was a technical issue.
There were 146 passengers and crew on board.
The plane travelling between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur was hit by a Russian-made missile in July 2014.
RTÉ reporter Kieran Dineen has said several brawls broke out during the flight.
Andrew Hill said he was “truly sorry” for the part he played in the deaths.
The airport said that the aircraft had aborted its take off due to a suspected engine problem.
There were 33 male passengers whose bodies were never recovered and Gerry Kealy is working through the families to rule them out.
Meanwhile, another flight diverted to Shannon Airport after a woman was reported to be experiencing contractions.
Other passengers are now being allowed to disembark and are having their temperatures taken.
Bacon was hospitalised with an undiagnosed double chest infection on 5 July following a transatlantic flight.
The union expects that Thursday’s scheduled industrial action will go ahead.
A Ryanair spokesperson said that three passengers became “disruptive” during the flight.
The new Dublin to Hong Kong route has attracted interest from Chinese, Japanese and Filipino globetrotters.
Revenue officers seized a total 1.4kgs of cocaine with a street value of €98,000.
Witnesses described efforts to pull the woman back into the plane after the window shattered, depressurising the cabin.
Long was fired in August after the incident.
Britain said it conducts routine checks on aircraft to protect the UK from organised crime.
Qantas’ 14,498km journey from Perth to London is the world’s third-longest passenger flight.
The plane was travelling from Florida to Copenhagen at the time.
Flight MH122 was heading from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur when one of its engines shut down.
The new changes will now take effect in January.
The flight was 15 minutes into its journey when the crew was contacted by air traffic controllers.
A video went viral in April of officers pulling passenger David Dao off the flight.
The bat was an intruder that Tadhg Fleming and his family are unlikely to forget in a hurry.
The Saver Fare was introduced last Thursday – but it’s not expected to be more popular than the previous low-fare option, Smart Fare.
The instructor could be heard telling a control tower that the plane had suffered engine failure.
The flight the passenger was due to fly on was delayed for hours.
The nature of the medical emergency is unknown.
Flight EI451 had been due to arrive back in Dublin before 3pm.
Some passengers were slammed into the ceiling of the aircraft such was the force of the turbulence.
Footage of a man being dragged off a flight in the US has shocked many people.
Miroslav Gronych was three times the legal limit when due to fly a plane to Mexico.
She was listening to music as she dozed, about two hours into the trip from Beijing to Melbourne when it happened.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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