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'Fake pilot' caught flying passenger planes into Gatwick

By AOL Travel, May 10, 2013

Police are on the hunt for a "fake" pilot who flew passengers into Gatwick Airport on several occasions. Michael Fay, 59, who lived in Alton, Hampshire, is reported to have forged pilot's...
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Video: Shocking moment soldier is sucked out of plane

By AOL Travel, May 09, 2013

A video which shows a US soldier being sucked out of an aeroplane thousands of feet in the air has gone viral, appearing on news channels all over the world. The paratrooper was...
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Woman dies on board Majorca holiday plane preparing to return to UK

By AOL Travel, May 08, 2013

An elderly woman of 82 has died on board a Jet2 plane preparing to take off from Majorca to Glasgow. Margaret Whyte, from Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, was thought to have enjoyed a week's holiday with...
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Captain delays flight to help passenger see his dying mother

By AOL Travel, Mar 08, 2013

Staff at United Airlines have pulled out all the stops to help one of their passengers see his dying mother. When Kerry Drake got a phone call from a hospital telling him that his mother was...
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Secret stowaway: Pet cat survives six-hour plane journey in suitcase

By AOL Travel, Mar 07, 2013

A pet cat who curled up and went to sleep in her owner's suitcase has made a 3,400 mile plane journey from Egypt to England completely undetected. Scroll down for video. Mervat Ciuti,...
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Are these the most bizarre travel accessories ever?

By Roshina Jowaheer, Mar 04, 2013

Passport? Check. Ticket? Check. Ostrich Pillow? Check. We love a weird and wacky travel accessory at AOL Travel and have found the most bizarre items that might come in use for your next...
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Woman removed from BA plane after smuggling dog on board

By AOL Travel, Mar 04, 2013

A woman who managed to smuggle a dog onto a London-bound British Airways plane was thrown off the aircraft by stewards just as the plane was about to take off. The Airbus A321 had already...
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Guess what you can't do at Berlin's brand new airport...

By AOL Travel, Mar 01, 2013

Berlin's newest airport may have been hit by many problems recently, but one thing they don't need to worry about is lack of lighting - because it can't be switched off. The lights burn...
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