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• Exclusief: In een brief eisen 40 wetgevers dat de FAA reageert op beschuldigingen van mishandeling van migranten en de 'dringende noodzaak tot transparantie' • Een groep van 40 Democraten uit het Huis van Afgevaardigden heeft "ernstige zorgen" geuit over het geheime programma van deportatievluchten van de regering-Trump en heeft geëist dat de Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reageert op beschuldigingen van mishandeling en onmenselijke omstandigheden aan boord van ICE-charterjets. • In een brief die met de Guardian is gedeeld en gericht aan FAA-administrateur Bryan Bedford, beschrijven de wetgevers de "dringende noodzaak tot transparantie" over het uitgebreide gebruik van commerciële vliegtuigen door ICE om vastgehouden migranten te transporteren en de "ongepaste en gevaarlijke" pogingen om deze vluchten uit het zicht van het publiek te houden.

Vier Australische staatsburgers en één permanent resident van de MV Hondius vliegen dinsdag via Perth naar huis Volg onze liveblog voor het laatste nieuws uit Australië Ontvang onze breaking news-e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast Australië zal vier staatsburgers en één permanent resident repatriëren van de MV Hondius, het schip dat centraal staat in de uitbraak van het hantavirus, via een chartervlucht die dinsdag in Perth zal landen. Het schip, met 146 personen aan boord, arriveerde zondagochtend op Tenerife, het grootste van de Spaanse Canarische Eilanden, nadat drie mensen aan het virus waren overleden en acht anderen ziek waren geworden. Passagiers en bemanning werden in hun cabines vastgehouden om de verspreiding van het virus te helpen stoppen. Lees verder...

Southwest staff organized water cannon salute when aircraft arrived and Jon Jackson was met with cheers and applauseA Spirit Airlines pilot was given an emotional send-off into retirement by another airline after what was supposed to be his final flight was canceled amid Spirit’s sudden collapse on Saturday.Jon Jackson had been scheduled to fly his final flight into Baltimore-Washington international airport on Saturday when the low-cost airline ceased operations after running out of cash and rescue talks with the Trump administration failed. Continue reading...

Kaela Berg is running in a crowded field with a pro-union message and a vow to protect the state’s immigrantsWhen the Minnesota state legislature is not in session, Kaela Berg is working in the skies.Berg has spent the last six years doubling as a state legislator and a flight attendant, taking shifts when the legislature is on break. Continue reading...

Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer travel chaosUK airlines will be able to cancel or consolidate flights this summer under new plans to conserve jet fuel as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt supplies.The measures are being taken to avoid major disruption as Britons jet off on their summer holidays. Airlines are looking carefully at their timetables to see which flights can be cancelled in advance and cause the least delays. Continue reading...

Some travellers spent hours in lines at airport, with kiosks not working, little seating and few staff on hand to helpSome travellers passing through the new EU entry-exit system (EES) have faced huge delays at border checks, with some waiting for up to three hours, airports say.The new rules have gradually been introduced in Europe since October 2025, and came into effect on Friday in the Schengen countries – 25 of the EU’s 27 states plus Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Continue reading...

Paramedics on Atlanta-Portland flight help Ashley Blair give birth to ‘gorgeous’ Brielle Renee just before landingWhen baby Brielle Renee was born, new mom Ashley Blair was flying high – quite literally. Blair unexpectedly went into labor shortly before her full Delta flight from Atlanta to Portland touched down on Friday night.The surprise birth was just one of two medical emergencies on board that emergency medical technicians Tina Fritz and Caarin Powell responded to during the flight, capping the end to their vacation in the Dominican Republic, the pair told the Associated Press. They were helping another passenger when flight crews called for assistance for Blair. Continue reading...

Carriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plansPenalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.Airlines who cancel flights will not lose their rights to valuable takeoff and landing slots at busy airports, which can be forfeited when flights fail to operate over a period. Continue reading...