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MANCHESTER - Seven flights were forced to divert and at least 17 others were held in holding patterns overnight following a major security breach at Manchester Airport, after an unauthorized individual managed to enter the airfield. Greater Manchester Pol

FRANKFURT - A Thai Airways long-haul flight bound for Bangkok was forced to declare an emergency and make an unscheduled return to Frankfurt Airport on Friday afternoon following a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff. Thai Airways Flight TG921 departed

LOS ANGELES - A Mexico City-bound United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency diversion to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday afternoon following an in-flight technical issue. United Airlines Flight UA817, operated by an Airbus

PARIS - A British Airways flight bound for Geneva was forced to make an unexpected diversion to Paris on Thursday night after heavy rainstorms brought severe visibility issues to Switzerland. Flight BA756, operated by an Airbus A320 with registration G-EU

HELSINKI - Finland's Defence Ministry announced on Thursday evening that it is investigating a suspected violation of its airspace by a Russian aircraft over the western Gulf of Finland, marking the latest in a series of incidents heightening tensions alo

TEL AVIV - An unexpected industrial strike at Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) forced commercial flights to turn back mid-air over Turkish airspace. Among the affected services were Air France Flight AF966 and Lufthansa Flight LH686, both of which w

DUBLIN - A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 bound for the United States was forced to declare an emergency and divert to Dublin Airport on Thursday after turning back mid-flight over Scotland. Flight LH430 departed Frankfurt Airport at 11:00 CEST, scheduled for a n

GENEVA - A United Airlines flight bound for the United States was forced to declare an emergency and turn back shortly after departure on Thursday morning. United Flight UA957, operated by a Boeing 767-300ER with registration N686UA, took off from Geneva

An Air France transatlantic service bound for the United States was forced to turn back to Europe after declaring an inflight emergency. Flight AF50, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER (registration F-GSQB), departed Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) at 1

CASABLANCA - An Air France Boeing 777-300ER bound for Paris has declared a general emergency mid-flight and initiated a sharp descent over Moroccan airspace, tracking data shows. Flight AF711 departed Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar at 07:23