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Air France flight turns back to Manchester Airport as 'smell of smoke' fills cabin

Witnesses said fire engines were called to the scene after the flight diverted

Liverpool Echo

BREAKING: Flight turns back to Manchester Airport due to 'smell of smoke in cockpit and cabin'

Eyewitnesses reported seeing fire engines at the scene when the plane landed

Manchester Evening News

Strikes over the past 50 years have barely made a dent in the French economy

In France, more than 1.2 million people (2.8 million, according to trade unions) took to the streets against proposed pension reform on Tuesday, exceeding crowds galvanised by the first national day of strike on 19 January.

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Air France's new business class will have private pods with beds and 4K screens

Air France business class suites have launched on the airline's Boeing 777-300ER planes with swanky pods that feature a fold out cocktail table and bed that can be fully reclined

Daily Mirror

Heathrow flight cancellations: What are passengers’ rights?

Airlines have a strict duty of care to passengers in terms of meals, accommodation and onward flights

The Independent UK

Air France launches new business class suite with doors

Upgraded seats ‘marry refinement and privacy,’ says carrier

The Independent UK

Paris flights to North America delayed as US aviation safety system crashes: Update

Paris' international airports have experienced flight delays due to a US Federal Aviation Administration system failure that has affected international flights into North America. Latest reports say air traffic to the US is slowly returning to normal.

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Woman charged £700 after sending off for new passport

Sharon Barrett has slammed the fee as "ridiculous"

Liverpool Echo

Woman slams 'ridiculous' £700 holiday charge to change surname

A newlywed couple were charged hundreds to change a surname on their booking for their dream trip to New York

Wales Online

Newlyweds slam travel company after being charged £700 to update surname on holiday booking

Sharon Barrett was informed less than two weeks before she was due to fly to New York with her husband that she would have to pay £700 to change her surname on the booking.

Daily Record

Newlyweds hit out after being charged £700 to change surname on holiday booking

Sharon Barrett was preparing to go away with her new husband Paul when she was contacted by the travel agents and told of the extra cost, which she says has left her 'skint'.

Edinburgh Live

Newlywed couple slapped with 'ridiculous' £700 fee to change surname on holiday booking

Sharon Barrett was told to pay £698.50 to change her surname or she could lose 99% of the £2,200 paid if they cancelled the trip. She was given the news just before they flew off

Daily Mirror

Couple 'skint' after £700 charge to change name on New York holiday booking

The newlyweds had to use half of their spending money to pay the hefty bill

Wales Online

Your annual reminder that Christmas crackers are banned by 18 airlines

Plus the ones which do let passengers take a sealed box or two

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Echo

France travel warning as UK Foreign Office changes guidance

Anyone travelling to France is urged to consult their travel operator

The Independent UK

Families dismayed at trial for Rio-Paris Air France crash

Families of the 228 people killed aboard a Rio-Paris flight that crashed in 2009 were hoping for justice at last

Radio France Internationale

No convictions sought against Air France, Airbus over Rio-Paris crash

French prosecutors in the case against Air France and Airbus over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed all 228 people on board said they were unable to prove the companies were guilty of involuntary manslaughter, which infuriated victims’ families.

The Guardian - AU

Around the world in 118 days: one airline passenger’s $3,000 battle to retrieve lost luggage

When Marko Bogicevic and Dani Meyerowitz flew from Australia to France, their bags failed to arrive with them. That was only the beginning of a four-month saga

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The Independent UK

Bride seen sprinting through Paris airport in enormous wedding dress

Delighted couple couldn’t wait to start their honeymoon

The Guardian - UK

Former train station on banks of Seine to house Giacometti museum

World’s largest collection of Swiss artist’s work will be housed in former Gare des Invalides from 2026

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s OK to take risks in concerts because there it’s safe to do so’: Conductor Daniel Harding on his double life as an airline pilot

He’s been on the podium with the world’s leading orchestras but, he says, his new parallel career flying for Air France has taught him things he never learned in 30 years of music making

The Independent UK

228 were killed when Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic. Their families could finally hear why

A Parisian court will hear conflicting expert testimony about who is to blame for the worst disaster in Air France’s history, but families of the 228 victims tell The Independent are determined to show the crash’s human toll, writes Bevan Hurley

The Independent UK

228 were killed when Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic. Their families could finally hear why

Radio France Internationale

Black box recording of deadly Rio-Paris flight to be played in court

The judge overseeing the trial against Air France and Airbus for involuntary homicide in the fatal 2009 crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris has agreed to allow the recording from the black box flight recorder to be heard behind closed doors.

The Independent UK

Relatives shout ‘shame’ as Air France crash trial begins

Families describe ‘almost inhuman’ wait of 13 years for justice over flight AF447, which left 228 dead

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