Airline Employee Allegedly Hijacks Plane Closing Down Seattle Airport Before Doing Stunts & Crashing

An airline employee allegedly hijacked a plane at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday night right before it crashed into the Puget Sound in Washington. In a statement released on Twitter, Sea-Tac Airport confirmed the reports of an “unauthorized takeoff.” “An airline employee conducted an unauthorized takeoff without permission at Sea-Tac; aircraft has crashed in south Puget Sound,” the tweet read. “Normal operations at Sea-Tac Airport have resumed.” Ted S Warren/AP/Shutterstock

Airline Hilariously Misspells Its Own Name On the Side of a Plane

Passengers awaiting takeoff at Hong Kong International Airport noticed a pretty big typo on the side of one of Cathay Pacific’s new planes on Tuesday.The white aircraft was supposed to display the Hong-Kong-based airline’s name, but instead read “Cathay Paciic” on the side. After learning of the misspelling through aFacebook discussion boardassociated with the airport, Cathay Pacific, one of the world’s largest airlines, took to Twitter to apologize for the mishap, writing, “Oops this special livery won’t last long!

Airline Passenger Accused of Stealing $23,000 from Fellow Travelers in the Middle of a Flight: Report

Scoot Airline.Photo:Getty Getty A man has been arrested and charged with theft after allegedly stealing nearly $23,000 in cash on a flight from Vietnam to Singapore, according to a CNN report, which cites authorities in Singapore.CNNreportedthat Zhang Xiuqiang, a 52-year-old from China, was charged after another passenger on the budget Scoot airlines plane alerted a staff member.Zhang had allegedly managed to steal cash from three separate passengers throughout the trip before he was caught, according to Singapore public broadcasterChannel NewsAsia, which cites authorities.

Airline Passenger Caught Faking Pregnancy by Stuffing Items Under Dress to Avoid Baggage Fee

Photo: Rebecca Andrews Some travelers will do whatever it takes to save money on airfare. To complete the illusion, she shaped the bundle into a bump, hid another heavy item (her laptop) down the back of her dress and then put on three layers of clothing to try and disguise what was really going on underneath. Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty However, things fell apart when it came time to actually get on the flight.

Airline Passenger Discovers Floor Under His Seat Soaked with Blood

Photo:Getty ImagesHabib Battah was traveling from Paris to Toronto on June 30 when he discovered the floor under his seat — along with his wife’s seat — was soaked in blood.The Beirut-based journalist, who was traveling with his wife and their two cats on an Air France Boeing 777, toldCNNthat he noticed a strange smell shortly after takeoff.“It smelled like manure,” he said. “It was our first time traveling with the cats, and I was thinking, ‘Oh god, they’ve had an accident, I’m so embarrassed.