Aer Lingus

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    Strong crosswinds force pilot to abort landing at Heathrow

    Strong crosswinds forced an Aer Lingus pilot to abort his landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday, after gusts violently buffeted the airliner. A video posted online shows how the plane aborts its landing at the last second after

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    Aer Lingus passenger films another plane passing extremely close

    A passenger on an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin Airport to Lisbon captured the moment his flight passed very close to another plane passing overhead. Footage shows a plane flying extremely close to the passenger's flight. ''What

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    Aer Lingus plane bursts into flames: Two injured

    This is the dramatic moment an Aer Lingus plane caught fire on the runway in Orlando International Airport, seriously injuring two people. Aer Lingus flight EI120 was due to fly from Orlando to Dublin last Thursday evening when a piece of ground

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    Aer Lingus pilot gives passenger message from aunt over tannoy

    A passenger on an Aer Lingus flight received a lovely message from her aunt - via the pilot and the plane's PA system. The system is usually used to keep passenger's up to date with flight information, but one passenger got her very

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    Man dies on Aer Lingus flight after biting fellow passenger

    A man has died on an Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin after being restrained when he became violent and bit a fellow passenger. The plane was diverted to Cork after the captain declared a medical emergency. See also: British

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    Boston-bound flight returns to Dublin after cabin crew falls ill

    An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Boston was forced to return to Ireland when a number of cabin crew fell ill. The plane left Dublin airport at 4.23pm on Sunday and returned two hours and 15 minutes into the flight, the Irish Independent

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    Two hundred flights disrupted by Aer Lingus strike

    Around 200 flights have been disrupted by an Aer Lingus cabin crew strike at the start of the bank holiday weekend in Ireland. Workers are staging pickets at the country's three main airports - Dublin, Cork and Shannon - in an action that

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