A British couple who were falsely accused of shoplifting in Bangkok airport and were forced to pay £8,000 in bribes to secure their release are to take legal action for compensation. tags British couple Bangkok airport extortionists bribesThey were the victims of an extortion racket that has ensnared other foreign travellers at the airport, which handles most of the 800,000 British visitors to Thailand every year. picked by bingo 5 months ago |
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Gibraltar Airport (which is not part of Spain as a lot of readers pointed out) is a very unusual airport. To my knowledge, it is the only one where the runway actually intersects with a major highway. When a plane has to take off or land, traffic is shut down. picked by evadiva 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A British Airways plane arriving from Amsterdam crash-landed at London City Airport on Friday but all 67 passengers and four crew were safely evacuated, emergency services said. picked by aclister 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
What we need to find out is whether whoever was responsible for the maps intended for a little village with a population of 200 to be highlighted as the airport. Probably not. picked by murphyz 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
AIRPORT security staff ordered a retired policeman to drink his own urine sample to prove it was safe. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago 9 comments edit related share world |
It would be a bummer to fly from Korea to North Dakota if you were from Honduras. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Two guys have wasted their time at airports, in this case, London’s Heathrow, by writing down strange names and asking the airport Information Center to locate these people by calling out their names on the airport’s PA system. ... After the fifth recording, they had to leave Heathrow as airport security figured out what was going on. The last recording is from Gatwick. picked by rambler 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Two German tourists have been detained for taking their clothes off in the lobby of a Brazilian airport, authorities said Tuesday. 1 comments edit related share plime.com*Anyone know where SK was Monday night? picked by bingo 10 months ago |
A suspect in the Islamic terror plot to attack the Frankfurt airport is reported to be on the loose in the UK. The British will not release any pictures of the suspect of course; that might lead to Islamophobia, profiling or other non PC results. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
And in a second news article this week that uses the term "sippy cup", TSA is denying allegations that an airport screener seized a toddler's sippy cup and mistreated his mother. The accused woman is actually a former Secret Service officer. She allegedly said she was immune to the "stupid rules" about liquids in airports. picked by Moe 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A German couple have departed from a Lantana, Fla., airport for a three-year world tour in a kit-built tiny plane that can only carry 200 pounds of luggage. picked by rubber2002 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
JFK is the third worst airport on Earth to try and catch some shut-eye in, according to a newly released survey of 6,200 travelers by travel website The Guide to Sleeping in Airports. The airport's ranking is blamed on coldness, frequent P.A. announcements, TV monitors blaring CNN, bright lights, and overabundance of seats with armrests. picked by suebe 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
A 29-year-old man has been bludgeoned to death in broad daylight at Sydney Airport in a brawl that police believe involve up to 15 outlaw bikies from possibly two gangs. picked by aclister 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
This was the amazing scene at a Texas airport today after a plane trying to land ended up touching down on top of another plane waiting to take-off. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A blazing car crashed into the terminal building at Glasgow Airport in Scotland on Saturday, police said. 0 comments edit related share plime.comThe incident came just a day after police foiled car bomb attacks in London. picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago |
They made this bad-boy for the Olympics, and apparently it is unreal. 0 comments edit related share plime.com"From the sky, the new airport terminal is designed to look like a Chinese dragon" Things are getting NUTS in Beijing with everything they are building for the Olympics - very interesting article! picked by tdiggity 2 years ago |
A wonderfully thorough and interesting look at the mystery and conspiracy theory surrounding the Denver International Airport. 1 comments edit related share plime.com*Inspired by deepcleanfun's earlier post. picked by beckinacea 2 years ago |
After 4 years the Beijing Airport -currently the biggest one in the world- is finished, just in time for the 2008 Olympics. picked by karenben 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
A wallaby that wandered the Salt Lake City airport after getting out of its kennel during a flight change is at its new home in the Black Hills. Somehow the 5-pound, 7-month-old male broke free Thursday and was rounded up by airport and SkyWest Airlines workers. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
I just made up an ad slogan for "Clear", a program that allows you to "Fly Through Airport Security". 2 comments edit related share technologynote:i don't really work for them Follow Up to this: picked by fugazi 2 years ago |
IT'S like visiting the dentist without painkillers. Uncomfortable, painful and dull. Airports can be noisy, airport chairs are uncomfortable and security guards are growing ever-more suspicious. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |