Commercial Flight Narrowly Avoids Crash With Drone
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/07/14 05:30PM
A passenger jet landing at London's Heathrow airport had an extremely dangerous near-miss with a drone, investigators say.
A passenger jet landing at London's Heathrow airport had an extremely dangerous near-miss with a drone, investigators say.
This video of an Emirates flight getting hit by huge tendrils of lightning on its way in to land at Heathrow Airport was taken last month, so it's a bit too early to add to our list of this week's scary airplane "incidents." (Also, no one aboard was hurt, and the jet landed "with not even a scratch.") Even so, it makes us glad that you fly on the inside of a plane, and not standing on top. Update: The video has been taken down, but you can see it here. [via Daily Mail]
Much of Europe is out of commission thanks to a crazy snowstorm blanketing the continent. The situation is so incredibly bad that a Lady Gaga concert in Paris was cancelled last night, making this a Snowpocalypse for the ages.
Bizarre Irish twin act Jedward has been harassed repeatedly at Heathrow Airport by security agents who think it's funny to bully singing X-Factor twins with curious hair. Take it from people who also fit that description: It gets better, Jedward.
[Catherine Zeta-Jones was doing her best Gloria Swanson at Heathrow Airport this morning. Image via INF]
Britons are bracing for more travel trouble from our old friend Eyjafjallajokull.