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Air New Zealand is weighing international travellers as well as bags in June - here’s why.

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New COVID-19 variants have led the WHO to recommend wearing masks on long-haul flights.

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Cappadocia is a popular tourist destination in Turkey renowned for unusual rock formations and rock-caved churches.

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Travelers are seen at Orly aiport near Paris, France.

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Kelly Pichardo and another first-class passenger intimidated crew members and passengers on the flight.

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The pilots reportedly fought on an Airbus A320 flight from Geneva to Paris in June.

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Passengers noticed the large hole gouged into the side of the plane when they disembarked in Australia.

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Lone survivor of 2009 plane crash testifies in Paris court.

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Should alcohol be allowed during flights?

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The Tibet Airlines plane caught fire during take off

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Holidaymakers at Heathrow Airport, London, have been arriving early to try and beat the queues over Easter.

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Passengers flying internally in the USA no longer have to wear masks in the airport or aboard their flight

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