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'The entire cabin got dead silent.' Apilot allegedly threatened to call authorities this month over a Wi-Fi name that was determined to be a potential security threat. The story came from a person who claimed to have been a passenger on a United Airlines flight that featured an awkward moment when the pilot addressed the travelers and issued a warning. The alleged passenger said the pilot came over the speaker "sounding extremely serious" and said the name of the Wi-Fi hot spot was being interpreted as a potential threat and security issue, Simply Flying reported. According to the witness, the...

Wizz Air CEO József Váradi is making headlines for his comments on pilot fatigue. Váradi takes issue with how many Wizz Air pilots have been calling in sick due to fatigue, and is saying a business can’t be run this way. He even went so far as to say we’re all fatigued and still need to work, so pilots should as well. Here’s what he said: “I understand that fatigue is a potential outcome of the issues, but once we are starting stabilizing the rosters we also need to take down the fatigue rate. I mean, we cannot run this...

THIS is the shocking moment a female passenger squats and pees in the galley of a Wizz Air flight from the UK to Poland. The woman is seen relieving herself on the flight from London Luton to Warsaw while complaining that she was not allowed to use the toilet during take off. According to reports, the plane was fuelling up and passengers were temporarily forbidden from using the loo. In the shocking footage, the young woman is seen squatting against a wall while chatting with a friend on the phone. By her feet are several paper towels and a large...

KYIV, September 6 /Ukrinform/. Low-cost airline Wizz Air Ukraine will replace the Lviv-Dortmund flight, which is to be cancelled on October 26, with the Lviv-Naples route, avianews.com has reported.