At least six US airlines cancelled 47 flights to and from Mexico City and Toluca airports after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed ash, steam and glowing rocks.

Income from extras like baggage charges and credit card fees have soared by 66% for airlines over the past two years to over €18.2bn.

A strike by Spirit Airlines pilots has shut down the budget carrier, stranding thousands of travellers.

A MAN smuggled a monkey onto an plane, stashing the furry, fist-size primate under his hat until passengers spotted it perched on his ponytail, an airline official said.

A woman passed through security screening at New York’s LaGuardia Airport with a stun gun and knife in her bag – and then alerted officials after discovering her mistake.