About two dozen people on two flights were injured when their aircraft hit turbulence before landing at Hong Kong today.

A British housewife could face the death penalty after being arrested over a €2m cocaine haul on a tropical island.

Three airlines have reached financial settlements with a New Zealand regulator for participating in a price-fixing scheme in the global air freight market, the regulator said.

Investigators found no explosives on board a Los Angeles-bound Thai Airways flight after a bomb threat was found scrawled on a toilet mirror, the FBI said today.

A Thai Airways flight from Bangkok landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after a bomb threat written in poorly worded English was spotted on a toilet mirror on the plane, authorities said today.

Desperate European travellers stranded overseas struggled to find a way home, clamouring for information on flights into the continent’s few airports not closed by the dangerous cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano.

Thailand has officially reopened its main international airport though it was only running at about 50% capacity and scores of flights have been cancelled.

A Thai aviation official says Bangkok’s main Suvarnabhumi international airport will become fully operational tomorrow.

Victorious anti-government protesters lifted their siege of Bangkok’s two airports today while the ousted government’s leaders met to decide on a caretaker prime minister to lead Thailand.

Tensions in Thailand were mounting tonight as stranded holidaymakers were forced to wait it out in Bangkok.

Thailand’s government backed off today from its threat to forcibly remove protesters occupying Bangkok’s two airports, dashing hopes of quick resolution to a stand-off that has stranded thousands of travellers.

Protesters holding Bangkok’s airports were facing a crackdown tonight as the government warned it would use force to remove them.

Thousands of stranded tourists will be flown out of Thai military bases in the next 48 hours, the country’s tourism minister promised today.

Tourists today spoke of “chaos and confusion” after they were caught in anti-government protests that have forced the closure of Bangkok airport.

Former pop star Gary Glitter arrived at Heathrow Airport this morning finally ending his apparent attempt to avoid returning to Britain.

Singer Gary Glitter has finally agreed today to leave Thailand and return to the UK, Thai police said.

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has returned to Thailand after being refused entry to Hong Kong, the British Foreign Office said today.

Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter was said to be in “a good mood” today as he laughed and chatted with immigration officials who are trying to persuade him on to a flight back to the UK.

Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter was in limbo today after he failed to board a second flight to the UK following his release from a Vietnamese prison.

Shamed rock star Gary Glitter was in limbo today after refusing to board a flight to the UK following his release from a Vietnamese prison.

The UN today said it would suspend aid shipments to Burma after discovering all supplies sent in so far have been seized by the ruling military junta.

Burma’s isolationist government blocked United Nations efforts today to airlift urgently needed food aid to survivors of a cyclone which may have killed more than 100,000 people, UN officials said.

Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed not to get involved in politics following his return to Thailand today.

Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken into police custody today after arriving on Thai soil and ending 17 months of exile to face corruption charges.

ABBEY Travel has released the latest selection of high-quality holidays to Dubai and Oman, with an additional destination to Abu Dhabi. That’s not surprising since the relatively recent start-up of flights from Dublin with Etihad to Abu Dhabi and beyond.

DISCOVER Travel, a branch of East Cork Travel based in Midleton, has just released the company’s most comprehensive Asian brochure since entering that market just less than a decade ago.

DISCOVER Travel, a branch of East Cork Travel based in Midleton, has just released the company’s most comprehensive Asian brochure since entering that market just less than a decade ago.

Dozens of new airlines have been popping up across Asia to meet the industry’s booming demand, but a string of deadly accidents has raised fresh concerns about safety – from pilot shortages to the quality of budget carriers.

Investigators are today searching through charred remains of a plane that crashed and killed 90 people – mostly foreigners – on Thailand’s resort island of Phuket, while an airline official said wind shear may have doomed the flight.

Thailand’s military council, which seized power last week, is setting up a special panel to probe corruption in the former government, it announced today.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may have whisked some of his assets out of the country aboard two aircraft days before a military coup ousted him from power, airline officials said today.

More than 250 passengers were evacuated from a Thai Airways jet after a tyre blew, sparking several small fires, during a heavy landing today at southern Australia’s Melbourne Airport, an official said.

Investigators are looking into why two passenger planes clipped wings on the tarmac at Bangkok’s international airport, cracking a wing on one of the planes, Thai authorities said today.

Stephen Hendry faces an anxious wait to see if his world championship-winning cue can be saved after it was smashed as the Scotsman returned from Thailand.

A 22-year-old was arrested at Sydney airport today after he allegedly stabbed a fellow traveller in the neck with a fork during an argument about seating on a flight from Bangkok.

A 22-year-old was arrested at Sydney airport today after he allegedly stabbed a fellow traveller in the neck with a fork during an argument about seating on a flight from Bangkok.

Thailand cut virtually all ties with Cambodia today and evacuated hundreds of its terrified citizens from Phnom Penh after unprecedented anti-Thai riots there.

Thai police arrested a German man after a handgun was found in his check-in luggage as he boarded a domestic flight, police said today.

US investigators believe an explosion that destroyed a Thai Airways jet last month may have been caused by an exploding fuel tank.

An arsenal crammed with four tons of bullets and explosives has exploded at a Thai air force base near Bangkok's international airport.