Air travel

Rescuers are searching the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed near Brazzaville’s Maya-Maya airport killing at least 32 people.

Last week, easyJet told Sophie Morgan she couldn’t fly alone because she uses a wheelchair. Ex-home secretary David Blunkett advises the airline on accessibility – watch what happened when they met.

Sophie Morgan, who investigated the difficulties of air travel for disabled people on Channel 4 News earlier this week, is told by easyJet that she cannot fly unaccompanied because of her disability.

Paralympics presenter Sophie Morgan finds that air travel remains difficult, humiliating and even impossible for disabled travellers, in the latest in our series: A legacy to stand on?

Horror stories about broken equipment and even being unable to use the toilet on planes are not the exception for disabled people – they are the norm, Channel 4 News finds in a series on disability.

As part of a week of special reports into disability, we’ve uncovered more travel horror stories from disabled people. Here one young woman explains why her last experience means she no longer flies.

An activist who has set up her own campaign for disabled air travellers blogs for Channel 4 News on why air travel should not be a “no-fly zone” for disabled people.

As London welcomes Paralympians from across the globe, Channel 4 News hears from disabled travellers about the challenges of air travel, including horror stories of written-off wheelchairs.

What can a disabled person do to ensure proper treatment at the airport and during the flight? We look at rules on accessibility in the air as part of our No Go Britain series.

Marbella’s wildfires are under control, but a new front opens up in southern Spain’s Juanar area, as reports about a possible British casualty are conflicted.

Jet2 is investigating how an 11-year-old could clear five checkpoints without a passport or plane ticket to board a Manchester flight to Italy. UK newspapers dubbed him the ‘Rome Alone’ boy.

Fears that a fuel supply problem would hit the travel plans of thousands of air passengers have eased after Manchester airport reports that stocks are being replenished.

Following the row over lengthy immigration queues, terminals at Heathrow and Gatwick come under fire for their use of searches at borders, with practices at one branded “discriminatory”.

America foils a plot by al-Qaeda in Yemen to detonate an upgraded version of the failed 2009 “underwear bomb”, according to US officials.

US officials say the discovery of a plot involving an improved “underwear bomb” shows militants are determined to build bombs that can pass through airport security.