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Newsweek
a day ago
- Newsweek
Couple Fly Off for 'Relaxing' Vacation, Wake Up to Nightmare Mid-Flight
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A couple jetting off for a "relaxing" vacation together in Dubai got a shock when they woke mid-flight to discover they were instead heading to Zurich in Switzerland. Ruby Croxford, 24, and her partner Jack, who are from Hampshire in the U.K., had been looking forward to spending 10 nights together in the United Arab Emirates. "We were going to Dukes The Palm in Dubai," Croxford told Newsweek. "Everyone said how great Dubai was, so we wanted to see what it was all about and have a nice relaxing break." The trip started out relaxing enough and, a couple of hours into their British Airways flight, both Ruby and Jack nodded off, assuming that they would eventually wake up in Dubai—but that wasn't the case. "We both woke up at one point about 2 a.m. U.K. time and the flight map time had increased to three hours but was appearing to show that we were stuck near Cairo," Croxford said. "We thought it was a glitch with the system so went back to sleep." Yet, within a couple more hours, they would wake again to discover their plane was being forced to make a dramatic U-turn. "Just before 5 a.m. we woke up to a captain's announcement, we thought we were coming into land, but he told us that the U.S. had attacked Iran overnight," Croxford said. "Air-traffic control and national security had come to a tough decision and, for our own safety, we had to turn around. He apologized and said that our safety was our main priority." From left: Jack and Ruby flash peace signs; but the couple ended up in Switzerland. From left: Jack and Ruby flash peace signs; but the couple ended up in Switzerland. TikTok/rubytuesday30_ British Airways moved to cancel flights from London Heathrow to Dubai and Doha on Sunday in the wake of President Donald Trump's missile strike on Iran. Flights that had already taken off, meanwhile, were diverted. A statement from British Airways to British newspaper The Telegraph said: "As a result of recent events, we have adjusted our flight schedule to ensure the safety of our customers and crew, which is always our top priority. We are contacting our customers to advise them of their options while we work through this developing situation." Croxford wouldn't be heading home just yet, though. "We didn't have enough fuel to get back to the U.K. so we were diverted to Switzerland," she said. "The crew had worked their maximum hours so needed a break before they could fly again. We were told we would either have to wait until the crew rested to return back to Heathrow or wait until another crew were flown to Switzerland." Read more Gen Z on vacation captures moment hundreds of missiles fly toward Israel Gen Z on vacation captures moment hundreds of missiles fly toward Israel Despite the upheaval and uncertainty, Croxford was full of praise for the way staff on the flight handled the situation. "They were calm and very attentive, answering people's questions, and they also helped a young boy who needed to get home to Dubai," she said. "I take my hat off to them as some customers were moaning at them." That didn't stop Croxford from being left "completely shocked" at what was unfolding. "We didn't actually know what had happened until we connected to the WiFi on the plane and told our family. They explained everything and told us to come straight home and not get back on a flight to Dubai." Croxford said how other passengers were "panicking" and "arguing with staff" when they arrived in Switzerland. They felt differently, though. "We were just thankful and grateful to be out of the situation and safe. Switzerland is beautiful, and we did feel safe landing there," she said. After a couple of hours' delay, the couple departed back on a flight bound for London before heading straight home. It made for quite the experience and one Croxford felt compelled to share to social media in a video posted under the handle @rubytuesday_. At the time of writing, the clip has been watched over 579,000 times. And there was a happy ending. Croxford was able to get a full refund for their holiday to Dubai, and the couple are now off enjoying the sunshine in Tenerife. "We won't be returning to Dubai anytime soon; we want to wait until everything has calmed down and settled," Croxford said. Newsweek has reached out to British Airways for comment.
9 News
7 days ago
- Health
- 9 News
Revolutionary late-stage melanoma treatment sees survival rates surge
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here A revolution in the treatment of late-stage melanoma has been reached, with clinical trial results seeing surging survival rates. Doctors are confident the new therapy approach, which will be subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), will overhaul the treatment of many types of deadly cancers. A tumour the size of a golf ball saw death come knocking for Matthew Croxford. A revolution in the treatment of late-stage melanoma has been reached with clinical trial results seeing surging survival rates (Nine) "You think - is this it?" the 52-year-old father-of-two told 9News. "And I had a lot of things to still achieve in my life." Croxford was offered to take part in an Australian and Netherlands-driven trial. The new therapy has flipped the cancer paradigm on its head, by giving the body the best opportunity to activate its own cancer-fighting defences. "It's like the sniffer dogs that find the fruit and veg and drugs at the airport, they're trained against what they need to find," The Melanoma Institute's Professor Georgina Long said. "By giving immunotherapy before surgery, we train our immune system better against the cancer," she said. A new therapy has flipped the cancer paradigm on its head by giving the body the best opportunity to activate its own cancer-fighting defences. (Nine) Of the 423 patients with Stage 3 melanoma, one group received usual treatment with surgery first, then a single immunotherapy drug. That order was then flipped for the other group, who were given two immunotherapy drugs first to shrink the tumour before surgery. "Their chance of the melanoma coming back is next to zero - it's less than five per cent," Long said. Such revolutionary results have seen the treatment approved to be funded by the PBS - a world first. Matthew Croxford was offered to take part in an Australian and Netherlands-driven trial. (Nine) Australia has the highest rates of melanoma in the world, with one person diagnosed every 30 minutes and a life lost every six hours because of the disease. Advances in treatment like this shift a diagnosis that has often been a death sentence to promising odds of survival. "I'm effectively cancer-free, I have no side effects whatsoever, and I'm incredibly fortunate," Croxford said. "It's like the sniffer dogs that find the fruit and veg and drugs at the airport, they're trained against what they need to find," The Melanoma Institute's Professor Georgina Long said. (Nine) The radical overhaul of traditional treatment is now being explored for other cancers, including lung, triple-negative breast cancer, kidney, head and neck cancers. This new treatment for Stage 3 melanoma patients is to be listed on the PBS within months. national cancer health melanoma medicine PBS CONTACT US Property News: The last inner Sydney suburbs where houses cost under $2m.
