Today's Video Headlines: 08/29/25
Virgin is grappling with the fallout of a disaster on board a flight from Bali to Brisbane, after all toilets malfunctioned mid-air and passengers were forced to improvise in humiliating conditions.The rear lavatory was already out of service, but the six-hour Boeing 737 MAX 8 service was not delayed or cancelled due to limited engineering support in Bali.
/ Supplied “For the remaining three hours, the cabin crew informed us we would need to relieve ourselves in bottles or ‘on top of whatever was already in the toilet’.”“Midway through the flight, every toilet failed. For the remaining three hours, the cabin crew informed us we would need to relieve ourselves in bottles or ‘on top of whatever was already in the toilet’.” A gross airplane bathroom is the wrong place to do this, experts say — and you should follow their advice “A Virgin Australia flight from Denpasar to Brisbane on Thursday evening experienced an issue during the flight which affected the serviceability of the lavatories,” the airline said in a statement. “We sincerely apologize to our guests and thank our crew for managing a challenging situation on board.”The Transport Workers Union said it had reached out to Virgin following the “distressing event, which constitutes a severe hazard both for crew and passengers”. “Across the board, aviation workers are dealing with increasing risks to their health and safety at work, with an industry-wide trend towards profits over performance,” TWU national assistant secretary Emily McMillan said. “We need to see decisions made in the interest of public and workers, not just prioritize getting planes out to maximise profits at the expense of the community.”Wild brawl erupts between Mexican politicians over US military intervention against drug cartelsMinneapolis school shooter ID'd as trans woman — while disturbing video shows 'kill Donald Trump' scrawled on gun magazinesThe ‘really good’ Medicube pore pads Alix Earle and Kyle Richards use are 39% off for Labor DayJudge awards family nearly $1B for botched birth at hospital he blasted as 'most dangerous place on the planet'
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