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A 39-year-old man was arrested in France for allegedly sexually assaulting an unconscious 22-year-old passenger on a Ryanair flight from Malta to Nantes. DNA evidence linked the suspect to the crime ahead of his October 28 trial.

European airports face longer queues starting September 6 as the EU ends temporary relief measures that allowed border control to bypass the new EES biometric system during peak traffic hours.

The airline EasyJet, which postponed its return to Israel to the summer and said it would likely resume operations here in the fall, now announces that at this stage it does not plan to return to Israel until the security situation stabilizes. This means that Israeli passengers will have to continue to manage without one of the main low-cost airlines that have operated in Israel in recent years.

A 61-year-old passenger was partially sucked out of a plane at an altitude of about 5 km and was saved thanks to his seatbelt and the help of other passengers. Now he and 35 others are preparing a massive lawsuit against the airline. Their lawyer stated: "If he hadn't been wearing a seatbelt, he wouldn't have survived."

A Ryanair flight from Malta to Birmingham turned into a nightmare when the takeoff was delayed, and passengers were forced to wait in extreme heat without air conditioning: "People took off their shirts because of the heat, fainted, and vomited."

While waiting at the gate at the airport, passengers on the flight from Madrid to Liverpool were stunned to discover that Rodri was waiting in line next to them. A BBC Radio sports broadcaster documented: "We got such a crazy end to an amazing vacation." The Manchester City midfielder returned to England, while talks regarding his move to Barcelona continue.

The new EES screening system is causing massive queues at European airports, leading to missed flights. Ryanair and Wizz Air warn passengers to arrive much earlier than usual as the system struggles months after launch.