Passengers say they missed doomed Brazilian airline flight over booking mix-up
Two people who were scheduled to board the ill-fated VoePass plane that crashed in Brazil, killing all 62 people on board, claimed on Friday that a mistake allowed them to miss the flight and avoid death. The two passengers, who were due to board an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop plane, told Brazilian media they missed […]
Delta CEO says global tech outage cost airline $500M
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the recent global technology outage caused the airline to experience widespread flight delays and cancellations, costing the company $500 million. “This cost $500 million,” Bastian said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Over the course of five days, we lost tens of millions of dollars a day in lost […]
Appeals court blocks Biden airline 'junk fees' rule
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule that would require airlines to disclose surcharges at the time of purchase. The three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals On Monday order This ruling: [the Department of Transportation’s] The commission granted the airline association’s request to suspend the rules and […]
Delta meltdown probed by feds as airline struggles days after global outage
The Transportation Department said Tuesday it was opening an investigation into Delta Air Lines after the company canceled more than 5,000 flights since Friday as it struggles to recover from a global cyber outage that has disrupted airlines around the world. While other airlines have been able to resume normal operations, Delta continues to cancel […]
Airline Bans Ex-Pastor For Allegedly Hitting His Wife On Plane Because She Got Upgraded To First Class: Affidavit
A former pastor faces a federal assault charge and an airline ban after he allegedly struck his wife in midair July 2 aboard an Alaska Airlines flight as they quarreled over a flight upgrade, an FBI special agent’s affidavit reads. Roger Allan Holmberg Sr. and his wife had been traveling from their Virginia home to […]
Woman Alleges United Airlines Removed Them From Flight After Misgendering Attendant, Airline Responds
A Texas woman claimed on social media Thursday that United Airlines blocked her family from boarding a flight due to a misunderstanding about a flight attendant’s gender. in video Jenna Longoria posted on social media about an incident in which she and her family were prevented from boarding a United Airlines flight from San Francisco […]
American Airlines flight attendants move closer to strike, fail to reach deal on new contract with airline
The union representing American Airlines Group Inc.’s flight attendants said Thursday that the latest round of talks with the airline this week did not result in an agreement. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents about 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants, said it was approaching a strike because the airline had not offered […]
The secret, ultra-elite airline status that’s nearly as good as flying private — and how you can get it
Your tank is waiting. We all know that status is important, especially when flying with established airlines like American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta, but the perks available to elite members are so limited that most passengers on regular flights don’t even know they exist. A Porsche to take you to the plane? OK. Unlimited […]
LIV Golf’s Ian Poulter rips British Airways after airline loses his clubs
Ian Poulter is scheduled to play in the LIV Golf Texas tournament this weekend but doesn’t have anything to play for now. The 48-year-old flew to Texas from Heathrow Airport earlier this week but without his clubs. Mid-flight, the airline emailed Poulter saying: “We’re pleased to inform you that your baggage was not accompanied today” […]
James Corden has verbal altercation with airline employee – and fellow fliers defend him
James Corden’s latest public controversy didn’t go as expected. On Sunday, the 45-year-old former “Late Late Show” host was photographed appearing to berate a British Airways employee after a rough journey from Faor, Portugal, to Britain, while other passengers rallied around him and insisted he was right. This is different from his previous public skirmishes. […]