Flyer asks social media users if you can buy 2 airline seats to avoid sitting next to strangers
One traveler asked on social media if passengers could buy an extra seat next to them on the plane. A user posted on the r/SouthwestAirlines forum: “People keep 'saving' the seats next to them because they don't want anyone to sit there. Big or small customers are not willing to buy another seat. Is it […]
‘It’s offensive’: GOP senator wages war on airline industry’s ‘discriminatory pricing’ targets
First appearance on Fox: Under a new bill introduced Tuesday by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, airlines would be prohibited from offering employees “incentives” or incentives related to additional airline amenity fees. Discriminatory pricing could also be prohibited. Hawley's bill, called the Airline Extortion Elimination Act, would allow airlines to charge passengers extra fees for services […]
Airline passenger shares rare move made by gate agent who rearranged seat assignments on flight
A Delta Air Lines passenger departing from St. Louis posted a photo on Reddit showing the gate agent acting wisely when it came to seat assignments. (St. Petersburg) Welcome to the Fox News Lifestyle Newsletter. Check out these top headlines. Top 3: airplane mode – Social media users are reacting after a Delta Air Lines […]
Passenger tries to hijack Mexican flight, steer it to the US after fighting flight attendant, storming cockpit, airline says
Passengers on a domestic Mexican flight reportedly tried to hijack the plane and pilot it toward the United States on Sunday morning. The suspect, a 31-year-old Mexican national identified by authorities only as Mario, attacked a flight attendant and tried to force his way into the cockpit in order to change flights, according to a […]
Passengers Stop Attempted Hijacking of Airline in Mexico — Man Tried to Divert Flight to U.S.
A Mexican airline has confirmed an attempted hijacking in which a man tried to divert the plane to the United States. No injuries were reported during the incident. Update: 4:15pm: Mexican authorities told Breitbart Texas that they arrested 31-year-old “Mario” on suspicion of attempting to hijack Volaris Flight 3041 on Sunday. Officials said the man […]
LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann cracks hilarious airline joke after seizing lead at Saudi International
Joaquin Niemann has played all over the world since joining LIV Golf, but has been unable to earn the all-important Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points there. He thought he could play enough events on the points-earning DP World Tour and Asian Tour to eventually find his way to a major championship. That approach paid […]
Airline execs grilled over soaring fees that make passengers ‘walking piggy banks to be shaken down’
Senators on Wednesday harshly criticized rising airfares for baggage and seat reservations, saying airlines are looking for new ways to extract more money from passengers. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, criticized the airlines in a hearing with executives from American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines and Frontier. […]
Airline passenger sparks debate after being seated near massive dog on plane: ‘Couldn’t move’
A plane traveler shared a series of videos of a large dog on social media, sparking a discussion on Reddit. “This is ridiculous,” the user captioned the post, titled “Bull Mastiff in Comfort+.” In a subreddit forum titled “r/delta,” users debated whether dogs of that size should be allowed on planes. Airplane passengers sitting in […]
Elon Musk’s Starlink partners with airline in Wi-Fi game changer
Elon Musk and Qatar Airways Group CEO discussed Starlink in a technology-enabled video call as the airline rolls out Starlink Wi-Fi onboard its flights. (Credit: Qatar Airways) Qatar Airways debuted Starlink Wi-Fi on one of its aircraft earlier this week. A Boeing 777 completed a long-distance flight from Doha to London on Tuesday, becoming the […]
Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Dies During Flight, Airline Says
Turkish Airlines said the pilot lost consciousness and died during a flight from Seattle to Istanbul. The plane is emergency landing at JFK Airport in Queens around 6 a.m. after medical intervention, 4NBC New York reports. (Related: Dozens of people vomit during flight, plane lands: report) “Our TC-LGR registered Airbus A350, operating flight TK204 from […]