Southwest Airlines charging to check bags for first time
Southwest is setting another beloved perk to the sun. The airline said Tuesday it would end its decades-old free bag check policy. Another break from tradition as the company tries to avoid progress from activist investors. Southwest's latest major change follows a months-long campaign from Elliott Investment Management, which won stock in the airline last […]
Bags fly free no more: Southwest Airlines to end free checked luggage policy
Austin (kxan) – Southwest Airlines will no longer allow bags to fly freely. The airline announced Tuesday that it will begin billing customers to check their packages in May. The airline will continue to offer two free check bags for quick rewards, as well as passengers flying A-List priority members and business-selection fares. A-list members […]
Flyers call on major airlines to implement ‘gate lice’ crackdowns similar to American Airlines’ policy
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United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest lands in Waco due to turbulence
The plane heading for Houston reports landing in Waco on Sunday as a result of a turbulent flow that sent five people to hospital. According to Flight Tracking website Flightaware, United Airlines Flight 5690, operated by SkyWest, on the CRJ-200, which left Springfield, Missouri just before 5pm. Turbulence was the result of a strong storm […]
5 passengers on United Airlines flight injured after plane hits severe turbulence, diverts to Texas airport
Reports say at least five passengers were injured on a Houston-bound United Airlines flight on Sunday night, as the plane was rushed into severe turbulence. The plane carrying 29 passengers and three crew members took off from Springfield, Missouri, but attacked the obstacle and was converted to Waco Regional Airport around 6:30pm. He told Springfield […]
BREAKING: American Airlines Flight 5342 collides midair with Sikorsky H-60 helicopter
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‘Gate lice’ crackdown on American Airlines sparks reactions on social media
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American Airlines Aborts Landing at D.C. Airport to Avoid Departing Plane
American Airlines flights from Boston landed at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC on Tuesday, avoiding planes departing from the same runway. “The air traffic controller has directed American Flight 2246 to do a go-around at Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) airport, ensuring that the aforementioned departure from the same runway as this aircraft,” the […]
American Airlines flight aborts landing at DC airport to avoid collision
The American Airlines jet has halted landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to avoid a collision with another plane Tuesday morning, aviation officials said. The flight saw another plane preparing to take off the runway and made a quick decision to pull up and perform a go-around operation that rose towards the sky. […]
United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Newark Airport
United Airlines flights carrying more than 200 people were forced to make an emergency landing at Newar Liberty International Airport early Tuesday, officials said. According to the airline, Flight 1544 took off from New Jersey Airport just before 6am, but after suffering from mechanical issues it returned to the flight about an hour later. The […]