What’s Next For Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard While Alaska Plans Ahead? – Beat of Hawaii
Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines are rapidly merging in more ways than one each day, leaving many cardholders, including ourselves, wondering about the future of the Hawaiian Miles Mastercard. For current cardholders and future cardholders, this question is obvious. Should I keep my Hawaiian Airlines card as the renewal date approaches, or apply for a […]
The airlines with the best on-time arrival records
Mexican airline Aeromexico achieved the world's best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to an annual ranking released Thursday. Delta Air Lines received the highest score of any U.S. airline despite a computer glitch that caused thousands of flight cancellations in July. Aviation data provider Cirium said: report Almost 87% of Aeromexico flights arrived […]
Turkish Airlines’ flights are riddled with bedbugs, passengers say
Passengers on several Turkish Airlines flights reported bed bugs crawling on their seats and falling out of the cabin, and the airline said the infestations were removed, according to the report. In March last year, 36-year-old Patience Titcombe claimed she noticed a small insect crawling on her seat after boarding a Turkish Airlines flight from […]
Biden ‘deeply saddened’ by Jeju Airlines accident in South Korea
President Biden said he was “deeply saddened” by the Jeju Air disaster in South Korea, which killed nearly 180 people. “Jill and I are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life in the Jeju Air disaster in Muan, South Korea,” Biden said in a statement Sunday. “As close allies, the American people share […]
Air Canada, KLM flights narrowly avoid disaster after Jeju Airlines crash
Two more planes narrowly escaped disaster after a Jeju Air plane crashed into a deadly fireball after failing to make a belly landing in South Korea on Saturday. An Air Canada plane narrowly escaped an accident after landing at a Nova Scotia airport Saturday night, but a landing gear failure caused it to skid off […]
Alaska Airlines passenger walks onto wing of plane after opening emergency exit in new video
Newly released video shows the shocking moment an “uneasy” Alaska Airlines passenger opens the emergency exit, steps away from oblivious Washington airport staff and climbs onto the plane's wing leg. The woman opened the emergency exit door shortly after Flight 323 from Milwaukee landed on the tarmac and stopped at the gate at Seattle-Tacoma International […]
Putin apologizes over 'tragic' Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over the “tragic” Azerbaijani plane crash that killed 38 people on board, but denied responsibility for the incident. According to a Kremlin reading of the call, President Putin told Aliyev: “I apologize for the fact that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace, […]
Russia being blamed for Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed hundreds of miles off course, killing dozens
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, killing more than 30 passengers, and aviation and Ukrainian authorities are blaming Russia for the deadly crash, reports say. . Kazakh authorities said the Embraer 190 passenger plane, which was flying from Azerbaijan to Russia, had 62 passengers and five crew members […]
Leon Panetta suggests it's 'pretty clear' Russia 'responsible' for Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta has speculated that Russian air defenses may have been responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash in Kazakhstan earlier this week that killed 38 people and injured all 29 survivors. “Looking at all the preliminary evidence here, there is no question other than that the Russians used some […]
Azerbaijan Airlines blames deadly plane crash on ‘external interference’ as Russia speculation grows
Azerbaijan Airlines has suspended flights to eight more Russian airports after a plane scheduled to carry passengers from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Russia's Grozny crashed “due to external physical and technical interference.” announced. According to reports, a Russian anti-aircraft missile may have caused the disaster. Flights from Baku to eight Russian airports have been suspended […]