I got a free staycation in Italy from American Airlines — and made $3,600
Mamma Mia! A Philadelphia woman who was having the best time in Naples, Italy, ended up getting a free extension on her dream trip thanks to airline overbooking. Susan Berry, a 36-year-old photographer, was told that American Airlines had not only overbooked her return flight on August 4, but had also overbooked flights on the […]
Ex-Southwest Airlines agent accused of stealing $79K in flight vouchers
A former Southwest Airlines customer service representative from Missouri has been charged with theft for allegedly printing $79,000 worth of travel tickets for personal and commercial use. According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital from the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office, Brooklyn Jones used her position as a customer service representative for Southwest […]
Singapore Airlines First Class video review goes viral
They can’t have nice things. A travel TikTok user left viewers in awe after detailing their experience flying in a first-class suite, widely considered one of the most luxurious in the sky and roughly the size of a New York City studio apartment. The Cambodian patron, known on the popular social media app as Pithor, […]
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in NYC due to overflowing bathroom
Talk about a terrible flight. An American Airlines flight bound for Spain was forced to make an emergency stop in New York City on Wednesday after an onboard toilet began overflowing, authorities said. The FAA said the bathroom issue first emerged shortly after the plane took off from Dallas. On Wednesday, a flight from Dallas […]
‘I’m sure we’ve lost passengers’: Alaska Airlines flight attendants detail terrifying panel blowout incident
Flight attendants recently provided details about the incident that occurred on January 5th aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which was traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, when a door panel flew off during the flight. Fox Business report. The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing Tuesday about the horrific accident on a Boeing […]
Egypt asks its airlines to avoid Iran airspace for three hours on Thursday
Amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, Egypt instructed all its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours early on Thursday. A NOTAM, a safety notice distributed to pilots on Wednesday, said the instructions were in effect between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. GMT. No further details were given about why the notice was […]
Boeing execs, others grilled at hearing as feds probe Alaska Airlines midair blowout
Boeing said Tuesday it plans to make design changes to prevent future cabin panel ruptures in mid-air like the one that occurred on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 jet in January, marking the company’s second major crisis in recent years. Boeing’s senior vice president of quality, Elizabeth Lund, said the company is working on […]
Microsoft blames Delta Airlines for failing to recover quickly after global outage
Microsoft on Tuesday criticized Delta Airlines after it struggled for days to recover from a global cyber outage that caused the cancellation of more than 6,000 flights. The flight disruptions left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded and cost Atlanta-based airlines an estimated $500 million in losses. Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC last week […]
Frontier Airlines Pilot Arrested, Removed from Plane in Handcuffs
A Frontier Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from a flight by Houston, Texas, police on suspicion of assault and domestic violence, according to a shocking video filmed by a traveler. The incident happened at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, with footage showing 45-year-old Seymour Walker being escorted off the plane in handcuffs. A […]
Frontier Airlines pilot dragged off flight by cops
Shocking video footage captured the moment Houston police dragged a Frontier Airlines pilot out of a plane in handcuffs and into the back of a police car. According to Storyful, Seymour Walker, 45, was arrested Thursday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on suspicion of domestic violence. Houston Police Department officers arrested Walker on […]