The surprising ways Clear is expanding beyond airports
Clear is designed to help customers speed through airport security check-in by getting to the front of the line, but the tech company now sees much broader uses for it, including in retail, online and even in the healthcare industry. “It just didn’t make sense to me to take a card out of my wallet […]
Nigerian unions shut down national grid and airports as indefinite strike begins | Nigeria
Nigeria’s main labour unions have launched an indefinite strike against the government’s failure to agree on a minimum wage, shut down the national electricity grid, disrupted airline services and blocked entrances to parliament. A minimum wage of 30,000 naira (£15) per month, agreed in 2019, expired in April this year. Trade unions are calling for […]
Ex-NFL Pro Bowler TJ Ward calls airports ‘scam,’ says TSA searches him due to his ‘man parts’
Super Bowl champion TJ Ward sent a message to all his X followers after a rather unpleasant trip at the airport. “Airports are a scam. TSA is a scam,” Ward, a former NFL safety who spent eight seasons in the league, posted on X last Friday. “All these rules are meaningless.” Many people remember the […]
E-gates ‘back online’ after chaos at Heathrow and other UK airports | Air transport
A nationwide technical glitch affecting British Border Force electronic gates caused delays for passengers at a number of UK airports on Tuesday. Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol airports all confirmed there were problems with passengers crossing their borders on Tuesday night. Early Wednesday morning, the Interior Ministry announced that the electronic gates […]
Indonesia volcano eruption spreads ash to Malaysia and shuts airports | Volcanoes
The eruption of a remote Indonesian volcano has forced the closure of more than half a dozen airports and ash has spread as far as Malaysia, officials said, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people due to fears of a tsunami. It is in a hurry. Mount Luang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava […]
Southwest Airlines To Fire 2,000 Employees, Cancel Service To Four Airports
Southwest Airlines issued a press statement Thursday declaring their intention to fire around 2,000 employees and cancel service to four airports following financial difficulties. “[W]e are implementing cost control initiatives, including limiting hiring and offering voluntary time off programs. We now expect to end 2024 with approximately 2,000 fewer Employees as compared with the end […]
Southwest Cuts Jobs, Quits Four Airports Due to Boeing Woes
Southwest Airlines plans to cut jobs and suspend operations at four airports while cutting flights at other airports to cut costs amid continued turmoil at Boeing Co. Southwest Airlines said on Thursday that delays in deliveries from Boeing Co. (which uses Boeing 737s) led to cost-cutting measures, with a “first-quarter loss of $231 million, ahead […]
Southwest Airlines To Lay Off 2,000 Employees, Halt Service At 4 Airports
(Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) James Myers of OAN1:16 PM – Thursday, April 25, 2024 Southwest Airlines announced it will lay off approximately 2,000 employees and close operations at four different airports around the world. advertisement The popular airline announced the news on Thursday, causing anxiety among Southwest Airlines […]
Southwest Airlines to end service at four airports, fire 2,000 employees
DALLAS — American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both posted losses in the first quarter, and Southwest Airlines said Thursday it would limit hiring and close operations at four airports. Southwest Airlines expects to end this year with 2,000 fewer employees than at the beginning of the year. Airlines are grappling with rising labor costs and […]
New California bill would restrict line-skipping service ‘Clear’ at airports in name of equity
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com A new bill being proposed in California would restrict rapid security screening company Clear from operating at the state’s airports, but its proponents say the service would effectively be used by wealthy people at the Transportation Security Administration. (TSA) argues that it raises questions of fairness given that […]