Alaska Air crew feared passengers were lost in mid-air blowout: testimony
Alaska Airlines flight attendants feared passengers could be sucked out of the plane in the chaos that followed a mid-air panel rupture on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet on Jan. 5, according to shocking testimony released Tuesday by safety experts. The comments, gleaned from interviews with unnamed crew members, are part of thousands of […]
Spirit Airlines blames steep losses on ‘intense’ competition for budget passengers
Spirit Airlines on Thursday reported a steep second-quarter loss due to fierce competition in the low-cost airline industry. The disappointing earnings report came a day after Spirit Airlines, known for its incredibly cheap fares and bare-bones amenities, announced it would launch premium flight packages. “Continued fierce competition for price-conscious leisure travelers further strengthens our belief […]
Car plunges off California’s Devil’s Slide cliff into ocean, killing three passengers: cops
Three people were killed Friday when a car plunged off a cliff into the ocean near Devil’s Slide on California’s famed Highway 1. Police received a call about a single-vehicle accident just before noon that day, and police, firefighters and other emergency personnel were mobilized to assist with the cliff rescue. According to SFGate. The […]
Spirit Airlines employee has meltdown on passengers waiting for delayed flight
A Spirit Airlines gate agent was captured on video yelling at a disgruntled passenger to “shut up” after he became irate after waiting for hours to board a delayed flight. The heated exchange at Hollywood Burbank Airport in California began when a passenger attempting to board a morning flight that had been delayed by more […]
American Airlines passengers stop to grab carry-ons during evacuation, despite orders to ‘leave everything’
The plane was evacuated at San Francisco International Airport after smoke was released from a laptop in checked luggage, local news outlet KTVU Fox 2 reports. Credit: Jan Jankai via Storyful Video taken during the evacuation of an American Airlines plane shows passengers rushing to retrieve their luggage rather than exit the plane after a […]
Chicago Man Robbed Train Passengers in Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crime
A Chicago-area man has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly yelled anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at passengers on a train before stabbing and robbing them, police said. Leondes Williams, 36, approached a group of two young men and a woman who were dancing together at the Archer Station on the CTA’s Orange Line just […]
Air travel is getting worse, passengers tell US Transportation Department
Judging by the number of consumer complaints filed with the U.S. government, air travel got even more disastrous last year. The Department of Transportation said Friday that it received nearly 97,000 complaints in 2023, up from about 86,000 the previous year. The department said it received so many complaints that it took until July to […]
JetBlue passengers enter screaming match onboard flight from JFK Airport to the Dominican Republic
It was runway turbulence! Tempers flared on a JetBlue flight when an impatient passenger, upset about there being “too many kids” on board, got into a heated argument with an uptight mother and her teenage son. On June 23, the plane was preparing to depart from JFK Airport for Cibao International Airport in the Dominican […]
American Airlines workers on leave after kicking black NY passengers off flight over body odor
American Airlines has placed several employees on administrative leave following a lawsuit filed by three black New Yorkers who were removed from a flight to John F. Kennedy Airport over complaints of body odor. American Airlines CEO Robert Isom announced the disciplinary action in a memo to employees this week, which also blamed a problematic […]
NYPD looking for man who allegedly threatened Zionist passengers
Anti-Israel protesters are being chased by authorities after masked men took over a subway car and demanded that Zionists on board identify themselves, New York Police said. The NYPD released a photo of the suspect and asked the public to help investigators identify him so he can be charged with extortion. He yelled, “Raise your […]