Woman Says She Was Escorted off Alaska Airlines For 'Inappropriate' Outfit
Alaska Airlines' website states its dress code is "casual" but confirmed the final say over what meets that requirement rests with the staff.
Woman Removed From JetBlue Flight In Handcuffs After Refusing to Wear Mask
The woman insisted she had "not done anything wrong" after allegedly removing her mask on multiple occasions.
Shocked Passengers Spot Tarantula Crawling Around a Plane Mid-flight
Move over snakes and Samuel L. Jackson, now there are tarantulas on a plane as a horrifying viral TikTok clip shows.
Alaska Airlines Offers Cash to Vaccinated Employees
Meanwhile, unvaccinated staff members will now have to submit to a new testing protocol and participate in a mandatory vaccine education program.
Which Airlines Are Assisting in Afghanistan Evacuation Mission
Alaska Airlines is the latest company to offer up services to the humanitarian effort, joining six other airlines.
Delta Air Lines to Fine Employees $200 a Month if They Don't Get Vaccinated
The airline will also stop providing paid sick leave for unvaccinated employees who get COVID-19.
Southwest Doubts Third-Quarter Profit Without Federal Assistance
The prediction makes Southwest the second U.S. airline to temper expectations because of the Delta variant.
Spirit Customers Claim They Were Given $50 Vouchers After Flights Canceled
A company spokesperson has said customers would receive refunds during the ongoing flight disruptions.
Spirit Airlines Names Myriad Reasons for Recent Rash of Canceled Flights
The airline had already canceled more than half its flights for Wednesday by 11 a.m. EDT, due to widespread system outages, poor weather and staffing shortages.
Airline Reverses on Discipline for Flight Crew That Duct Taped Passenger
"Frontier Airlines maintains the utmost value, respect, concern and support for all of our flight attendants," a spokeswoman from the airline said.
CDC Warns of COVID Risk in More Countries; Where Americans Can Safely Go
Countries such as Greece and Ireland were added to the CDC's Level 4 warning list, are nations that have more than 500 COVID cases per 100,000 residents in the last 28 days.
Spirit Airlines Cancels Nearly One-Third of Flights
According to FlightAware, at least 5,000 flights have been delayed on most days since early July. Among the airlines with the biggest problems are American, Southwest and Spirit.
Passengers Stranded After Mass Spirit Airlines Flight Cancellations
Spirit Airlines flights in major cities across the East Coast have been canceled and the reasons remain unclear.
American Samoa Teacher of the Year Claims Alabama Airport Discrimination
The teacher said she and another teacher of color were treated much differently from a white colleague.
Fuel Shortage at U.S. Airports May Last Until Mid-August: American Airlines
The shortages showed up first in the west, according to the airline, where they could affect efforts to fight wildfires.
Vaccine Passport: The Government Can't Share Your Data, But Airlines Can
"American Airlines' privacy policy's language is unclear enough that I cannot be sure that they won't share my health information to their email marketing provider," John Morris, an expert in privacy law with the Brookings Institution told Newsweek.
Investigations Into Unruly Airline Passengers Have Increased Since 2020
Of the thousands of unruly passenger instances reported to the FAA, over half relate to noncompliance with mask mandates.
JetBlue Flight Canceled After Pilots Admit They're 'Tapped Out'—Passenger
Emily Galvin-Almanza said she and other passengers were about to board when gate agents said the flight was canceled because the pilots were too exhausted.
COVID Relief Funds Help Delta Avoid $678 Million Revenue Loss
This was Delta's first reported quarterly profit since the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the airline industry in 2020.
Tomi Lahren Joins in Controversial Nazi Comparisons Over COVID Rules
The Fox News personality said that some flight attendants "take their job as the mask police to extremes."
New Service Invites VIPs to Fly Private And Get a Porsche
A new luxury lifestyle partnership gives VIPs access to concierge, private plane and high-end car rental services.
Transportation Dept. Wants Airlines to Refund Fees for Lost Luggage
The Transportation Department plans to release the proposal in the next few days, and it could be enacted by the summer of 2022.
Fewer Than 1 in 40 Airline Passengers Who Refuse to Wear Mask Face Fines
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has received around 3,100 reports of "unruly behavior by passengers" since January. More than 2,300 of those relate to face masks.
Europe's Largest Airline Sues U.K. Over 'Unpredictable' Travel Restrictions
The U.K. government allowed nonessential travel in May after months of lockdown but has discouraged travel to popular vacation destinations like Spain, France, Greece and the U.S.
Passing Plane Drops Frozen Block of Poo Over Town, Shocking Residents
"We were just thankful no one was walking past," recalled one witness. "It could've killed someone."
Belarusian President Lukashenko Suggests Families Should Have Weapons
He made the comments during a meeting to discuss the country's military.
Woman Wakes Up on Plane to Discover She Flew 1,200 Miles the Wrong Way
Despite scanning her boarding pass at the gate, airline staff failed to notice the 25-year-old was embarking on the wrong flight.
Airline Crews Battle Rattlesnakes Squatting in Grounded Fleet of Planes
Qantas engineers have devised a so-called "wheel whacker" to clear the planes of unwelcome desert pests.
Buttigieg Urges Civility as Passengers Confront Flight Attendants on Masks
"Remember what they have been through...make sure to show some appreciation and respect," said the U.S. transportation secretary on Sunday.
At Least 8 Europe-Based Airlines Avoiding Belarus After Journalist Arrest
The EU imposed sanctions on Belarus following the arrest of activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich, banning Belarusian airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc.