Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) No one enjoys enduring an airport layover. However, very few people go as far as to threaten to blow up an international airport over the lack of direct flights to their preferred destination. As KLAS reported, an angry passenger in Las Vegas on Monday not only said he wanted to … Read more
Photo: Kevin Carter (Getty Images) Frequent flyer miles are meant to serve as a reward for loyalty toward a specific airline but have evolved into a quasi-currency unilaterally regulated by the whims of airline executives. The U.S. Department of Transportation launched an inquiry into the miles programs of the country’s four major carriers: American Airlines, … Read more
Unruly passengers make the frustrating experience of flying even more stressful, but these customers don’t suddenly become rowdy when they step on the plane. A 31-year-old woman became irate at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago after reportedly missing a flight on July 30. Local police noted that the woman fled the scene and is still … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) The airline-riding public wants to see unruly passengers banned from flying, but what happens when the wrong person is kept off a plane? Erin Wright took to TikTok last week to discuss how American Airlines kept her off a June flight from New Mexico to New Orleans. The carrier told … Read more
The U.S. doesn’t have the kinds of true budget airlines seen in Europe, but for years, flights on Spirit, Frontier, Southwest and other low-cost airlines have been a godsend for people who need to fly on a budget. More recently, though, tickets from those budget carriers have been getting more expensive, and previously profitable airlines … Read more
Southwest Airlines is about to start assigning seats on flights and sell some with extra legroom. The changes are being made in an effort to appeal to more passengers who skip it for other airlines like Delta, United and American. Additionally, the plan will serve as a way to fend off an activist investor who … Read more
Delta Air Lines is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection on the heels of it canceling hundreds of flights for a fifth straight day after a software update bug from CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft systems around the globe. Airlines Have to Pay Up for Poor Service Transportation Secretary Mayor … Read more
Photo: Robert Smith | MI News/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Scorching temperatures on the ground this summer (and for every summer hereafter) are causing soda cans to explode on Southwest Airlines planes, injuring at least 20 flight attendants. The cans are baking in the sun while waiting on the tarmac to be loaded, then blowing up when … Read more
Cybersecurity software Crowdstrike experienced a global outage on Friday, causing problems in a variety of industries, from financial to air travel and even taking down emergency services in some areas. It was an absolute disaster that, among other things, left thousands of travelers stranded, and it’s still causing canceled flights. On Friday alone, airlines canceled … Read more
Air travel in the U.S. is a busy business, one that sees 45,000 flights serving 2.9 million each day, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Our frenzied skies got a little calmer early Friday morning however, as the CrowdStrike software outage impacted United, Delta and American Airlines—the three largest airlines in the U.S. Airlines Have … Read more
