[ad_1] A pilot from another airline helped land a Southwest Airlines flight that left early Wednesday from Las Vegas after its captain became “incapacitated” and required medical attention, according to the airline and radio traffic data, in an episode that surprised some passengers who had no clue a pilot had …
Read More »Delta flight makes emergency landing over engine issues after smoke fills cabin
[ad_1] A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday after the plane’s cabin appeared to fill with smoke, the airline said. Smoke fills the cabin of Delta Flight 2846 from Atlanta to Los Angeles on …
Read More »Flights into Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport disrupted by fuel pump fire
[ad_1] A fuel pump caught fire at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Friday, forcing a ground stop and hundreds of flight delays at one of the nation’s busiest hubs, officials said. By 4 p.m. CST, there had been at least 755 delays of flights into or out of DFW, which …
Read More »Airline passengers to receive more than $600 million in refunds
[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered six airlines to pay a total of more than $600 million in refunds to customers who had their travel plans canceled or delayed during what has been a challenging year for carriers in the U.S. and abroad. Frontier Airlines leads the list …
Read More »Thanksgiving travelers are changing up their strategies this year
[ad_1] More people are expected on airplanes and highways over Thanksgiving than last year, but changing habits around work and play might spread out the crowds and reduce the usual amount of holiday travel stress. Travel experts say the pandemic and the ability of many people to work remotely has …
Read More »X-ray shows live cat trapped in checked luggage at JFK airport
[ad_1] A TSA agent in New York City spotted a live feline trapped inside checked luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport — but safely got the cat out of the bag, authorities said Tuesday. The orange tabby’s brush with potential tragedy happened on Nov. 16 when the bag was …
Read More »Pennsylvania man arrested after TSA found a loaded gun in his bag at Newark Airport
[ad_1] Police said they arrested a man on Thursday after TSA officers stopped him with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at Newark Liberty International Airport. TSA officers detected the 9mm handgun loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber, in the traveler’s bag on Thanksgiving. The man, …
Read More »Holiday airline ticket prices rise as service cuts continue
[ad_1] Airlines’ service cuts that ramped up this summer show no sign of relenting this holiday season, leaving more travelers likely to pay higher fares for fuller planes at crowded airports. Service has been slashed in half from pre-pandemic levels at 59 small and regional U.S. airports, according to the …
Read More »1,300 Southwest Airlines pilots march on picket line, say they’re overworked and underpaid
[ad_1] More than 1,300 Southwest Airlines pilots stood on a picket line Tuesday in Dallas, sounding off about what they say are unfair working conditions and inadequate pay, according to the pilots’ union. “The Pilots of Southwest have been in contract negotiations with the company for more two years with …
Read More »American Airlines cites pilot shortage in decision to stop flying to 4 airports
[ad_1] A pilot shortage has prompted American Airlines to end services beginning in September to some airports in Iowa, New York and Ohio, the company has announced. The services, according to a company statement to NBC News on Wednesday, will cease Sept. 7 at the Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa; …
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