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Southwest Airlines says it is ending cabin service earlier to reduce chance of injury
Southwest Airlines is ending its cabin service earlier starting next month. Beginning on Dec. 4, a company spokesperson says flight attendants will begin preparing the cabin for landing at an altitude of 18,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. The company says it’s making the changes to reduce the risk of in-flight turbulence injuries. For passengers, that means they will need...
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Senate report slams airlines for raking in billions in seat fees
The Senate panel is calling airline executives to testify next week about their carriers’ fees.
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection after the airline faced years of mounting losses, a failed merger and more demanding consumer tastes.
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What travelers need to know about Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the first major U.S. passenger carrier to do so since American Airlines 13 years ago.
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American Airlines flight ordered to make ‘expedited climb' to avoid crashing into mountain after Hawaii takeoff
Flight 298 departing from Honolulu for LA when it was ordered to expedite its climb to avoid crashing into mountainous terrain earlier this week.
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Spirit Airlines flight from Florida to Haiti diverted to Dominican Republic due to gunfire damage
A Spirit Airlines flight Florida to Haiti was diverted to the Dominican Republic on Monday after the aircraft was struck by gunfire when it attempted to land in Port-au-Prince.
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New automatic airline refund rules now in effect
Air travelers may have more rights on their side ahead of the holiday travel rush.
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Lufthansa fined record $4 million for discriminating against Jewish passengers
German airline Lufthansa was fined $4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation over allegations it discriminated against Jewish passengers.
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Qantas apologizes after explicit movie airs on every screen during Sydney-Tokyo flight
In the long list of issues with in-flight entertainment, passengers on a recent flight from Sydney to Tokyo may have been exposed to a new one: A sexually explicit movie playing on every screen.
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Video shows fire coming from Frontier flight after landing in Las Vegas
There were reports of smoke in the cockpit before the flight made a hard landing in Las Vegas, officials said.
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JetBlue to open airport lounges in New York and Boston in battle for big spenders
JetBlue joins Delta, American and United in opening airport lounges to cater to high-spending travelers.
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Delta passengers left with bloody noses, ears after severe cabin pressure issues
A spokesperson for the airline said that Flight 1203 from Salt Lake City to Portland, Oregon, was unable to pressurize above 10,000 feet.
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Pilots of an Alaska Airlines jet narrowly avoid a possible collision with a Southwest plane
Pilots of an Alaska Airlines jet aborted a takeoff in Nashville to avoid a possible collision with a Southwest Airlines plane.
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US airlines cool hiring after adding 194,000 employees in post-Covid spree
Hiring by U.S. airlines is cooling after the industry added tens of thousands of jobs to build up for the post-Covid travel surge.
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Engine troubles for airline Cathay Pacific force the cancellation of dozens of flights this week
Cathay Pacific has canceled nearly 70 flights since Monday after an engine issue forced a flight heading to Zurich to turn back around to Hong Kong, according to the BBC.
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Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes
Cash-strapped, low-cost and deep discounter airlines are putting off spending billions of dollars on new aircraft to save money as they try to return to steady profitability and face the impact of engine repairs.
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2 workers killed, 1 injured after incident at Delta maintenance facility
Delta did not specify the nature of the incident, but local reports said it may have involved an airplane tire explosion.
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Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
A plane with 62 people aboard has crashed into a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, but it’s not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed.
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Delta says chaos after CrowdStrike outage cost it $380 million in revenue
Delta Air Lines on Thursday said last month’s CrowdStrike outage and subsequent mass flight cancellations cost it some $550 million
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Proposed US rule bans airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit with their children
Under the proposal, released Thursday, U.S. and foreign carriers would be required to seat children ages 13 or younger next to a parent or accompanying adult for free.