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Alaska Airlines tech issue briefly grounds planes in Seattle, disrupts bookings on Cyber Monday
Alaska Airlines says an unspecified technology issue caused the temporary grounding of flights in Seattle and continuing problems with booking flights online.
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Southwest Airlines to end cabin service earlier on flights to reduce chance of injury
Southwest Airlines is ending cabin service earlier to reduce the risk of in-flight turbulence injuries. The company says beginning on Dec. 4, flight attendants will start preparing the cabin for landing at an altitude of 18,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. For passengers, that means returning their seats to an upright position and other pre-landing procedures earlier than before. While...
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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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United Airlines passenger attacks a man mid-flight from SFO to DC
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., left passengers frightened when one of the travelers assaulted a deaf, nonverbal man who was asleep on the aircraft on Monday. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.
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United Airlines passenger attacks a man mid-flight from SFO to Dulles
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport left passengers frightened when one of the travelers assaulted a deaf, nonverbal man who was asleep on the aircraft on Monday.
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United Airlines passenger attacks a man mid-flight from SFO to Dulles
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport left passengers frightened when one of the travelers assaulted a deaf, nonverbal man who was asleep on the aircraft on Monday. Jodi Hernandez reports.
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American Airlines tests new boarding system to deter ‘gate lice'
American Airlines is cracking down on people who crowd the boarding area ahead of their assigned group.
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American Airlines tests new boarding system to deter ‘gate lice'
American Airlines is cracking down on people who crowd the boarding area ahead of their assigned group.
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Rush of support for group behind shirt that got Bay Area veteran removed from flight
The story of a Marine veteran who was asked to get off a Delta Air Lines flight at San Francisco International Airport because of her T-shirt has sparked outrage – and support.
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Outrage over Marine veteran removed from flight over T-shirt leads to rush of support for group helping vets
The Til Valhalla Project, which uses proceeds from the sale of shirts and other merchandise to create memorials for fallen service members, has seen a spike in sales since the incident. Garvin Thomas reports.
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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.