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An unruly passenger aboard a United Airlines flight to Florida assaulted a flight attendant and then managed to partially open the main cabin door before other passengers, including an off-duty US Marshal, subdued him in a terrifying incident that coul…
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Real Life Snakes On a Plane: Slithering Serpent Spotted Above Passengers During Middle of Flight
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A real case of snakes on a plane occurred recently when passengers onboard an AirAsia flight Kuala Lumpur to Tawau spotted the reptile slithering along a translucent light panel above their heads. As soon as the Captain became aware of the stowaway rou…
United Airlines Infuriates Powerful Flight Attendant Union By Firing Two Union Reps Over Mask Dispute
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United Airlines has taken the “unbelievable” step of firing two key union reps following a string of recent dismissals of veteran crew members, the powerful Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) blasted in a recent update to its members. The union…
Work For Free? Flight Attendants Demand to be Paid For Boarding in New Online Campaign
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An online petition to get airlines to pay flight attendants for boarding has amassed more than 100,000 signatures in a little over a week since it went live. Flight attendants at many U.S.-based airlines are only paid from the moment the aircraft door …
In Pictures: Finnair Unveils Brand New Business Class and Premium Economy Cabins
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After a pandemic induced delay, Helsinki-based Finnair has finally unveiled its eagerly anticipated new long-haul cabin including a brand new lounge-style Business Class seat and the airline’s first foray into the lucrative world of Premium Economy. Th…
Sacked Virgin Atlantic Pilot Wins £90,000 Payout Over False Claim He Fell Asleep at the Wheel
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A disgraced Virgin Atlantic pilot who was sacked by the airline for his alleged underperformance during simulator training has won an £89,000 compensation payout for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal. Captain Mike Lawson had claimed that the a…
Man Arrested On Suspicion of Raping Seat Mate in Business Class of United Airlines Flight to London
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A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a female passenger in the Business Class cabin of a United Airlines flight from Newark (EWR) to London Heathrow (LHR). The alleged serious sexual assault occurred during an overnight flight on …
Cathay Pacific’s Aircrew Will Now Be Electronically Tagged When They Return to Hong Kong
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Some of Cathay Pacific’s aircrew will be electronically tagged when they return to their home base in Hong Kong in yet another Orwellian twist of the territory’s dramatic pandemic response. Local officials are under increasing pressure to bring Hong Ko…
Shin Bet Delegation in Dubai in Attempt to Break Deadlock Over Airliner Security Squabble
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A delegation from Israel’s Shin Bet security service has been in Dubai for several days it was revealed on Tuesday in an attempt to break a deadlock with local officials over security arrangements for Israeli airlines flying out of the emirate. Shin Be…
Wife of Slain American Airlines Executive Admits Love Triangle ‘Murder for Hire’ Plot
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The widow of a senior American Airlines executive has pleaded guilty to orchestrating her husband’s murder by convincing a man with whom she was having an affair to shoot him seven times at close range. Jennifer Lynne Faith, 49, of Oak Cliff, Texas, pl…
Wife of Slain American Airlines Executive Admits Love Triangle ‘Murder for Hire’ Plot
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The widow of a senior American Airlines executive has pleaded guilty to orchestrating her husband’s murder by convincing a man with whom she was having an affair to shoot him seven times at close range. Jennifer Lynne Faith, 49, of Oak Cliff, Texas, pl…
Finnair Cabin Crew Threaten to Cause Half Term Travel Chaos With Two Week Walk Out Over Pay Cuts
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Finnair cabin crew have threatened to stage a two-week walkout if the airline attempts to steamroll through permanent pay cuts that could see average flight attendant wages plummet by as much as 6 per cent. The Automobile and Transport Workers Union fi…
Frontier and Spirit Announce Merger Plan to Become the 5th Largest Airline in the U.S.
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Frontier and Spirit Airlines have announced a plan to merge the two carriers into the 5th largest airline in the United States. If the definitive merger agreement is approved by competition regulators, the new combined airline would also be the largest…
Pension Fund Divests Stake in Wizz Air in ‘Human Rights’ Dispute Over How Employees Are Treated
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A Danish pension fund says it will ditch its investment in Europe’s Wizz Air over alleged breaches of “human and labor rights”. The Hungarian low-cost carrier has come in for fierce criticism over its refusal to acknowledge the rights of workers to for…
Australia Will Reopen to Fully Vaccinated Tourists On February 21 After Two Year Pandemic Ban
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Australia will fully reopen to fully vaccinated foreign tourists and business travellers after a nearly two-year-long pandemic travel ban. It had been widely reported that Australia planned to further ease border restrictions before the Easter holidays…
Thousands of Slot Machines Could be Coming to Baltimore (BWI) International Airport Under Proposed Bill
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Thousands of slot machines could be coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) if a bill proposed by two Republican Maryland lawmakers is passed. Lead sponsor, Baltimore County Delegate Ric Metzgar, R-District 6, has f…
Homophobic Lawmakers In This City Want to Change the Airport’s ‘GAY’ International Code
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Lawmakers in India want to change the official airport code for the holy city of Gaya in the state of Bihar because they believe it is “offensive” and “embarrassing”. Gaya’s internationally recognised three-letter airport code is GAY. Airports have bee…
Israel’s Shin Bet Security Service to Ban Airlines From Flying to Dubai Due to Disagreement With Emiratis
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Israel’s internal Shin Bet security service is reportedly planning to ban Israeli airlines from flying to Dubai amidst a disagreement with local officials over security arrangements at Dubai International Airport (DXB). Axios Middle East Correspondent …
British Airways Admits its Reevaluating Configuration of Flagship Airbus A350 Jets and A380’s
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British Airways has admitted that it is reevaluating the configuration of its flagship Airbus A350 aircraft because it is so challenging for cabin crew to work on. The airline chose a particularly densified cabin layout for its A350’s and just before t…
Delta Air Lines Pushes Attorney General For National ‘No Fly’ List For Unruly Passengers
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Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian has written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to push for a “comprehensive” no-fly list for unruly passengers that would bar any person convicted of an onboard disruptive incident from traveling on any …