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You may never have wondered this question but how flight attendants go about disposing of unwanted coffee is causing quite a debate at United Airlines and it’s for a pretty disgusting reason that involves human faecal matter. Unlike in a domestic kitch…
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Qatar Airways Secures First Win in Dispute With Planemaker Airbus
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A British judge has ordered French planemaker Airbus to delay the cancellation of a multi-billion-dollar order for 50 A321neo aircraft with Doha-based Qatar Airways. Airbus has revoked the $6 billion order in an ongoing and bitter dispute with Qatar Ai…
Pay to access the Star Alliance lounge in Los Angeles
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Star Alliance has announced that it is opening up its highly regarded branded lounge in Los Angeles (LAX) to paying customers. Late last year, the alliance started allowing travelers to access its branded lounge in Buenos Airlines and now it looks like…
Pay to access the Star Alliance lounge in Los Angeles
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Star Alliance has announced that it is opening up its highly regarded branded lounge in Los Angeles (LAX) to paying customers. Late last year, the alliance started allowing travelers to access its branded lounge in Buenos Airlines and now it looks like…
Brandon doesn’t get to go: man with offensive face mask booted
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It turns out that Brandon doesn’t get to go, as a man with a Let’s Go Brandon face mask was booted off a recent flight. The offensive (to some) face mask is, according to this airline, against FAA regulations.
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British Airways announces a new service to New York
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British Airways has announced plans to launch a new daily service between London Heathrow and Newark Liberty later this year as the airline continues to revive its long-haul network following two years in the doldrums.
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Airbus Still Wants to Patch Up Broken Relationship With Qatar Airways in Bitter Paint Dispute
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Aircraft manufacturer Airbus still wants to patch up its broken relationship with Qatar Airways even as the two sides gear up for a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit in London’s High Court. Speaking at the Singapore Air Show on Thursday, Airbus chief execut…
Airbus Still Wants to Patch Up Broken Relationship With Qatar Airways in Bitter Paint Dispute
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Aircraft manufacturer Airbus still wants to patch up its broken relationship with Qatar Airways even as the two sides gear up for a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit in London’s High Court. Speaking at the Singapore Air Show on Thursday, Airbus chief execut…
United will resume its San Francisco – Melbourne route in May
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United Airlines hasn’t operated either of its routes between the United States and Melbourne since the pandemic put life on pause but in a move that appears to be aimed at getting a head start on Qantas, the airline has now scheduled the return of its …
Hot Pursuit: Bike cop chases woman on motorized suitcase around Florida airport
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A wild scene unfolded at a Florida airport when an intoxicated woman riding a motorized suitcase led police on a chase through the terminal. She was eventually apprehended, arrested and managed to later defecate in the back of the police car.
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American Airlines employee stabbed after fight with coworker at airport
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Massachusetts State Police are investigating a violent encounter between two American Airlines employees earlier this week where one was stabbed. One man was taken into custody.
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Emirates Flight to Washington Flew Low and Fast Over Dubai and Cockpit Voice Recorder Has Been ‘Overwritten’
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An Emirates operated Boeing 777-300 with 374 passengers and crew onboard flew low and fast over a densely populated and high-rise area of Dubai before eventually gaining altitude only after it was over the Arabian Gulf, accident investigators have admi…
Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Administration in Bid to End Airline Face Mask Mandate
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Biden administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an attempt to upend the national face mask mandate for public transportation including on ai…
Federal Judge Orders American Airlines and Southwest to Let Autistic Boy Travel Without a Face Mask
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A federal judge has ordered American Airlines and Southwest to let a four-year-old boy who suffers from Autism travel without a face mask after both carriers denied the child and his father a medical exemption. The order by U.S. District Judge Patti Sa…
Alaska Airlines Enters the Subscription Economy With Annual Flight Pass for Californian Travelers
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Alaska Airlines is the first-ever U.S.-based carrier to enter the subscription economy with the launch of a new ‘Flight Pass’ subscription service with prices starting from $49 per month for six flights across California. From meal kits to shavers and …
Alaska Airlines introduces a Flight Pass for California, Nevada & Arizona
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Well, this is new! Alaska Airlines has announced that it is introducing a subscription-based product designed to allow frequent flyers to save as they use the airline to fly within California, Nevada, and Arizona. ‘Flight Pass’ is already live with sub…
Iberia confirms two new routes to the United States & returns to San Francisco
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Back in November, Iberia announced that it had plans to launch two new routes between Madrid and the United States from April 2022. The new routes were to serve Dallas and Washington D.C. but at the time of the original announcement no schedule informa…
The new Emirates lounge dedicated to unaccompanied minors
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In recent years, a number of airlines have stopped offering dedicated services for unaccompanied minors but Emirates appears to be bucking that trend with the announcement of a new Dubai lounge for the exclusive use of young passengers who are travelin…
El Al Israel Airlines Will Run Inflight Prayer Sessions On Long-Haul Flights to the United States
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El Al Israel Airlines plans to run organized inflight prayer sessions in the rear galley on long-haul flights to the United States. The concept is being trialled in an effort to prevent Orthodox Jewish passengers from blocking the aisles and disrupting…
Are adjustable seat bottoms the future of more comfortable air travel?
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One company thinks it has the perfect solution to uncomfortable economy class travel: adjustable seat bottoms. Will this radical idea change the game for economy travelers around the world?
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