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A video of a male passenger being arrested at the Charlotte airport has emerged. In the brief clip, the man can be heard laughing maniacally while being arrested by four police officers. His claim? That it’s the cops who are going to jail. Spoiler aler…
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Darwin Will Remain the Home of Qantas’ Direct Flights to London Until at Least June
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Qantas will continue to operate its double daily flights from Australia to London via Darwin until at least June after the Northern Territory government offered the airline additional funding to create a new regional base in the city. The direct flight…
British Airways Cabin Crew Will Get an Inflation Busting 15% Pay Rise as Airline Looks Towards Recovery
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British Airways cabin crew are set to win a bumper pay rise of between 10 and 15 per cent as the airline looks to repair fractured employee relations after being branded a “national disgrace” following its treatment of workers through the pandemic. The…
Less than 6% of unruly passengers actually get fined. Does the policy even work at this point?
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According to the latest FAA statistics, less than 6% of unruly passengers actually get fined leaving many to wonder if this policy really matters at all.
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Aer Lingus is resuming non-stop flights to Miami (Business Class awards available)
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Aer Lingus has announced that it plans to restart non-stop flights between Dublin and Miami later this year and as long as this plan isn’t upended by an unexpected turn of events courtesy of the coronavirus, this should be good news for fans of Avios w…
Less than 6% of unruly travelers actually receive fines, leaving many to question impotence of policy
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It seems the penalty of an in-flight incident isn’t all that much after all. According to the latest FAA statistics, less than 6% of unruly passengers actually get fined leaving many to wonder if this impotent policy really matters at all.
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British Airways increases surcharges on most Business Class long-haul bookings (ex. UK)
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If you’re a British Airways flyer based in the United States, the airline showed its disdain for your loyalty a little while ago when it increased the surcharges for award travel originating on this side of the pond without any notice. Now, in what app…
Hong Kong Government is Suing its Home Grown Airline Over its Worst COVID-19 Outbreak to Date
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Hong Kong’s Department of Justice is planning to file a lawsuit against Cathay Pacific Airways, the territory’s homegrown airline and de facto flag carrier, blaming it for the Chinese territory’s worst COVID-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic,…
Air India Cabin Crew Have Been Banned From Airport Duty Free Shops Because it’s Holding Up Flights
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Air India cabin crew have been ordered to steer clear of airport Duty Free shops because they are spending so much time shopping that they are delaying flight departures. The order comes just a couple of weeks after Indian conglomerate Tata Sons took A…
Flight Attendant hits unruly passenger with coffee pot
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An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a flight attendant was forced to hit an unruly passenger with a coffee pot.
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British Airways Flight Attendant Found Dead On Streets of Johannesburg During Work Layover
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A British Airways cabin crew member was found dead on the streets of Johannesburg during a recent work layover, several local media outlets reported on Sunday. Robert Gay, 52, was a veteran flight attendant for the Heathrow-based airline and mystery su…
Singapore Airlines Reopens Flight Attendant Recruitment After Two Year Pandemic Hiatus
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Singapore Airlines has reopened cabin crew recruitment for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The airline has seen a surge in demand after Singapore’s government opened a series of so-called ‘vaccinated travel lanes’ for fully vaccinated t…
Insurance Companies Withdraw Coverage From Airlines Flying Through Ukraine Airspace Over ‘Imminent’ Invasion Threat
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Leading aviation insurance companies have told airlines to cease all flights through Ukrainian airspace over fears that Russia plans to “imminently” invade Ukraine. The news was first revealed by Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp which confirmed that it…
Watch: Crazy Fight Breaks Out On 8 Hour Flight to South America Leaving Flight Attendant Injured
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A flight attendant was injured and three people were arrested after a violent fight broke out during an eight-hour flight from Paris Orly airport in France to French Guiana in South America. Videos of the prolonged altercation have since gone viral on …
KLM Airlines suspends all flights to Ukraine over fears of Russian invasion
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Breaking: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flagship airline of the Netherlands, has suspended all flights to Ukraine over fears of an impending Russian invasion. Effective immediately, KLM has ceased flying to Ukraine.
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Super Brawl: pre-flight disagreement over Super Bowl turns into fisticuffs and then handcuffs
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ootball fans took a pre-flight discussion about the impending Super Bowl too far and the result was fisticuffs and handcuffs when a fracas broke out on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland.
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Video: Wild melee ensues on flight from Paris
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A wild melee broke out on a recent flight from Paris to French Guiana via Air Caraïbes airline. Multiple passengers were arrested as punches fly midair. See the viral video here.
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British Airways Boots Lawyer Family From Flight When Nanny is Refused a Seat in Business Class
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British Airways kicked a family off a flight to Turin last week when a row erupted over the children’s nanny being downgraded from Business to Economy Class. Cabin crew allegedly refused to let the nanny sit with the young children in a spare seat in B…
United Airlines and The Flight Attendant Union Go to Court Over Crew Member Sackings
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United Airlines and the flight attendant union have become embroiled in an increasingly hostile war of words over the Chicago-based carrier’s decision to sack two veteran crew members who were also reps for the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA…
Italy Officially Starts Process of Selling ITA Airways But Will Retain a Minority Stake
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The Italian government has officially launched the process of finding a new majority owner of Alitalia successor ITA Airways. The government created ITA Airways after failing to sell debt-laden Alitalia and currently holds a 100% stake in the fledgling…