How To Cancel Your Airline Ticket Within 24 Hours Without Paying A Fee
We’ve all been there—you enter the credit card digits on what you think is awesome airfare, but just moments later you realize that really wasn’t the case.Thankfully Uncle Sam has got your back more...
View ArticleJudge Rules 9/11 Wasn't United Airlines' Fault
United Airlines bears no responsibility for suspected security lapses at a Maine airport that allowed hijackers onto the American Airlines plane that crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers...
View ArticleEmirates Airline Wants A Triple-Decker Jet That Seats 800 Passengers
Emirates, the Dubai-based airline that owns 26 Airbus A380s, the largest passenger jet in the world, says it would be interested in an even larger plane, if someone built it.“I think the size we would...
View ArticleMan Says His Wife Died After Airlines Said She Was Too Fat To Fly Home
A 425-pound woman died last month in Hungary after three airlines allegedly told her she was too fat to fly back to America.Janos Soltesz plans to sue Delta, KLM, and Lufthansa next month, claiming the...
View ArticleHere's What To Do If The Middle Seat Is The Only One Left When You Book A Flight
We are right in the middle of the holiday travel season, so we’ve got some advice for you when it comes to picking your airline seats. It’s not just for travel over the next few weeks, but a trick for...
View ArticleNow You Can Even Get KFC On Planes In Japan
Japan Airlines recently announced that the company will serve KFC on select flights to the U.S. and Europe over the holiday season.A press release confirms that flights "from Narita to New York,...
View ArticleThese Tweets Show Why So Many People Hate Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines is in a tricky position: It bills itself as an inexpensive airline, but defends its many fees (like for choosing a seat, checking a bag, and having a carry-on) as ways to improve the...
View ArticlePakistan International Airlines Fired 3 Pilots Who Faked Their Qualifications
Pakistan's ailing national airline has sacked three of its pilots after discovering they had faked their qualifications.Asif Yasin Malik, the chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has also...
View ArticleUK Police Need Help To Identify Man Who Fell From The Sky
In September, residents of Mortlake, a quiet suburban neighborhood in West London, were horrified to discover a man had fallen from the sky and died.The man was believed to have stowed away on a plane...
View ArticleDelta Buys 49 Percent Of Virgin Atlantic For $360 Million
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines said it had bought Singapore Airlines' 49 percent stake in Britain's Virgin Atlantic for $360 million and agreed to a transatlantic joint venture with...
View ArticleRichard Branson Just Bet A 'Knee To The Groin' That Virgin Will Still Be...
A spat continues between Richard Branson and British Airways boss Willie Walsh over the future of Virgin Atlantic.Yesterday, Walsh suggested that Delta's proposed purchase of a 49 percent stake in...
View ArticleHere's Why Delta Bought A Huge Chunk Of Virgin Atlantic
Delta Airlines announced this morning that it had purchased a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million. The joint venture is not unexpected. The airline industry is consolidating in...
View ArticleA Startup Is Making Private Jets Cheaper For People Who Already Fly First Class
First class air travelers who want to upgrade to private jets without the extra cost have an option in a newly launched startup.Jumpjet founder Will Ashcroft describes his company as a "private travel...
View ArticleYou'll Never Believe These Photos Are From An American Airlines Plane
Have a look at these photos. Just look at them. What airline would you think that is? Surely not American Airlines, right?Well, as the title of this post gives away, it is American Airlines and it will...
View ArticlePilots Have Signed A Deal That Will Make Flying United Much More Pleasant
After years of divisive negotiations between United Airlines and its pilots, union members on Saturday ratified a new labor agreement, shedding a bankruptcy-era contract for pilots and marking an...
View ArticleHere's Why Southwest Now Charges You A Fee For Missing Your Flight
THE FEE WARS are still raging, and Southwest Airlines is fighting on. The discount carrier, which long stood out from America's domestic-airline pack for rejecting many add-on fees that have become...
View ArticleCathay Pacific Flight Crews Move Closer To A No-Smile, No-Booze Strike
Cathay Pacific flight crews are still threatening to stop serving alcohol and smiling at passengers to protest the airline's failure to meet demands for a five percent pay raise and improved working...
View ArticleA Man In China Wore 70 Pieces Of Clothing On A Flight To Avoid Baggage Fees
Do all those extra baggage fees airlines are charging these days have you up in arms?Then do what a man at Guanzhou Baiyun International Airport in China did earlier this, week, and wear all of your...
View Article20,000 People Applied For 400 Flight Attendant Jobs At Delta
If there's one thing that hasn't collapsed in the airline business over the past few decades, it is the desire of people to become flight attendants.Despite lousy pay and tough work, 20,000 people...
View ArticleThe FAA Doesn't Make You Sit Down Before Your Plane Door Closes — Just Your...
AMERICAN airlines are showing up on time more often."During the first 10 months of 2012," the Boston Globereports, "on-time arrival rates at US airports were the highest they have been since 2003." The...
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