JetBlue is grappling with significant financial instability and mounting legal troubles. Amidst this turmoil, the airline’s employees are reportedly in open revolt, further intensifying the crisis and raising concerns about the company’s future prospects.
Delta Air Lines co-pilot, Jonathan Dunn, part of the Federal Flight Deck Officer program, pulled a gun on his flight’s captain, threatening him multiple times against diverting the plane for a passenger with a medical emergency.
Haiti experienced an unusual aviation situation where flights to the U.S. were up to 24 times costlier than those from the U.S., leading airlines to fly nearly empty planes to Haiti only to return full due to the country’s unstable conditions. As Haiti became increasingly ungoverned with rampant gang violence, alternative routes for Haitians seeking U.S. entry emerged, notably through charter flights to Nicaragua and other neighboring countries, before the Haitian government suspended these flights amidst concerns of massive migration.
The Foshan Shadi airport, located near Guangzhou and Shenzhen, recently gained notoriety on Chinese social media platforms like WeChat and Weibo for being dubbed “the most ghetto airport in China,” with features like handwritten flight information and lack of gender-separated toilets. Despite its reputation, the airport, which serves as a secondary hub for China United Airlines, offers incredibly low flight prices, with tickets to Inner Mongolia priced as low as ¥10 ($1.37).
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How much service you’ll get on a U.S. airline flight varies a lot. Some crews are helpful and engaging. Others retreat to the galley to play Candy Crush or read People. A couple of American Airlines flight attendants so badly didn’t want to be disturbed by passengers on a flight from Dallas to Toronto on Sunday that they constructed a barrier to keep customers out of the galley area.
Travelers need to be cautious of increasingly prevalent ‘No Show’ fees, particularly with rental car companies like Hertz, which may charge a day’s rental for no-shows. While rental agencies historically overbook and often fail to honor reservations, strategies such as booking through third parties can help travelers avoid these unexpected charges.
The very best Halloween costume?
The “Crazy Plane Lady” became a worldwide sensation back in July declaring that a passenger on her flight was “not real.” Naturally she is now the best possible Halloween get up.
Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall have requested an investigation into airline frequent flyer programs, alleging unfair changes to point systems. However, the senators’ motives may not be genuine consumer protection, as they have proposed a bill that could lead to significant devaluation of these programs, suggesting a hidden agenda to undermine objections to their legislation on credit card interchange.
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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
