Everything was wrapped up by March 24, ending four stressful weeks at the mercy of two mega-corporations and an inability to sort through errors.
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Is This Luxury—Or Just 2007? Hot Nuts Are Still Ruining First Class
Is it time to eliminate hot nuts in first class? They’re boring and they do not distinguish the product. It’s like airlines aren’t even trying. And that’s why coming up with a replacement seems like a real opportunity to wow customers with something different.
Airlines Could Save $100 Million A Year If Everyone Went To The Bathroom Before Boarding
Crazy stat: “If every passenger remembered to go to the bathroom before boarding” airlines would save $100 million a year on jet fuel from reduced weight.
Captain Declares Emergency After Passenger Keeps Flicking Lighter: ‘This Is Your Last Chance—I Will Divert The Aircraft”
A flight from Kansas City to Phoenix diverted when a passenger kept flicking the lighter they’d brought on board – and wouldn’t give it up when a flight attendant tried to confiscate it.
United Flight Diverts After Second Pilot In A Week Operates Shanghai Flight Without Passport
Saturday’s United Airlines flight 198 to Shanghai was forced divert because a pilot forgot to bring his passport on the trip. Passengers received $15 meal vouchers when they landed in San Francisco.
Trump’s FAA Nominee Challenged The 1,500 Hour Rule for Pilots. Now He’s In The Union’s Crosshairs
The union, ALPA, wants “assurances that [Bedford] will maintain the current requirements” and is expressing “concerns” about his nomination. They’re trying to position themselves within a Trumpian MAGA framework, explaining their separate efforts to fight greater automation in cockpits by “foreign airlines and manufacturers” is at odds with an “America First” agenda.
Passengers Are Being Forced To Gate Check Bags—Even As Airlines Leave Overhead Bins Empty. Here’s Why It’s Getting Worse
f you aren’t at the boarding gate when your flight is called, you probably aren’t going to get overhead bin space. If the flight is full, and you aren’t among the first half of passengers on the plane, your carry-on bag is likely going to be taken away from you and gate checked.
Half the time when you get onto the plane, though, you still see overhead bins with plenty of space. You were lied to! The bins weren’t full after all. So what gives?
ATC Halts Southwest 737 At 70 Knots As It Attempts Takeoff From Orlando Taxiway
Southwest Airlines flight 3278 almost took off from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport at around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. The Boeing 737-800 was flagged down by air traffic control as it approached 70 knots according to ADS-B data before hitting the brakes.
‘You Have Enough Room To Climb Over’—Then This Delta Passenger Read Her Texts And Snapped: ‘You’re Just Racist!’
If you’re in the aisle seat, especially, you need to offer to get up whenever a passenger needs access. That’s part of the deal of the aisle seat. You have more direct access to the lavatory, but you need to grant access to others.
Can Southwest Airlines Handle Paid Seats, Bag Fees, And Boarding Changes—All At Once—Without A Total Operational Meltdown?
Are all of the changes Southwest Airlines is making too much, too fast? Not for the passengers who have been largely negative on this like checked bag fees and basic economy restrictions, one thing after another taken away from customers with nothing really added that makes life better.
Here what I’m troubled by is whether they’ve taken on too many projects to quickly in order to actually pull them off without significant service disruptions and customer inconvenience.