Several slides from the airline’s employee presentation have been making the rounds. The claim United makes about Chicago O’Hare in particular is really interesting. American was leading with local Chicago customers in 2015. But United has been gaining there ever since.
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Knife‑Wielding American Hijacks Tropic Air Flight Over Belize—Heroic Pilot and Passenger Save All Onboard
A Tropic Air flight from Corozal Town to San Pedro in Belize was hijacked by an American brandishing a knife this morning. He seized control of the small Caravan aircraft and held it “at the mercy” of his threats. The morning flight carried 11 passengers, and shortly after takeoff, 49‑year‑old Californian Akinyela Sawa Taylor approached the cockpit with a knife and ordered the pilot to stay in the air until the aircraft ran out of fuel The plane looped south toward Belize City, then out over Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel and San Pedro, before the airport became alerted to the crisis. Despite the threats, the pilot managed a safe unplanned landing in Belize City. Two passengers suffered knife wounds during the confrontation and were rushed to nearby hospitals; one remains in critical condition following surgery.…
Southwest Assigned Seating Starts Next Year—And Strips Flight Attendants Of Their Empty‑Row Perk
Southwest Airlines is known for the games people play to secure the best seats, because the airline doesn’t assign seats – it’s first-board, first-served. That’s changing next year, and it’ll throw a crimp not just in passenger shenanigans angling for extra space, but flight attendants doing the same thing too.
LEVEL Splits From Iberia—American Airlines Suspends Codeshare, And Passengers Get Rebooked On Better Flights
American Airlines has suspended codesharing with LEVEL, the low cost transatlantic carrier within IAG, parent of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus.
Hard Landing, Flaming Engine—San Juan Shuts Runways As Frontier A321neo Nails Second Touchdown
On Tuesday evening, Frontier Airlines Flight 3506 from Orlando was coming in to land in San Juan when the Airbus A321neo touched down hard on runway 10. Passengers described it as “shocking” and “horrible.”
‘Loud Bang And A Giant Fireball’ United Flight Returns To Denver After Rabbit Strike Ignites Engine During Takeoff
United Airlines flight 2325 suffered an unusual wildlife strike on Sunday shortly after the Boeing 737-800 departed from Denver. The plane, which was carrying 153 passengers and six crew, hit a rabbit.
British Airways Employee Sold $800 ‘Unlimited Flights’ On eBay—Until The Scheme Collapsed
The British Airways employee got caught listing access to standby travel for three months on the auction site, asking nearly $800. In addition to non-rev flights, buyers would gain access to discounted confirmed space as well.
American Airlines Overhauls Boarding: Earlier Start, ‘Gate Lice’ Crackdown, And Group Reorder
American Airlines has been doing a lot of tinkering with its boarding process. They rolled out tech to enforce boarding groups, ‘declaring war on gate lice’ by having their systems audibly refuse boarding to passengers cutting the line and boarding before their group is called. And starting May 1, most domestic flights will begin boarding 5 minutes earlier.
Now they’re changing their boarding groups again.
‘We’ll Get You There No Matter What’: American Airlines Offers $10,000 or 750,000-Point Invitation Back Into Elusive ConciergeKey
American Airlines is out with its renewals and new invitations for ConciergeKey status, which American Airlines gives to its top spending customers and top corporate travel influencers. It’s the status that George Clooney had in Up In The Air. They are also out with two options for customers who didn’t make it to get back into the secret club.
It’s After Midnight in Madrid—And In A First, Iberia’s Redeye To America Is About To Depart
There are currently no Westbound transatlantic redeyes – overnight flights from Europe to the U.S.. That changes this winter, as Iberia re-times its Madrid – Dallas flight.