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“I Had a Few Light Beers” — Footage Shows Police Pull Southwest Pilot From Cockpit After TSA Smells Alcohol
“I had a few light beers last night,” Southwest Airlines captain David Paul Allsop told police at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport after TSA officers said they could smell alcohol on him. Minutes later, body camera footage shows officers stepping into the cockpit of his Boeing 737, telling him he wasn’t flying, and leading him away.
She’s Just 101 Pounds And Gets Charged For An Overweight Bag — But He’s 300 Pounds In The Seat And Pays Nothing
Is it fair that a slight woman of 100 pounds get charged an excess baggage fee for going over the weight limit on her checked luggage with a 51 pound suitcase, but a 300 pound woman checking a 50-pound bag isn’t charged for any excess?
“Not Happening”—Hands On The Seat For 8 Hours As Passenger Stops Row Ahead From Reclining The Entire Flight
A passenger on a flight from Mexico to Manchester in the U.K. on TUI spent the entire 8 hour journey locked in a battle with the flyer in front of them. He decided that the person in the row ahead would not recline into his space under any circumstance. And he enforced that edict with his hands.
Flight Attendants Stunned As Seoul Flight Lands 20 Miles Off Course At Wrong Airport — “Welcome To Incheon”
AirAsia X Flight 506 from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul was supposed to touch down at Incheon airport at 7:50 p.m. local time on Wednesday – but it landed at Seoul’s Gimpo airport instead, about 20 miles off course.
‘Petty And Punitive’: Air Canada Grounds Staff Standby Travel As Strike Nears
Air Canada has cancelled standby travel benefits as flight attendants prepare to go on strike. Cabin crew and other employees will not be allowed to begin nonrev trips until at least August 23. An employees are lashing out in message boards, seeing the move as petty.
‘Don’t Be Shy About Pulling Something From The Trash’: Flight Attendants Warned As Spirit Airlines Faces Collapse
Spirit Airlines warns it may go out of business within a year. They emerged from bankruptcy but aren’t doing much differently. They’re losing tremendous amounts of cash, and don’t have a lot left. And if something doesn’t change quickly, they can’t last. The airline’s credit card processor appears to be squeezing them, based on an SEC filing, and as they renew their agreement they’re going to have to post more cash – cash they don’t have – as a cushion against chargebacks in case they’re unable to honor flights for the tickets that they sell. And so they’re looking at the sale of additional assets like planes, real estate and gates and “elimination of certain fixed costs.” They could make it. And they’re trying to reassure anxious employees while the AFA-CWA flight attendants union is…
From Distance To Dollars: Air Canada’s 2026 Aeroplan Overhaul Will Change How You Earn—And Keep—Status
Air Canada Aeroplan is making some pretty big changes to their frequent flyer program, going into effect January 1, 2026.
American Airlines Is Promoting Its New Prague Flight—With A Castle Nowhere Near Prague
American Airlines is returning to Prague with a summer seasonal flight from Philadelphia onboard a Boeing 787-8 starting May 21, 2026. The airline has been on a blitz to promote the new service…
Spirit Airlines Admits Its Turnaround Has Failed—Warns It May Not Survive A Year
Spirit Airlines just issued a warning in its latest SEC filing that they may not last 12 months as a going concern.
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