A woman who flew American’s flight 2555 from Orlando to Dallas – Fort Worth on Tuesday was in seat 15A. The middle seat beside her was empty, and she says the man 15C “violated her.” She reported the incident to flight attendants, filmed it, and nothing was done.
American Airlines has loaded a schedule that pulls down about half the routes from its Austin focus city, as first reported by Adrian Waltz based on data available in Cirium’s Diio Mi. Eliminated in the schedule load were 21 out of American’s 46 destinations from Austin.
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FedEx pilot crews have been told that – despite the national pilot shortage – they are overstaffed, because air cargo demand is down. Pilots are receiving minimum hours only, for the most part, and they expect that to remain “for the foreseeable future.” This is an industry-wide issue.
As a result, the shipping company is telling its pilots to go work for American Airlines through one of their regional airlines.
A Los Angeles ballot measure which would have required hotels to house the homeless was revealed to be a strategic ploy by the union representing hotel housekeepers to negotiate labor terms. Ultimately, a deal was struck to circumvent voters, imposing new regulations on hotel development rather than enforcing the homeless accommodation mandate.
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A Delta Air Lines first class passenger shares just how badly behavior two other people were in the cabin, playing ‘coffee, tea, or me’ with the flight attendant, drinking too much, and complaining about their wives.
According to the woman in the cabin with them, these two men each drank five beers and three glasses of wine.
A traveler recounts the harrowing experience of a seemingly unending series of delays on American Airlines, culminating in an unexpected 36-hour journey. The post delves into strategic tips for passengers to mitigate the impact of such delays, including insights on frequent flyer programs, passenger rights, and proactive flight management.
The Dallas-based marketing executive who gained viral notoriety as the ‘Crazy Plane Lady’ after causing a scene on an American Airlines flight, warning passengers of impending doom, has since leveraged the incident into a personal brand, complete with social media following, giveaways, and hinting at a potential move to create premium content.
A woman at Canberra Airport, after missing her flight, breached security by running onto the tarmac and directly under the plane, which led to her arrest. The incident, which highlighted a security lapse as no one stopped her initially, caused a brief pause in airport operations and left passengers stranded on the now-grounded aircraft.
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