On Tuesday a Southwest Airlines passenger was queuing to board. He and his wife had two of the very best boarding positions – A2 and A3. The person with A4 became hostile.
United Airlines Pilot Boots First Class Passenger Over Racist Texts
A United Airlines passenger sitting in first class – he and his family were all upgraded – snapped a photo of a woman in the cabin texting racial epithets about him. (He and his family are black.)
The flight was rom Charleston, South Carolina to Denver. Boarding was delayed, and he says the woman was rude to him from the start. She winds up as the passenger in front of them in the first class cabin.
American Airlines Passenger Screams, Vapes, Propositions Crew, and Tries To Exit Plane Mid-Flight
Shortly after takeoff, the man refused to stay seated, and began shouting nad screaming. He vaped, and locked himself in the lavatory. He finally came out – and tried to open the aircraft’s emergency exit doors, at both the front and rear of the Airbus A321. He also propositioned a flight attendant for sex.
Jackpot Before Vegas: United Offers $35,000 For Passengers To Leave Overbooked Flight
United Airlines was overbooked by 14 passengers on a flight to Las Vegas. They hadn’t even sold more tickets than seats.
Biden’s Bold Move: Free Family Seating on All Flights, But It’s Just Politics And May Not Really Happen
The Biden administration is initiating a rulemaking to require that airlines seat families with children age 13 and under together for free. Generally speaking they already do, under pressure earlier in the administration. In fact, DOT has a dashboard showing this and since it’s part of airline customer service plans it’s enforceable.
United Airlines Announces Bigger Jets For Aspen, But There’s A Hidden Agenda
Word broke yesterday that United Airlines was putting bigger regional jets – Embraer 175s – on its Aspen routes. This was surprising since the airport doesn’t support these planes, and has blocked attempts to require that they make very modest changes in order to do so. How did United make this happen?
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United Airlines And Delta Suspend Israel Flights As Iran Vows To Attack
Delta and United have suspended service to Tel Aviv, in anticipation of an escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran, Hezbollah, and other Iranian-backed groups after Israel struck Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh while at his home in Tehran.
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Southwest Airlines; The True Cost of ‘Low Fares’
Southwest hasn’t been a low fare airline in a long time and they are no longer a low cost airline. New federal rules will make Southwest look cheaper at the same price. That’s an underrated ace in the airline’s hole and a reason they’ll want their fares to show wherever people search for airfare. There’s no more need to hide the comparison, when people see only price.