Kicking off Labor Day weekend didn’t go well for passengers booked on American Airlines 1831, the morning flight from Chicago O’Hare to West Palm Beach.
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‘He’s ConciergeKey, Very VIP’ Drunk American Airlines Lounge Passenger Steals TV Remote, Hurls Slurs As Staff Defend Him
A visibly drunk American Airlines Concierge Key member used his status to demand changing the TV channel in the Chicago O’Hare Flagship lounge, hurled homophobic slurs at passengers, and assaulted the staff. Reportedly, nothing was done, because ‘he has high status’.
Leaked Slides: United CEO Mocks American Airlines Performance At O’Hare As Chicago Hands Over Gates to Limit Competition
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby loves to tout his airline’s superior performance to American Airlines. He became United’s President 9 years ago after being fired from American. In a set of slides he rubs salt in the wounds over his airline’s relative growth in size and financial performance at Chicago O’Hare, where both airlines operate hubs.
American Airlines Drops Federal Lawsuit, Escalates Chicago O’Hare Gate Fight In Local Court
American wasn’t able to get a temporary restraining order in federal court to stop this process. They voluntarily dismissed the federal claim last week and re-filed in Cook County Chancery Court.
United Passenger Boards With Loaded Gun, Sits In First Class—Bodycam Shows Police Storm Plane And Yank Him Off
Last month Besnik Ismajlaj, a 53-year-old man from St. Charles, Illinois, was arrested at Chicago O’Hare for carrying a loaded gun through a TSA checkpoint and boarding a United Airlines flight. Newly released body cam footage shows the TSA failure that let him board his flight armed.
Leaked Memo: United Airlines Blasts American In Fight Over Chicago O’Hare Gates
United Airlines has fired back at the American Airlines lawsuit which seeks to block Chicago from redistributing gates away from American and to United. United’s message came in the form of a letter to employees from airline President Brett Hart.
American Airlines Sues Chicago For Illegally Handing Gates To United—And They Might Actually Have A Case
American Airlines has filed suit against the City of Chicago over their plans to take gates away from the airline at O’Hare airport and give more gates to United. American’s position seems reasonably strong, but it’s hardly a slam dunk. American is on solid ground, but a court could buy an alternative start date for the ramp up. And winning the timeline is the linchpin for an injunction.
Leaked Slides Reveal How United Toppled American At Chicago O’Hare After Decade Of Missteps
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.
Passengers Forced Out Of Rows Of ‘Broken’ Business Class Seats—Then Watched Crew Sleep There On Air India’s Chicago–Delhi Flight
The sorry condition of their aircraft turns out to be an opportunity, it seems, for cabin crew to bogart business and first class seats for themselves instead of working – at least according to passenger reports.
Gunfire Erupts At Chicago O’Hare: Baggage Claim Fight Escalates With 57 Shots Fired At Terminal 2
A violent brawl at Chicago O’Hare’s Terminal 2 escalated into a shootout around 12:54 a.m. Wednesday morning, leaving a 25‑year‑old man wounded and disrupting airport operations for several hours.
The fight started at baggage claim and spilled out onto the street. Heated words escalated to violent blows, one assailant grabbed a weapon from their car and returned to open fire before returning to the vehicle.