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US Sues to Block JetBlue From Buying Spirit Airlines
The Biden administration is suing to block JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the deal would reduce competition and drive up air fares for consumers.
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‘He Was Visibly Upset': Passenger's Video Shows Mid-Flight Outburst
Another passenger said the man was saying that he was Balthazar, that his father was Dracula and that he was going to kill all the men on the plane.
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New Dashboard Shows Travelers If Airlines Let Families Fly Together for Free
The launch is the latest move in the Biden administration’s efforts to clamp down on what it calls “junk fees.”
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United Says It Will Make It Easier for Families to Book Seats With Their Children for Free
United Airlines says it will open up more seats to families seeking to sit together without paying a fee.
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FAA Chief Tells Senate That New Procedures Will Avoid Repeat of Outage That Halted U.S. Flights
The FAA is conducting a safety review after a series of near-misses of large commercial aircraft.
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United Plane Plunged to Just 800 Feet Above Pacific After December Hawaii Takeoff
The incident only recently came to public attention.
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Southwest and FedEx Planes Narrowly Avoid Collision at Texas Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration says a FedEx cargo airplane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport had to change course after a second plane was cleared to depart from the same runway. The agency says the Boeing 767 airplane was several miles from the Texas airport Saturday when it was cleared to land. But just before it was expected to...
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Frontier Launches All-You-Can-Fly Passes. Here's What to Know
Frontier is offering “all-you-can-fly” summer and annual passes that give travelers access to the airline’s domestic and international destinations.
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Senators Push for Airline Passenger Protections After Holiday Travel Meltdown
Sens. Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal reintroduced legislation that would strengthen airline passengers’ rights.
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American Track and Field Star Sha'Carri Richardson Kicked Off Flight After Argument
American Track and Field star Sha’Carri Richardson was removed from an American Airline flight after an argument with a flight attendant.
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Cloud Shot Up in Front of Hawaiian Airlines Plane Before Severe Turbulence, Report Says
The captain of the plane told investigators flight conditions were smooth with clear skies when the cloud shot up in front of the plane and there was no time to change course.
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Airport Chaos: A Look at the Computer Breakdown That Caused Widespread Flight Disruptions
Until Wednesday, few travelers had heard of a Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM. Nor did they know that the system used to generate those notices could cause widespread travel misery.
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FAA Temporarily Grounds Domestic Departures Citing Computer Outage
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded departing flights on Wednesday after it experienced a computer outage.
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Man Arrested for Urinating on Elderly Woman on New York-New Delhi Flight
Indian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman aboard an Air India flight from New York that he urinated on her in business class.
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Southwest Airlines Schedule Returns to Relative Normalcy After Week of Chaos
Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to making things right with what could be well more than a million passengers who missed family connections or flights home during the holidays, and many of whom are still missing luggage.
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Airlines Cancel 17,000 Flights Due to Severe Winter Weather But Disruptions Ease
Bitter cold, high winds and snow sparked cascading flight cancellations and delays over the holiday weekend.
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Severe Turbulence Injures Dozens Aboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight
At least 36 people were injured after a Hawaiian Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence.
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Why Do Some Airplane Seats Not Line Up With Windows? It Just May Be the Wi-Fi
If you’ve booked a window seat recently, you may have noticed that your seat doesn’t line up. Here’s why.
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Flying Home for the Holidays Will Cost You More This Year
If you’re looking for airline tickets or a hotel room around the holidays, you’ll probably pay more than you did the last time you traveled over Thanksgiving or Christmas.
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How to Protect Yourself From Air Travel Issues This Holiday Season
After airlines saw repeated delays and cancellations over the summer, will things improve during holiday travel this year? Our consumer team lays out tips to protect yourself during holiday travel.