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A 79-year old ex-Delta Air Lines flight attendant has filed a lawsuit against the airline after being accused of stealing a carton of milk, amongst other things. Ida Gomez Llanos has worked for Delta for over 50 years and she claims she was wrongfully terminated. She says her fellow flight attendants were jealous of her seniority and […]
The world’s longest flight took place on Friday, but you can’t buy tickets just yet. Australian airline Qantas wants to test just how long humans can last in the air with its first-ever direct flight from New York to Sydney. The flight, called Project Sunrise, is set to land in Sydney on Sunday morning. It […]
After there was a seven-person line to use the coach toilet on an Alaska Airlines flight, one passenger decided to let it be known how they felt. As TMZ reports, a man in coach sporting a Jets jersey complained to airplane staff about the situation, and said it was ridiculous that no one was allowed […]
An American Airlines passenger was placed in handcuffs Friday after his disorderly conduct forced the pilot to make an emergency landing. According to TMZ, the flight was headed from Phoenix to Minneapolis when a man’s behavior sparked security concerns among those onboard. The suspect allegedly admitted to being high on cocaine before he locked himself […]
Chaos erupted in Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday night when an Alaska Airlines employee identified two men she thought were suspicious. When the employee spoke to the men, they started running and she yelled, “evacuate,” CNN reports. The screams caused panic at the gate and in the terminal. The employee then hit an alarm, […]
Over the weekend, two Southwest flights collided on the tarmac at the Nashville International Airport while backing out of their respective gates. According to a statement released by Southwest spokeswoman Michelle Agnew, on Saturday a St. Louis-bound flight 1555 “came into contact” with an aircraft en route to Atlanta, Southwest Flight 4580. Per a photo posted by […]
An Indonesian airline wasn’t too pleased with a review from an Instagram influencer. According to Vice, Garuda Indonesia threatened to file defamation charges against the travel blogger because he shared an image of the airline’s makeshift menu. Describing himself as “a miles geek trying to master the art of traveling free with miles,” Rius Vernandes […]
Italian airline Alitalia received backlash after it released a commercial that featured an actor in blackface portraying Barack Obama, and now the company removed the video and has issued a formal apology. The video was released as part of a campaign that advertised Alitalia’s new Rome to Washington route. It also featured portrayals of other U.S. presidents including Donald […]
41 people are dead after a Russian flight burst into flames on a runway at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. According to Russian reports relayed by the BBC, the flight of 78 passengers and 5 crew members was forced to make an emergency landing mere minutes after departing the same airport. The Sukhoi Sperjet-100 operated by the […]
Doctor David Dao, the United passenger who was bloodied and dragged from an overbooked United flight in a shocking viral video, gave his first interview about the incident two years after the video spread across the internet. Dao spoke with ABC News about the disturbing video, which shows the doctor being forcibly removed from a plane […]
