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Passengers on a recent Delta flight say the airline offered them $10,000 each to give up their seats. The incident reportedly went down Monday morning, as travelers awaited takeoff at Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Jason Aten, a tech columnist for Inc. magazine, said he was aboard the Minnesota-bound flight when a crew member announced they were seeking […]
Mike Tyson has again addressed the viral footage showing him in a fight with a fellow airplane passenger. Sunday, TMZ shared footage of Tyson—who, per the ensuing report, “appeared to be” on his way to a commercial flight from Los Angeles at the time—being asked about the aforementioned incident. Specifically, Tyson was asked if he […]
Starbucks will reimburse employees for travel expenses related to seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures, the company announced this week. The move was announced via a letter to Starbucks partners from Sara Kelly, who currently serves as the company’s acting executive vice president of partner resources. As the Associated Press noted in its report, the Seattle-headquartered coffee […]
Darren Harrison has opened up about the harrowing experience he went through when he had to land a plane after the pilot passed out. In an appearance on Today, Harrison reflected on how he was able to successfully land the plane despite having no aviation experience. “I knew it was a life or death situation, either […]
Nine suspects were arrested at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport after passengers were sent graphic photos of plane crashes when they boarded the flight. As the Guardian reported, authorities believe the individuals arrested were responsible for sending the photos to other passengers on the taxiing airplane on Tuesday using the iPhone AirDrop function. When people received the images, there […]
Shootings amid spring break-related activities in Florida and Texas resulted in multiple injuries this weekend, authorities said. Miami Beach saw the hospitalization of a total of five people in connection with two separate shooting incidents, per a report from WTVJ. In a shooting that took place early Sunday, three people were hospitalized, including two individuals who were […]
A Boeing 737 operated by China Eastern Airlines has crashed in the Guangxi province, regional authorities said Monday. 132 people have been confirmed to have been on board. Per a report from the Associated Press, the flight in question was en route from Kunming (in the western province of Yunnan) to the port city of […]
Pete Davidson is no longer part of the crew for the next Blue Origin flight, the Jeff Bezos-founded company has confirmed. In a statement initially shared to Twitter on Thursday evening and later added to the mission in question’s designated updates page, a Blue Origin rep announced that the initially scheduled launch date of March 23 had […]
Carnival Cruise Line is making masks optional for guests. The decision follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent easing of warnings. Masks will not be required starting March 1 following a decline in onboard COVID cases, NBC News reports. “There may, however, be certain venues and events where masks will be required,” Carnival said in […]
Thousands of flights were canceled in the U.S. on Saturday as a powerful Nor’easter pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with several inches of snow. According to flight tracking service FlightAware, more than 3,500 flights were grounded as of Saturday afternoon. JetBlue, which had the most cancellations with 579 scrapped flights, axed nearly 70 percent of its schedule. Delta […]
