SEOUL—South Korean police on Friday detained a man who opened a door of an Asiana Airlines plane minutes before it was due to land in the city of Daegu, causing panic among the passengers, officials said. The Airbus A321-200 plane landed safely at around 12:40 p.m. (0340 GMT). It had set off from the holiday […]
The Biden administration wants airlines to compensate passengers with money, food, and hotel rooms when flights get canceled or seriously delayed. But airlines are pushing back. A new mortgage rule for home buyers is in effect. Critics say the Robin Hood-like rule forces people with good credit to pay more to support people with bad […]
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced plans for new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover expenses for meals and hotel rooms when flights are delayed or canceled. In a statement on Monday, DOT said the aim of the rules would be to require airlines to provide compensation beyond a ticket […]
A U.S. appeals Court has rejected a request to order the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ratify minimum requirements for seat size and spacing between airline seats. According to the ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, there is no clear and indisputable evidence that tight seating could prove dangerous to passengers, albeit being […]
Experts predict that global air travel will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023. But there is just one problem—the staffing situation at airports and airlines has not fully recovered. Airports in North America and Europe have announced that they will limit flights during peak hours to avoid the long lines and luggage piles that marred […]
An American Airlines flight was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday due to a disruptive passenger, according to the North Carolina airport. “At approximately 3:41 p.m., flight AA 3444 departing Jacksonville to Washington, DC, diverted to RDU due to a disruptive passenger,” the airport said in a statement. “Upon landing, the plane was directed to […]
Airlines canceled over 1,800 flights in the United States on Wednesday, after an ice storm hit states from Texas to West Virginia. A total of 1,897 flights within, into, or out of the United States were canceled, while 750 flights were delayed as of 8.41 a.m. ET, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. “This week’s winter […]
