PHOENIX (AP) — A New York woman has been sentenced to four months in prison for interfering with crew members aboard a flight from Dallas to Los Angeles last year that had to be diverted to Phoenix, according to federal prosecutors. They…
Long lines. New limits on guest access. New arrival time restrictions. Welcome to the airport lounge experience of 2022. “It’s not one airline in particular. United, Delta, Alaska, they are all packed,” said Matthew Klint, a frequent traveler who authors the Live…
Demand remains strong headed into the fall, United Airlines reported Wednesday. In a regulatory filing, United adjusted its revenue guidance for the third quarter slightly upward. The carrier now expects to beat its operating revenue from the third quarter of 2019 by…
Sabre has sued Hawaiian Airlines, contending that the carrier’s GDS surcharge is a breach of contract. Earlier this year, Hawaiian implemented a GDS surcharge of $7 per segment. Sabre has also accused Hawaiian of violating their contract through its decision to withhold…
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing pilots at Lufthansa on Tuesday called off a planned two-day strike after a last-minute agreement with Germany’s biggest airline in a pay dispute. The Vereinigung Cockpit union had announced plans for a walkout on Wednesday and…
U.S. airlines canceled just 0.6% of flights during the four Labor Day weekend travel days, according to FlightAware, ending a summer of poor operations on a positive note. U.S. carriers also delayed 16% of flights from Friday through Monday. The cancellation figure…
Italy’s economy and finance ministry on Wednesday announced it has entered into “exclusive talks” with a consortium formed by Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and U.S. investment fund Certares for the purchase of national carrier ITA Airways. The move comes after months…
In April 2017, United Express passenger David Dao, who was being bumped from a flight, was forcibly dragged up the aircraft aisle and injured after refusing to comply with orders to give up his seat. After that infamous incident, U.S. airlines sharply…
Emirates will begin operating reconfigured Airbus A380s with premium economy cabins in the U.S. market this winter. The aircraft will debut on the carrier’s New York JFK-Dubai service on Dec. 1. On Feb. 15, Emirates will begin flying a refurbished A380 between…
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft is one of 32 Dreamliners that Lufthansa expects to receive by 2027. For training purposes, the plane will be deployed in October on domestic German routes from Frankfurt. Its first…