U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has warned that if airlines do not improve upon their “unacceptable” performance in terms of operations and consumer protections, new regulations protecting passengers will become necessary. Buttigieg Warns More Consumer Protections If Airlines Do Not...
Delta Air Lines Flight Attendant Terminated For Trump KKK Cartoon, Now Suing For Racial Discrimination
A Delta Air Lines flight attendant who was sacked for sharing a controversial political cartoon on Facebook about former President Donald Trump is now suing Delta, claiming racial discrimination. Delta Flight Attendant Suing For Racial Discrimination After Being Fired...
Ryanair Ordered To Pay Damages After Hot Tea Burns Child Onboard
Ryanair agreed to pay £3,500 in damages after a flight attendant purportedly failed to secure the lid on a hot cup of tea, leading to an eight-year-old being burned on her legs and stomach. Ryanair Will Pay Damages After Child...
Frontier Airlines Throws Off Two-Year-Old Who Wanted To Sit In Her Father’s Lap
Frontier Airlines ejected a father and his two-year-old daughter in a controversy involving whether a toddler can sit in a parent’s lap or must remain in her seat. While Frontier Airlines is legally correct, it probably could have handed...
Black Muslim Men Sue Alaska Airlines After Being Removed From Flight For Arabic Text Messages
Two black Muslim men are suing Alaska Airlines, claiming unlawful discrimination for their removal from a flight after another passenger expressed discomfort over their Arabic text messages. This an interesting case that is a bit more complicated considering the...
Bizarre Delta Air Lines Ghana Flight Prompts Formal Complaint, Threat Of Lawsuit
A group of passengers is threatening a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines after experiencing a bizarre flight to Ghana, with a law firm retained to send a formal complaint to governmental authorities in the USA and in Ghana. Lawsuit...
Dude, At Least Your Cats Are Alive… (Man Wants To Sue Air Canada For Sending Cats To San Francisco Without Him)
A man was delayed in Toronto and missed his flight to San Francisco. Despite assuring him that his cats would not be separated from him, Air Canada sent them on the flight without him. The cats have since been...
Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Wins Lawsuit Over Abortion Advocacy
UPDATE: Ex-flight attendant Charlene Carter won her lawsuit and was awarded $5.3 million by a North Texas jury. The jury found the Transport Workers Union Local 556 violated her rights as a worker to advocate against her union. Southwest must...
Why Did Scandinavian Airlines Declare Bankruptcy In The USA?
Did it strike you as odd that SAS, a joint airline of Denmark and Sweden, declared bankruptcy in the United States? It should not have…credit that to the generous bankruptcy system in the USA. SAS Files Bankruptcy In USA...
Bernie Sanders Proposes $55,000 Per Passenger Fine On Cancelled Flights
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to punish airlines for scheduling flights they know they are unable to properly staff. He has proposed a hefty $55,000 fine for every passenger on flights that are cancelled due to insufficient staffing. Senator...
World’s Most Powerful Flight Attendant Condemns Supreme Court Abortion Ruling
Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, is often called the world’s most powerful flight attendant. Her reaction to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the constitutional right to abortion is...
Alaska Airlines Will Offer Free Abortion Flights To Employees
While United Airlines struck a more neutral tone in response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the constitutional right to abortion, Alaska Airlines has chosen a more assertive approach. Alaska Airlines Will...
United Airlines Strikes A Neutral Tone On Landmark Supreme Court Abortion Decision
United Airlines has expressed a neutral tone on the controversial decision of the U.S. Supreme Court today to overturn decades of abortion precedent in its Dobbs v. Jackson case. United Airlines Addresses Supreme Court Dobbs Abortion Decision A memo...
Turkish Airlines Kicks Off Six-Year-Old So It Can Serve Nuts In Business Class
A family claims it was removed from a Turkish Airlines flight after the airline responded to its request not to serve nuts onboard due to their allergic six-year-old by insisting it would serve nuts anyway and then trying to strong-arm...
Brazilian Airlines Rejoice As Bolsonaro Vetoes Free Checked Baggage
Brazilian airlines are rejoicing after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a measure that would have mandated free checked baggage on domestic and international flights. Bolsonaro Vetoes Bill Which Would Have Mandated Free Checked Baggage In Brazil Under the Federal...
Ryanair Ditches “Racist” Afrikaans Test For South African Passengers
After public outcry, Irish carrier Ryanair has ditched its controversial new policy for South African travelers which included a knowledge test administered in Afrikaans. Critics called the test “racist” and Ryanair backed down after initially defending it. Ryanair Ditched...
Spirit Airlines Fires Back At United Airlines Over Newark Congestion
Spirit Airlines has responded to the charge from United Airlines that it is to blame for congestion at Newark Liberty International Airport with a scathing response to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Spirt Airlines Blames United Airlines For...
Man Sues American Airlines After Spending 17 Days In Jail For A Crime He Did Not Commit
This story is mind-boggling on so many levels. A man is suing American Airlines after an airline employee allegedly misidentified him as a shoplifter at DFW Airport, unleashing a chain of events that ultimately led to his arrest and...
The Hoodlums Of Southwest Airlines Face Justice…
A pair of naughty travelers have finally faced justice for their transgressions onboard a Southwest Airlines flight. One man received a 48-day jail sentence for pleasuring himself in front of his female seatmate while the infamous woman who assaulted...
Lufthansa CEO Offers Handwritten Apology Notes To Jewish Passengers Denied Boarding, But Class Action Lawsuit Is Heating Up
Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter has offered a note of apology and compensation to Jewish passengers who were denied boarding on a flight to Budapest on the basis of their appearance. But a class action lawsuit against the German carrier...
