Three years after attacking flight attendants and first class passengers in what was thought to be a drunken outburst on American Airlines, the troubled passenger now faces a lawsuit from the federal government seeking to collect nearly $82,000 for...
SWISS Denies Compensation Claim Again, Claiming Mechanical Issue Is “Extraordinary Circumstance”
Earlier this week I wrote about a case of SWISS denying compensation to a traveler, absurdly blaming an Airbus A330 mechanical issue on a Boeing 737 problem from two decades ago. I figured SWISS would do the right thing...
BARK Air Faces Lawsuit Just Days After Inaugural Flight…
Just days after launching operations, BARK Air, the airline specializing in luxury travel for dogs, has been sued. The lawsuit comes not from an angry dog owner bitten by another dog or disgruntled parents angry they cannot take their...
Florida Woman Tracks Down Employee Who Stole Her Luggage On Spirit Airlines
When Paola Garcia was forced to check her bag on Spirit Airlines, she had a hunch it would not end well. But never did she dream the contents of her bag would be stolen…especially by an airport worker. But...
Why Air Canada Is Taking Couple To Federal Court Over $2,000 In Compensation
Air Canada is taking a Vancouver couple to federal court, arguing it should not be responsible for a flight delay that ruined their holiday. But there’s more going on than merely a spat between an airline and a customer....
Southwest Airlines Returns To Court To Battle Anti-Abortion Flight Attendant
Southwest Airlines argued in federal court on Monday that it has a right to terminate flight attendants for expressing “hostile and graphic” viewpoints on social media while the flight attendant at the heart of this case argued that her...
Lawsuit Claims Eight Unrelated Black Men Were Thrown Off American Airlines Flight After White Flight Attendant Complained About Body Odor
A lawsuit has been brought against American Airlines by a trio of black men, claiming racial discrimination and guilt by association after eight black passengers, none traveling together, were removed from a flight in Phoenix after a white flight...
Aeromexico Suspends Service To Quito, An Extension Of Mexico’s Diplomatic Row With Ecuador
Aeromexico will suspend service to Quito this summer and autumn, in another sign of the growing diplomatic row between Mexico and Ecuador over Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas. Aeromexico Suspends Service To Quito, Ecuador (July – December 2024)...
American Airlines Backtracks After Blaming 9-Year-Old For Pervert Flight Attendant Who Filmed Her In Lavatory
UPDATE: American Airlines has backtracked, revising its original defense filing which sought to blame a 9-year-old girl for failing to notice a mobile phone that a flight attendant had hidden to secretly record her in an aircraft lavatory. “Our...
A Swiss Hotel Is Shrouded In Intrigue Surrounding Chinese Espionage And World’s Most Expensive Jet
A fascinating story of intrigue has arisen surrounding a small hotel in the Swiss Alps, implicating the world’s most expensive fighter jet and the ongoing jockeying between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Swiss Hotel At...
If You Leave Ammo In Your Carry-On Bag, Expect To Be Arrested
While I do not think a prison sentence of up to 12 years is proportional to accidentally bringing ammo into Turks & Caicos, I don’t place primary blame on the TSA for failing to catch it…I blame the one...
Knackered Brit Must Pay United Airlines $20,000 For Bad Behavior Onboard
It’s nice to see passengers held accountable for their poor behavior onboard when they get drunk and make a scene. One British man has been ordered to pay United Airlines over $20,000 in restitution for his drunk and disorderly...
Airport Shoplifter Makes Stupid Choice In Dallas Before Turkish Airlines Flight
A shoplifter was arrested while waiting to board his Turkish Airlines flight after stealing a wallet from a Coach store at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). You really do have to wonder what would possess someone to steal something...
Man Sues British Airways For £5 Million After Slipping On Puddle Of Baileys Irish Cream
A Swiss man who slipped on a puddle of Baileys Irish Cream in the British Airways check-in area at London Heathrow has told a judge that he needs £5 Million after the accident caused his business to collapse. Swiss...
Is “Serial Stowaway” Marilyn Hartman Also Guilty Of National Security Crimes?
I’m still thinking about the case of 26-year-old Wicliff Fleurizard, the former Apple engineer charged with “national security crimes” for sneaking onboard a Delta Air Lines flight using someone else’s boarding pass. If that was a national security crime,...
Man Who Tried To Stowaway On Delta Flight Charged With National Security Crimes
A man has been charged with federal “national security crimes” by the Department of Justice for his conduct of surreptitiously trying to board a Delta Air flight in Salt Lake City without a valid ticket. Man Charged With National...
$14.5 Million Gold Heist On Air Canada Was An Inside Job
Canadian police have finally put together the puzzle pieces of a brazen heist from a cargo warehouse in Toronto that involved thousands of gold bars and millions of dollars of cash. Nine arrests were made, including an Air Canada...
Judge: Qatar Airways Cannot Be Sued For Strip Search Of Five Australian Women
An Australian judge has held that Qatar Airways cannot be held liable for the invasive search of the Qatari government after an abandoned baby was found at Doha Airport in 2020. The government dragnet impacted several female Qatar Airways...
US Airlines Want To Block Chinese Carriers For One Reason: To Keep Transpacific Fares High
Look past the two-faced hypocrisy of a recent letter from US airlines and unions urging regulators to block Chinese carriers from adding more transpacific flights and you will find a simple attempt to keep fares high. US regulators who...
Veteran Refuses To Pay His Bar Bill At DFW Airport…Claims Ex-Military Should Receive Free Drinks
A veteran purportedly walked away from a bar at DFW Airport without paying his $130 tab because he did not think veterans should have to pay for their alcohol. That’s bad enough, but then the cops were called in...
