JetBlue and Spirit Airlines will go separate ways after deciding that the obstacles of a merger were too much to overcome. JetBlue-Spirit End Merger Plan In January, US District Judge William Young held that the JetBlue-Spirit merger could not...
Air India Blamed For Passenger’s Death After Wheelchair Delay
Air India has been hit with a $36,000 fine and blamed for the death of an 80-year-old man stemming from a wheelchair delay upon arrival at Mumbai Airport. Air India Passenger Decides To Walk After Wheelchair Delay, Suffers Cardiac...
Chinese-American Sues United Airlines, Claiming Flight Attendant Discrimination
A Chinese-American passenger is suing United Airlines, claiming a Caucasian flight attendant discriminated against him on the basis of his race and that United tried to cover up the incident by banning him from future flights. Chinese-American Files Discrimination...
Texas Man Sues Lufthansa For Turbulence. He Wasn’t Wearing A Seatbelt.
A Texas man has sued Lufthansa, saying the German airline should have been prepared for turbulence on his flight. On the other hand, he was not wearing a seatbelt, which is never a smart thing even when the seatbelt...
Air Canada Is Held Liable For Bad Advice Of Chatbot
Air Canada has been ordered to compensate a man when the Air Canada chatbot misled him over a bereavement fare. It is an interesting case, though I found Air Canada’s legal reasoning to border on absurd. Air Canada Held...
Crazy: Man Claims Airbnb Host Sent Video Of Him With Another Woman To His Wife After He Complained About Stay
Payback is sweet…until you get sued. In an explosive claim, a Mississippi man claims that his Airbnb host sent surveillance photos of him with another woman to the man’s wife causing irreparable harm to their marriage. The host denies...
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Alaska Airlines By Disgruntled Politician
A Trump-appointed federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold over her temporary ban from Alaska Airlines during the pandemic concerning face masks. In Alaska, Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Alaska Airlines Over Face Masks...
US Seizes 747-300 It Says That Iran Illegally Sold To Venezuela
With the help of Argentina, the US is now in custody of an ex-Mahan Air Boeing 747-300 that is says was illegally transferred to a Venezuelan cargo carrier in violation of international sanctions against the Islamic Republic. US Seizes...
Passenger Sues Korean Air For Coffee Spill That Left Her “Lame”
A woman is suing Korean Air in New York State court for “grievous” coffee burns to her groin that her lawsuit claims left her permanently disabled. Korean Air Faces Another Hot Coffee Lawsuit…Passenger Says She Is Now Lame And...
Ted Cruz Shields Politicians From Pesky Constituents At US Airports
US Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX) has successfully added language to a Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill that will spare lawmakers from the public at US airports with private screening and security escorts. This is not sound public...
Ryanair Apologizes For Banning “Disruptive” Passenger Who Wasn’t Even On Flight
When we think about “no-fly lists” we have to also think about how much humans, companies, and governments are prone to error. In the case of Ryanair, the Irish carrier has apologized for banning a man for being disruptive...
American Airlines Says It Should Not Be Held Responsible For Actions Of Pervert Flight Attendant
In a court filing, American Airlines argues that it should not be held legally liable for the conduct of its flight attendant who surreptitiously filmed underage girls in aircraft lavatories. Does AA actually have a point? American Airlines: Don’t...
Woman Who Dropped Pants On Frontier Airlines Flight Is Charged
A woman who could not wait to use the lavatory on a Frontier Airlines flight faces a lengthy jail sentence and a massive fine. Woman Faces Multiple Charges, Huge Fine For Obscene Behavior On Frontier Airlines Florida Flight Last...
British Granny Claims JetBlue Flight Attendants Beat Her Up After Leaving Tea In Galley
A tempest over a teacup occurred on a JetBlue flight to Costa Rica. 74-year-old Angela Siddell claims that a pair of flight attendants beat her up, leading to a black eye and handcuffs, all stemming from a disagreement over...
Two Flight Attendants Sue Alaska Airlines, Claim They Were Fired Due To Their Christian Faith
A lawsuit seeks damages against Alaska Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) after two flight attendants were fired for what they claim was the expression of their Christian faith in “Alaska’s World,” an internal employee-only communication network....
No, Protestors Blocking Airport Access Are Not “Exercising First Amendment Rights”
The folks running Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are advised to take a rudimentary course on the First Amendment to the US Constitution. No, blocking airport access roads is not a valid exercise of First Amendment rights. Washington National...
Maybe Spirit Airlines Is Not Doing So Badly After All?
Spirit Airlines stock jumped more than 20% this morning after it revised its financial forecast, suggesting it may not be doing as bad as many analysts have surmised. Meanwhile, Spirit is pushing JetBlue to appeal the decision blocking the...
American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested After Surreptitiously Filming Multiple Teenage Passengers In Lavatory
An update to the story about the American Airlines flight attendant who has been accused of surreptitiously filming a teenage girl in the lavatory of a flight: he has now been arrested and evidence of additional acts have been...
The Spurious Legal Reasoning Behind JetBlue-Spirit Merger Decision
I sat in bed last night and read the entire 109-page decision of Judge William Young in US v JetBlue, which blocked the merger between JetBlue and Spirit. Bottom line: I think the opinion represents spurious legal analysis. Blocked...
“Suspicious” Palestinian-American Passengers Detained After Delta Air Lines Flight
Four Palestinian-American passengers were detained at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after stepping off a Delta Air Lines flight from Florida after their conduct onboard aroused the suspicion of an off-duty police officer. The two sides tell a very different...
