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United Airlines 737-900 Diverts After Engine Fire
Firefighters extinguished an engine fire on a United Airlines 737-900 after it made an emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas. United 737-900 Diverts To Wichita After Engine Fire UA551 took off from Newark (EWR) on Thursday, December 14, bound for Denver (DEN). The flight was operated by a Boeing 737-900, registration...
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British Airways in Antisemitism Row After Pulling Jewish Sitcom From its Inflight Entertainment
British Airways has become embroiled in an antisemitism row after it pulled a Jewish sitcom from its inflight entertainment system amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The airline was due to air the British satirical comedy series Hapless, which is now in its third season and...
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Are Airlines Thinking About Seat Fees All Wrong?
For years airlines 'gave away the value of seat assignments for free' to customers. That's no longer true. And the tax code encourages airlines to charge for seats, too. That's because base airfare for domestic flights is taxed at 7.5%, while fees aren't covered by this excise...
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Delta Air Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over its Controversial Overbooking Policy That Means Passengers Can Be Involuntarily Bumped From Flights
Delta Air Lines is facing a class action lawsuit in a New York court over its controversial overbooking process that means passengers can be involuntarily bumped from their flight even after they’ve checked in and got a boarding pass. Jalen Empson, a US citizen who moved to the Portuguese capital...
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My Futile Attempt To Buy An AirAsia Ticket
My trip to Germany via East Asia came about at the very last-minute and I put things together as I went along. One gap was getting from Manilla to Bankgok and it was in MNL Airport that I ran into a roadblock trying to purchase a ticket with AirAsia without...
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Breast Milk Battle on American Airlines As Gate Agent Leaves Mom In Tears
An American Airlines passenger shared their ordeal boarding a flight with breast milk and being told they weren't allowed to bring it on board, they'd have to 'consolidate' it into their carry on or give it up in order to fly.
The woman began crying and tried to show...
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Yovimpa Point at Bryce Canyon National Park
The temperature did not warm up much from the breezy 13 degrees Fahrenheit during that frosty cold December morning at Rainbow Point at Bryce Canyon National Park; but every increase in degrees helped. The wind also started to subside upon accessing Yovimpa Point at Bryce Canyon National Park.
Yovimpa Point and...
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Bilt Rewards adds Avianca LifeMiles as transfer partner
In November, we saw the program add Marriott, and now Avianca has been added as Bilt Rewards 15th transfer partner! My oh my, the program just continues to get better and better and better. You can earn points on rent, we’ve gotten multiple 100% transfer bonuses for Rent Day, a...
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The $6 Million Justin Timberlake Snub At New Las Vegas Fontainbleau Resort [Roundup]
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