Airline passengers headed to Uruguay had a scary incident with dozens injured when a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Air Europa hit severe turbulence on a flight en route to Montevideo from Madrid, Spain on Monday. And in the ensuing chaos, one passenger reportedly became lodged above an overhead bin. Flight UX045 was forced to make an emergency landing at Natal […]
Over the trumpets and guitars of a mariachi band, Raleigh-Durham International Airport welcomed its first nonstop flight from Mexico City on Monday, opening a new chapter in international service. The Airmexico flights depart daily in both directions, marking RDU’s 10th direct international destination and its 18th airline. RDU President and CEO Michael Landguth celebrated the […]
Thousands of passengers had their travel plans disrupted, and some were left stranded, after Canada’s second-largest airline canceled hundreds of flights this weekend. WestJet canceled 832 flights between last Thursday and Tuesday, over the country’s Canada Day holiday weekend. The strike ended up grounding 130 aircraft across 13 airports in Canada, and left some passengers […]
El Al said a plane en route from Warsaw to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Turkey. The Israeli airline said local staff at Antalya airport refused to refuel the plane. Tensions between the two countries have escalated since Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Israeli flag carrier El Al says local airport workers refused to […]
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said Sunday that it canceled more than 800 flights affecting tens of thousands of passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day. Around 680 workers, whose daily inspections and repairs are essential to airline operations, walked off the job on Friday evening, despite […]
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, says it has cancelled at least 150 flights affecting 20,000 passengers beginning Saturday after the union of maintenance workers announced it has gone on strike. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said its members started to strike Friday evening because the airline’s “unwillingness to negotiate with the union” […]
I took a red-eye flight from NYC to Berlin to start a two-week trip to Europe in October 2022. For $180, I flew through the night with Norse Atlantic Airways and had a row of seats to myself. Although I thought the flight itself was ideal for a red-eye, I started my trip feeling exhausted. […]
Lufthansa flags waving in the wind in front of the Lufthansa Aviation Center. The newest airline from Germany’s Lufthansa Group, feeder airline City Airlines, is due to depart on its inaugural flight on 26 June without collective agreements for airline staff. Andreas Arnold/dpa The newest airline from Germany’s Lufthansa Group, feeder airline City Airlines, is […]
Lufthansa flags waving in the wind in front of the Lufthansa Aviation Center. The newest airline from Germany’s Lufthansa Group, feeder airline City Airlines, is due to depart on its inaugural flight on 26 June without collective agreements for airline staff. Andreas Arnold/dpa The newest airline from Germany’s Lufthansa Group, feeder airline City Airlines, is […]
The president of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) has said the impasse to resolving its dispute with Aer Lingus “sits” with the airline. Mark Tighe, the president of Ialpa, which represents the pilots, described claims by Aer Lingus that it has “repeatedly sought” to engage with Ialpa as “not accurate”. The airline said […]
The union representing mechanics at Canadian airline WestJet said it withdrew a notice to begin a strike Thursday night after the airline agreed to return to the bargaining table. The strike threat had prompted WestJet, Canada’s second-biggest airline, to cancel about 50 flights this week to avoid travelers and planes being stranded. “We hope that […]
The union representing mechanics at Canadian airline WestJet said it withdrew a notice to begin a strike Thursday night after the airline agreed to return to the bargaining table. The strike threat had prompted WestJet, Canada’s second-biggest airline, to cancel about 50 flights this week to avoid travelers and planes being stranded. “We hope that […]