Biden administration to propose new rules for airline fees requiring more transparency
President Joe Biden plans to announce new rules on Monday that would require airlines and online travel agencies to disclose fees for seat selection, checked baggage and other add-ons along with fares, the administration’s latest effort to bolster passenger protections after a rocky summer travel season. Airlines charge travelers for a number More...
Hong Kong ends hotel quarantine as Asia tiptoes out of pandemic
HONG KONG — Hong Kong announced on Friday that it was lifting mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals, ending one of the world’s strictest Covid-19 policies as Asia follows other parts of the world More...
American Airlines passenger detained by FBI after allegedly assaulting attendant on flight from Los Cabos to LA
An American Airlines passenger was detained by the FBI after allegedly assaulting an attendant on a flight from San José del Cabo, Mexico, to Los Angeles on Wednesday, officials said. Law enforcement were waiting More...
Biden announces tentative deal to avert U.S. rail strike
The White House has struck a tentative deal to avoid a rail strike that threatened massive disruption across the United States, President Joe Biden announced early Thursday. Business groups and political officials More...
New York woman sentenced to prison over altercation aboard plane
A New York woman has been sentenced to four months in prison for interfering with crew members aboard a flight from Dallas to Los Angeles last year that had to be diverted to Phoenix, according to federal prosecutors. They More...
L.A.-bound flight forced to turn back to Mexico after engine catches fire
A flight from Mexico to Los Angeles had to turn around and make an emergency landing Tuesday after an engine apparently caught fire minutes after takeoff. Viva Aerobus Flight VB518 had just departed from Guadalajara More...
Alaska Airlines flight turns back, makes emergency landing as engine cover rips off
An Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Diego was forced to turn back shortly after departure Monday and make an emergency landing after an engine cover detached, the airline said. In dramatic video shared More...
After a summer of flight delays and cancellations, federal officials issue an ultimatum to the airlines
After a punishing summer for air travelers who have seen delayed and canceled flights, the federal government is taking additional steps to help beleaguered passengers. The Department of Transportation is telling More...
United Airlines orders 15 supersonic jets to cut travel time in half — some day
United Airlines announced Thursday that it has ordered 15 supersonic planes from startup Boom Supersonic — saying it hopes to zip travelers around the globe in half the time, for the price of a current first-class More...
American Airlines orders 20 supersonic planes from Boom
American Airlines on Tuesday said that it has ordered 20 supersonic planes, aircrafts that can carry passengers at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft. American has become the third major More...
