Here’s the good news: Airfares have declined in Canada. The bad news? You might wind up paying more in added fees. WestJet and several U.S. airlines recently hiked their checked bag charges. Discount carrier Flair Airlines has raised some other fees, and added a surcharge when customers pay for their flight with a credit card. Airlines often say they “unbundle” … Read more
American Airlines is set to come up with changes that will make it tougher for travellers to collect miles and loyalty points. One of the major US-based airlines announced earlier this week that its customers would soon have to make their ticket purchases from selected travel partners, including travel agents or online booking platforms, to … Read more
Photo: NASA The beloved Mars helicopter Ingenuity took its final flight in January, bringing its mission to an end after a historic three-year run on Mars. The helicopter was the first to fly on a planet other than Earth, and it racked up many other accolades before succumbing to rotor damage that prevented future flights, … Read more
While the airline industry in the U.S. is largely unionized, Delta is different. Its pilots and dispatchers are unionized, but Delta’s technicians and flight attendants, as well as its ramp, cargo and tower employees, are not. With renewed efforts to change that following years of growing support for unions, it’s starting to look like we … Read more
An American Airlines flight was diverted to Houston, Texas, due to a reported fire on board on Sunday (Jan. 21). American Airlines Flight 885, flying from Austin, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was forced to divert to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston due to the “mechanical issue on board”, which was a fire caused … Read more
AN ANGRY passenger was not only kicked off a plane for farting too much but also made sure to brag about the smell, it has been claimed. The man was removed from an American Airlines early evening flight from Phoenix, Arizona to Austin, Texas. 3 A disgruntled and ‘possibly hungover’ passenger caused chaos by farting before … Read more
An American Airlines aircraft slid off a runway into a grassy area after landing during snowy weather in the state of New York. The incident happened with American Airlines’ Flight Embraer E145 at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport on Thursday. The flight, carrying 53 passengers and three crew members, had just landed and was … Read more
A flight approaches the airport in San Diego, Calif. K.C. Alfred/Getty Images In this week’s airline news, the Transportation Department said the flight cancellation rate in 2023 dropped by almost 50% from the previous year, and the rate over the year-end holidays was even lower; DOT also said the vast majority of flight delays were caused … Read more
Air Canada notched the worst on-time performance among 10 large airlines in North America in 2023, according to a new report. The country’s biggest carrier landed 63 per cent of its flights on time last year, placing it last among the continent’s 10 largest airlines, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics firm. That means roughly 140,000 planes … Read more
FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more
