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NEWS Jun 30, 2026 Passengers Threatened With Arrest: Hundreds Stranded at Orlando International Airport After Baggage Delays Roughly 800 Virgin Atlantic passengers waited more than five hours for checked baggage at Orlando International Airport, with arrest threats issued. Read More →
NEWS Jun 30, 2026 Delta CEO Ed Bastian Points to Congested Air Traffic Control as Airfares Climb More Than 20% Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian suggests an overburdened air traffic control system may provide some explanation for driving domestic airfares up by more than 20% this year. Read More →
NEWS Jun 29, 2026 No Bunks, No Problem: British Airways Lets Crew Rest in First Class British Airways has revised its policy to allow cabin crew to rest in empty First Class seats during long-haul flights, replacing older protocols. Read More →
NEWS Jun 26, 2026 Power Bank Fires on UK Flights Nearly Double in a Year, Aviation Regulators Warn British aviation regulators report power bank overheating incidents on planes have nearly doubled in one year, raising urgent safety concerns for travelers. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 23, 2026 Korean Air and Delta Connect Baggage Transfers Across Seattle and Los Angeles Korean Air and Delta now offer through-checked baggage at Seattle and Los Angeles, easing connections for travelers between the US and Asia. Read More →
NEWS Jun 19, 2026 'Free' Hand Baggage in Europe: What the New EU Deal Actually Means for Travelers The EU has agreed on free carry-on bag rules after years of negotiations, but the watered-down deal falls well short of the outright ban on cabin bag fees that passengers had hoped for. Read More →
NEWS Jun 15, 2026 B-52 Stratofortress Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base During Test Flight A B-52H Stratofortress bomber went down near Edwards Air Force Base in California during a test mission. Here is what you need to know. Read More →
NEWS Jun 12, 2026 SAS Pilot Banned From French Airspace After Random Drug Test Flags Presence of Cocaine A Scandinavian Airlines pilot received a flight ban in France and a suspended sentence after testing positive for cocaine before a scheduled flight from Nice. Read More →
NEWS Jun 10, 2026 Southwest Airlines Reopens Cockpit Jumpseat to Non-Crew Employees, Sparking Backlash From Flight Attendants Southwest Airlines reverses its flight attendant-only cockpit jumpseat policy, opening seats to all non-rev employees and angering cabin crew. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 09, 2026 Frontier Adds Two New Routes for Late Summer 2026, Returns to Oakland Bay Airport Frontier Airlines will launch two new routes in August 2026, including a return to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport from Denver. Read More →