Tag: Un
NEWS Sep 26, 2024 New Security Machines Flag Children’s Medicines as ‘Explosives’ New CT scanners across U.K. airports are identifying child medicine as "explosives". See how much time passengers have had to wait due to this new AI technology and how it was supposed to help airports and passengers. Read More →
NEWS Sep 25, 2024 United’s Overbooking Fiasco: Threatening and Downgrading Passengers Passengers on two United Airlines flights faced shocking dilemmas: give up your Business Class seats or be denied boarding. The two instances were caused by different reasons, both of which we will analyze today. Read More →
NEWS Sep 25, 2024 The Top 5 Shortest Airport Runways in the World How long do you think an airport runway is? It's hard to tell, because we've probably never seen or experienced the full length of a runway in-depth. Before writing this article, I thought the typical runway for a major international airport would be around 10,000 feet (1.8 miles or 3 kilometers). Read More →
NEWS Sep 24, 2024 Combined Alaska-Hawaiian Airline Plans Major Cargo Expansion Post-Merger A recent news in the world of Air Cargo: Alaska Airlines is expanding its cargo division post its merger with Hawaiian Airlines. Read More →
NEWS Sep 22, 2024 Mouse ‘Jumped’ Out of Passenger’s In-Flight Meal, Forces SAS Emergency Landing A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Copenhagen after a mouse leaped out of a passenger’s in-flight meal and into the aircraft aisle. While not seemingly dangerous, rodents, like mice, pose severe safety risks to aircraft operations as the animals tend to chew on electrical wiring. Read More →
NEWS Sep 20, 2024 SF 49ers and United Launch 1st NFL Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project United Airlines has announced the San Francisco 49ers has purchased an environmentally safe fuel for this Sunday's NFL game. See which other companies have been part of United's Eco-Skies Alliance. Read More →
NEWS Sep 19, 2024 JetBlue Announces First-Ever Lounge Plans for JFK and Boston Airports JetBlue will build its first-ever lounges at JFK and Boston airports. See what these lounges are expected to feature and how travelers can gain exclusive access. Read More →
NEWS Sep 16, 2024 Furious JetBlue Passenger Destroys JFK Check-in Counters; Says Airline 'Lied' About Haiti Ticket A livid JetBlue Airways passenger went on a rampage through the check-in area at JFK terminal 5 on Saturday September 14th. The traveler was reportedly denied a last-minute ticket to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which led the man to destroy several check-in kiosks, trash cans, and barrier walls. Read More →
NEWS Sep 13, 2024 United to Provide Free Starlink WiFi to All Passengers Starting in 2025 United Airlines to Install Free, High-Speed Starlink Wi-Fi Across its Entire Fleet Starting in 2025, it has struck a deal with Starlink to serve fast and free Wi-Fi to passengers starting early next year. See what other airlines plan to use Starlink and what providers United is using currently. Read More →
NEWS Sep 10, 2024 TSA Intercepts 2 Guns Only Days Before 23rd Anniversary of 9/11 The TSA found two loaded guns in carry-on bags on back-to-back days at a Pittsburgh Airport. See what the TSA Director had to say days before the 9/11 anniversary. Read More →