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February 17, 2021

JetBlue's cheapest tickets won't come with free overhead bin storage

Travelers with a "Blue Basic" ticket on JetBlue will have to pay up for overhead bin baggage space starting July 20.

February 17, 2021

Alaska no longer requiring travelers to present negative COVID-19 test upon arrival

Alaska will no longer require travelers to have a negative COVID-19 test when arriving in the state, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Sunday when outlining plans for the state to transition into a recovery phase.

February 17, 2021

United Airlines passenger ordered to pay $50G for hitting flight attendant, forcing plane to divert to Alaska

Seksan Kumtong, of North Hollywood, appeared in court earlier this week, where he was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to reimburse United Airlines for expenses incurred during the diversion, which included the costs of meals and lodging for the rest of the flight’s displaced passengers and crew — expenses that totaled $49,793.

February 15, 2021

COVID-19 testing won't be mandated before domestic flights for now, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that it does not plan to require coronavirus testing before domestic flights, for now.

February 12, 2021

Allegiant Air responds to accusations of racial profiling after removing teenagers over mask incident

Allegiant Air has responded to accusations of racial profiling from a group of Black teenagers who say there were unfairly booted from a recent flight after cabin crew claimed they were not wearing mandatory face masks.

February 12, 2021

Pre-flight coronavirus testing would be more effective than current screening measures, Harvard study finds

Researchers at Harvard say that pre-flight testing would be an important and more effective way to reduce transmission of COVID-19 as more people begin taking to the skies in the months ahead.

February 11, 2021

Hawaii allows travelers to skip 10-day quarantine with negative coronavirus test

Only travelers flying to Honolulu from Los Angeles International Airport on Delta or United airlines will be allowed to participate in the pilot program.

February 10, 2021

Delta flight out of Pittsburgh goes off taxiway, passengers evacuate

A commercial airplane with nearly 80 passengers went off the taxiway at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday.

February 10, 2021

Etihad Airways claims to have world's first fully vaccinated onboard crew

One airline in the United Arab Emirates is claiming they are the first in the world to have a fully vaccinated onboard crew.

February 10, 2021

Southwest Airlines urges Biden administration to not require COVID tests for domestic flights

Another airline CEO has urged the federal government to not make coronavirus testing mandatory for domestic flights.