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January 26, 2021

Ryanair pulling controversial 'Jab and Go' ads following investigation by UK standards authority

The Advertising Standards Authority of the United Kingdom (ASA) upheld complaints from viewers who found the ads to be misleading and offensive.

January 25, 2021

United Airlines launches 'Travel-Ready' tool to help passengers schedule COVID tests, upload results

Using a new tool included with the United Airlines app, international passengers will be able to schedule a COVID-19 test at one of more than 15,000 testing sites globally.

January 25, 2021

Man arrested after making false security threat on Alaska Airlines flight

A man was arrested after calling in a false security threat ahead of an Alaska Airlines flight departing Seattle over the weekend.

January 25, 2021

Frontier Airlines passenger is told he should be on 'no-fly list' after complaining of coughing traveler

A flight attendant with Frontier Airlines has been accused of telling a passenger that he “should be on a no-fly list” — and suggesting that he should instead "walk" to his destination.

January 24, 2021

Israel temporarily bans all international flights in response to new COVID-19 strains

New coronavirus variants have caused Israel to enact strict travel restrictions.

January 22, 2021

Wheel falls off plane landing at O'Hare Airport, lands with 'boom' in Chicago family's yard

Fortunately, the wheel did not inflict any injury to the residents of the Jefferson Park neighborhood where it crashed down

January 22, 2021

Southwest Airlines to give employees COVID-19 vaccine for free

Southwest Airlines will reportedly give employees the coronavirus vaccine for free, once the inoculation is widely available in the U.S.

January 21, 2021

President Biden signs mask mandate via executive order for planes, trains, buses

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that makes face masks mandatory for air travel and other modes of commercial transportation.

January 21, 2021

KLM cancels long-haul flights, lays off workers after Netherlands' proposed flight ban

Dutch airline KLM will reportedly cancel its long-haul flights after the government proposed new travel restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

January 21, 2021

Airline passenger who refused to wear mask and injured flight attendant arrested months after incident

An airline passenger was recently arrested in Japan for an incident that occurred in September.