September 19, 2020 Spirit Airlines flight attendant, passenger argue over neck gaiter as a face covering A Spirit Airlines flight attendant and a passenger argued over whether a gaiter was a sufficient face covering in a video that has been posted on social media.
September 17, 2020 United Airlines to apply antimicrobial spray to aircraft interiors via robot On Wednesday, the carrier announced that it would be coating the surfaces of its aircraft with an EPA-registered antimicrobial coating, to be applied in a “super fine mist” by a robotic device called a “NovaRover.”
September 17, 2020 Australian airline Qantas' 'flight to nowhere' sells out in 10 minutes, report says Australian air carrier Qantas announced that a seven-hour scenic "flight to nowhere," which will take off and land at the same airport amid interstate travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, sold out in 10 minutes, according to a report.
September 14, 2020 Spirit passenger escorted off plane after racial, anti-mask rant: 'I am a queen from California' An unidentified passenger was recorded during a racially tinged rant while not wearing a mask on a Spirit airlines flight last week.
September 14, 2020 Mother asked to deplane Southwest flight with her 2-year-old because he wasn't wearing a mask, she says A mother says she was "humiliated" and when she was escorted off a Southwest flight Saturday because her 2-year-old was snacking without a mask prior to takeoff.
September 14, 2020 Delta flight returns to gate after woman refuses to wear mask The Delta flight proceeded back to Metro Airport before takeoff Saturday night when a woman refused to put on a face mask, a mandatory requirement on every flight for customer and crewmember safety during the coronavirus pandemic, Delta confirmed.
September 14, 2020 Lawsuit claims United Airlines favors young, blond crew to work NFL, MLB flights: 'They all look like sisters' The complaint claims the airline assigns flight attendants who are “young, white, female, and predominately blond/blue-eyed” for these special trips.
September 13, 2020 EasyJet passenger arrested after fights involving race, paper airplane: report A passenger was reportedly involved in multiple incidents on one flight.
September 10, 2020 Etihad Airways offering free travel insurance to passengers if they catch coronavirus The airline, which is based in the United Arab Emirates, said that its passengers will not have to worry about medical or quarantining costs if they’re diagnosed with COVID-19 while traveling.
September 10, 2020 American Airlines attendant gives Black Lives Matter note to travel influencer On Tuesday, travel influencer Kellee Edwards posted a picture on social media of a note from her first class American Airlines flight attendant.
