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April 19, 2023

Irate passenger goes on angry mid-air rant over crying infant, screamed he was in a 'tin can' with a baby

A man went on a profanity-laced tirade about a screaming baby while he was on a Southwest Airlines flight from Baltimore to Fort Lauderdale. The flight was eventually rerouted to Orlando.

April 18, 2023

Boeing production problem spills over into summer travel

Boeing's production problems mean airlines will have fewer planes than they expected for summer travel. Delivery delays will remove nearly 9,000 seats from airline schedules.

April 14, 2023

Plus-size airline passenger demands free seats and bigger bathrooms in online petition to FAA

Jae'lynn Chaney, a content creator from Washington, has started an online petition to make air travel more comfortable on planes, including free seats, bigger bathrooms and more.

April 13, 2023

Reddit user reclines his first-class airline seat, passenger behind him orders him to raise it back up

A Reddit user asked for advice after he was chastised by a fellow airplane passenger after he reclined his seat — while sitting in first class. The flight attendant defended the original poster.

April 11, 2023

Matthew McConaughey says ‘zero gravity’ experience when flight dropped 4,000 feet was a ‘hell of a scare’ 

Matthew McConaughey opened up this week about the Lufthansa flight he and his wife were on last month that suddenly dropped 4,000 feet.

April 8, 2023

Eyes in the sky: Air Marshal service accused of spying on Americans

Ret. Air Marshall Sonya LaBosco sounds alarm on passengers being spied on and warns of a China connection on 'Unfiltered with Dan Bongino.'

April 7, 2023

'Medical issue' diverted Atlanta-bound Delta flight to OKC, airline says

A Delta flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta was diverted to Oklahoma City after at least three flight attendants reportedly began falling ill.

April 6, 2023

Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds unexpected stowaway under his seat, a Cape cobra

Rudolf Erasmus, a pilot in South Africa, thought he had four passengers on his flight. As it turns out, he had five: four human passengers, and one deadly Cape cobra.

April 5, 2023

Turkey closes airspace to flights from Suleimaniyah International Airport in northern Iraq

Flights from an airport in northern Iraq have been banned from Turkish airspace for the time being. Turkey cited safety concerns as the reason for closing its airspace.

April 5, 2023

Activist says Air Canada agent left her 'deeply humiliated' after barring her from flight: 'Victim of racism'

Air Canada faced criticism from human rights activist Ketty Nivyabandi after barring her from a flight last Thursday for allegedly lacking a Mexican visa.