January 13, 2021 FBI considers adding Capitol rioters to no-fly list, as TSA heightens DC airport security before inauguration The FBI confirmed Tuesday it was considering adding individuals linked to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to a no-fly list ahead of the presidential inauguration planned in Washington, D.C., next week.
January 12, 2021 CDC announces that US will require negative COVID-19 test for all international travelers The travel mandate requiring all international travelers flying into the U.S. to show a negative COVID-19 test result was announced Tuesday.
January 12, 2021 Dog owners protest airlines' emotional support animal ban: 'I will not be sticking him in cargo' Some dog owners say they're sick as a dog over the Department of Transportation’s final decision on emotional support animals.
January 11, 2021 American Airlines bans woman who was filmed defying mask mandate, yelling at passengers and crew American Airlines has banned a passenger for refusing to wear a face mask on a flight from Charlotte, N.C., to Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2021 American Airlines responds to video of pilot threatening to 'dump' passengers in Kansas American Airlines has issued a statement defending the actions of a pilot who said he would “put this plane down in the middle of Kansas and dump people off” if they didn’t behave on a flight leaving from Washington D.C. on Friday.
January 10, 2021 Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 75 feet in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta.
January 9, 2021 Texas man gets prison term in fake-ID scheme for free airline flights: prosecutors A convicted man from Texas has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to fraudulently obtain free Spirit Airlines flights for himself and others, as well as making fake employee identification badges in order to get the flights, prosecutors said.
January 8, 2021 UK-bound travelers must show negative COVID-19 test at border U.K. will now require all travelers to show proof of negative COVID-19 test to curb the spread of new coronavirus variant.
January 8, 2021 Delta, JetBlue latest major airlines to ban emotional support animals Delta Air Lines and JetBlue are the latest major carriers to cut the leash with emotional support animals, citing a recent decision from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
January 8, 2021 Alaska Airlines bans 14 passengers who refused masks, exhibited 'unacceptable' behavior on flight from DC Alaska Airlines has banned more than a dozen passengers whose behavior was deemed "unacceptable" on a recent flight from Washington, D.C., to Seattle.