Airport News & Updates - Page 174

September 27, 2018

Bees swarm airplane engine at South African airport, delay multiple flights

Mango Airlines confirmed on Twitter that two beekeepers were called to the airport, which is located in the city of Durban, to remove the bees after they began to nest in an engine.

September 26, 2018

Man who brought bomb replica to Newark airport won't be prosecuted

Alon Felman was arrested on Sept. 4.

September 25, 2018

Delta flight blows tires during emergency landing at JFK airport

The plane “landed heavy.”

September 20, 2018

Florida airport locked down after suspect boards vacant commercial airliner, official says

A Florida airport was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday after a man jumped a fence and entered a vacant commercial airliner, an official said.

September 20, 2018

Southwest Airlines employee sues carrier over racial discrimination, claims coworkers had 'whites-only' break room

Former employee Jamel Parker filed the suit in United States District Court in Houston on Wednesday.

September 20, 2018

Manchester Airport apologizes for telling young girl her diabetes medication could 'make the plane crash'

The family said security staff made them feel “like terrorists.”

September 20, 2018

Delta apologizes for calling police on black customer for trying to file a claim over damaged luggage

Delta Air Lines said they hope to learn from the woman’s experience to improve their customer service operations.

September 19, 2018

JD Power study ranks New York area airports among lowest in 2018 Satisfaction Study

Bad news for anyone planning to fly into or out of the New York metropolitan area anytime soon.

September 19, 2018

United launches color-coded process for streamlined boarding

Navigating the airport is about to get a whole lot easier for United Airlines customers, as the carrier has rolled out a color-coded process to streamline boarding across all of its 1,000 gates worldwide.

September 18, 2018

Bomb scare at Phoenix airport caused by unattended car; driver only getting $52 parking ticket

The terminal closure caused flight delays and cancellations of 34 Southwest flights.