Their travel plans were put on paws. Perplexed dog owners are scratching their heads as to why and how their cute, and often well-behaved, companions got banned from air travel. Such was the case of Megan Moskowitz and her English cocker spaniel Maci, who suddenly became a pup of interest at Newark Airport. She told … Read more
No more looking at phones on the fly. Passengers aren’t the only ones getting reprimanded for in-flight phone use. United Airlines is threatening to crack down on — and even fire — flight attendants who use personal devices aboard the aircraft, per a leaked memo taking off online. “Use of a personal electronic device and/or … Read more
Is your favorite carrier in the no-fly zone? The Wall Street Journal released its listing of the nine best and worst airlines in the U.S. for 2023 in a ranking that’s seen some shakeups since the year prior. The last-place airline blames its futility on New York City airports facing notable challenges with weather and … Read more
While fights on planes have become all too common — especially between singletons and families with small children — one local mom recently learned that the skies can still be friendly. Garden City, New York native Kelly Levine, 32, was anxious about traveling with her 5-month old daughter, Romy, to Mexico for a vacation. She … Read more
They were too late for New Year Happy Hour. Ecstatic passengers on a “time machine” flight were left fuming after an airline mishap resulted in them missing out on the chance to celebrate the New Year — twice. Tweets detailing the missed NYE two-fer are going viral as time travel hopefuls voiced their chagrin. The … Read more
Fight or flight. Boarding a plane has become one of the most painful parts of modern travel, taking upwards of half an hour and triggering panic — and the possibility of violent squabbles — over available space in overhead lockers. This week, United implemented its new WILMA boarding system in a bid to expedite the … Read more
These passengers are anything but United. Customers of one of America’s biggest airlines are expressing outrage after the implementation of a new boarding method, known as WILMA. Starting Thursday, those flying economy on United flights around the country began boarding with the new system, which sees passengers in window seats enter the aircraft first, regardless … Read more
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were ordered by a federal judge to face a consumer antitrust class action accusing major US carriers of conspiring to drive up domestic airfares by reducing the number of available seats. In a decision on Tuesday, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, DC, said passengers offered a “fair amount” or … Read more
This fall marks the 20th anniversary since the final flight of Concorde, the world’s first supersonic commercial airliner. Traveling at twice the speed of sound — around 1,350 mph — Concorde could take passengers from New York to London in under three hours. But the enormous costs of maintaining the plane — along with a … Read more
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has acknowledged that the carrier’s pilots are shunning promotion to the captain’s chair, hurting its flight capacity in the fourth quarter, confirming what Reuters reported earlier this week. Multiple pilots at United told Reuters that senior first officers have been avoiding promotion to captain as they do not want the unpredictable schedule that … Read more
The Felders spent the last days of their family vacation camping – in Newark Airport. “I had to spend $143 on five blankets,” Shaliece Felder told the Post. “The only way we managed to secure cots was because someone saw my kids on the floor.” The Felders’ United flight was supposed to depart Monday to … Read more
He’s got the golden ticket. Tom Stuker, 69, has covered more miles in the air than any individual traveler in history, with no plans on stopping. After hitting 23 million miles of air travel, he owes his time in the sky to one purchase he made in 1990 when he snagged a United Airlines lifetime … Read more
The sky’s the limit for this family — literally. A Utah-based TikToker shared what it’s like having a father and brother as pilots and a mother as a flight attendant — all for the same airline. Skylar Horanyi, 26, is the only member of her immediate family that is not working for United Airlines but … Read more
Airline passengers feeling the pinch of sky-high fares are increasingly resorting to an old trick to save some money by booking flights with a layover to their intended city and ditching the second leg of the trip. Although not a new concept, “skiplagging” — also known as “hidden-city” or “throwaway” ticketing — has been gaining … Read more
The company’s name may be United, but this couple says the airline left them to fend for themselves. A woman has claimed that her fiancé was booted from his first-class seat to coach on an international United Airlines flight — to sit a crew member there instead. Danielle Schwab and her fiancé Mikey were allegedly … Read more
She’s hoping this idea takes off. A plus-size TikToker is arguing that airlines should make plane aisles wider to accommodate larger passengers, calling the current layout “discrimination.” The woman, who posts to the platform as Big Curvy Olivia, shared a video this week showing herself struggling to traverse a United Airlines plane, having to turn … Read more
Americans aren’t feeling the Spirit in the sky. In an anonymous survey taken on May 1, travel resource site, the Vacationer, asked over 1,000 Americans which of the 10 major US-based carriers that they avoid flying. And Spirit Airlines had the dubious distinction of finishing on top with 21%. Allegiant Air finished second with 16.36% … Read more
Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass didn’t back down from critics who challenged his complaint against United Airlines following an alleged incident with his pregnant wife. In a message posted Sunday on Twitter, the 35-year-old Bass provided more context about the ordeal after alleging a United Airlines flight attendant made his 22-week pregnant wife, Sydney Rae … Read more
Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass has a bone to pick with United Airlines. Expressing his frustrations on Twitter, the 35-year-old Bass alleged that a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight made his pregnant wife get on the floor and pick up the mess made by his 2-year-old daughter. “The flight attendant @united just made … Read more
Transgender flight attendant Kayleigh Scott — who gained fame after appearing in a United Airlines commercial — was found dead Monday in her Colorado home. She was 25. Scott, who shared her transition story for a 2020 Trans Day of Visibility video produced by United, declared in a 2:30 a.m. Instagram post that she was … Read more