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Senators Decry State Of Air Travel After Passenger Incidents
Air travel has become a combustible mix in the United States in which passengers aren't the only ones treated unfairly, senators were told Thursday.
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Air travel has become a combustible mix in the United States in which passengers aren't the only ones treated unfairly, senators were told Thursday.
Frustrated lawmakers warned top airline executives to improve customer service or Congress will step in after a passenger was dragged from a United Airlines flight in an incident the company's CEO called a "mistake of epic proportions."
United Airlines is raising the limit to $10,000 for payments to customers who give up seats on oversold flights and will increase training for employees as they deal with fallout from videos of a passenger being dragged off a flight.
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A lawyer for the passenger forcibly removed from a United Express flight says the experience was more horrifying than when he left Vietnam during the fall of Saigon.
Just a day after a viral video showed a bloodied man being dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight by security, Twitter users took to the platform to make fun of the airline's tactics.
A man dragged off a United Express flight by security officers is a Kentucky physician who was convicted more than a decade ago on felony charges involving prescribing drugs.
Shares of United Airlines stock fell in early trading Tuesday morning as the company deals with the fallout from a video shows security officers dragging a man from an overbooked flight from Chicago to Louisville.
A video of a passenger being dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar on socials media as the airline insists its employees had no choice but to contact authorities and remove the man.
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Delta, United and American Airlines announced they have joined the growing list of airlines banning hoverboards onboard their flights, for both checked-in or carry-on luggage.
United Airlines flights in U.S. are back in the air after being grounded Wednesday because of computer problems.
America Airlines has shown interest in taking travelers to Cuba.
American Airlines announced Thursday they will charge a fee for 12 to 14-year olds who fly solo.
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has ordered two air traffic controllers be on duty at Reagan National Airport late at night following an incident in which two airliners, one of them from Miami, landed without tower clearance because they couldn't reach the lone controller who had fallen asleep on the job.
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