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29 votes
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Finnair is now weighing passengers to update weight and balance calculations – identity of the volunteers remains anonymous
25 votes -
Russian who boarded flight from Copenhagen to Los Angeles last November without ticket, passport or visa has been found guilty of being a stowaway
20 votes -
US judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit merger after DOJ’s antitrust challenge
12 votes -
Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing five. Hundreds evacuated safely.
26 votes -
Norse Atlantic Airways successfully completed the world's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight to Antarctica, carrying scientists and essential research equipment to the continent
11 votes -
Coming up short: The crash of MarkAir flight 3087
8 votes -
Cogs in the machine: The crash of Colgan Air flight 3407 and its legacy
9 votes -
Stop blocking the aisle: how to board an aircraft
11 votes -
Countdown to collision: The crash of LATAM Perú flight 2213
10 votes -
One hundred seconds of confusion: The crash of China Airlines flight 140
17 votes -
The dead man’s gambit: The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 961
9 votes -
Tempest over Texas: The crash of Braniff International Airways flight 352
6 votes -
Controlled Pod Into Terrain episode 1: Asiana Airways 214
7 votes -
Finnish citizens traveling with Finnair between Helsinki Airport and the UK will be able to trial Digital Travel Credentials, using them to leave and enter Finland
8 votes -
Cruelty of chance: The Cerritos mid-air collision and the crash of Aeroméxico flight 498
16 votes -
Antonov’s curse: The crash of Sepahan Airlines flight 5915 and the story of the An-140
8 votes -
US agencies investigate close call between Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Cessna Citation 560X business jet in San Diego
8 votes -
Complacency kills: The crash of Continental Airlines flight 1713
19 votes -
US Federal judge orders Southwest Airlines attorneys to attend ‘religious-liberty training’ from conservative Christian legal advocacy group
42 votes -
Critical conversations: The crash of Eastern Airlines flight 212
30 votes -
Drama in the snow: The crash of Scandinavian Airlines flight 751
17 votes -
US requires airline lavatories to be more accessible for wheelchair users
42 votes -
Russia’s Potemkin miracle: The story of Ural Airlines flight 178
11 votes -
I had the worst experience with Wizz Air
My evening flight from Gatwick to Milan was delayed, resulting with my arrival at 2:45am when there was no public transportation available (apart from taxis). According to EU rules any delayed...
My evening flight from Gatwick to Milan was delayed, resulting with my arrival at 2:45am when there was no public transportation available (apart from taxis).
According to EU rules any delayed flights over 3 hours can be reimbursed (partially) as can any inconveniences.
This is the email I received from Wizzair's claims Dept:Thank you for contacting Wizz Air Customer Service Department.
We would like to extend our sincerest apologies regarding the inconvenience caused by the delay of your flight. After thoroughly investigating your case we can confirm that the delay of flight W4 5786 MXP-LGW on the 3d of July 2023 was 02:57 h, based on the arrival at your destination airport.
Please be kindly informed that passengers are entitled to the compensation specified in Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council when there is an arrival delay of minimum 3 hours.
Therefore, unfortunately we regret to inform you that no compensation is due in this specific situation.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by replying to this email.
Have a pleasant day!
Kind regards,
I am at a loss for words (and taxi fare!)
16 votes -
Wrong turn at Taipei: The crash of Singapore Airlines flight 006
20 votes -
Norwegian Air has entered into an agreement to buy Norway's regional carrier Widerøe – $105 million deal subject to approval by the Norwegian Competition Authority
9 votes -
When flight attendants fought the airline industry and won
10 votes -
Dark waters of self-delusion: The crash of Transair flight 810
12 votes -
A sickness and its cure: The crash of Trans-Colorado Airlines flight 2286
12 votes -
Airbus flying high as deal for twenty A330neo aircraft secured
7 votes -
Airbus unveils record deal with Indian airline IndiGo
4 votes -
Hot, high, and harebrained: The crash of Indian Airlines flight 491
14 votes -
Cause of Boeing collision at London Heathrow confirmed
7 votes -
A sunny day in San Francisco: The crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 - revisited
12 votes -
US airline accidentally exposes ‘No Fly List’ on unsecured server
17 votes -
Scandinavian airline SAS announced that it has gone bankrupt a day after 1,000 pilots walked out on strike
13 votes -
The sanction-fueled absolute destruction of the Russian aviation industry
11 votes -
Emirates’ (probably) terrifying Boeing 777 flight to Washington
8 votes -
Transatlantic conquest the aim for new budget airline Norse – insists that demand for travel is bouncing back as coronavirus restrictions eased
6 votes -
Belarus scrambled fighter and flagged false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land then detained an opposition-minded journalist who was on board, drawing criticism from across Europe
33 votes -
Electric airliners coming soon, as Scandinavian carrier goes with Tecnam P-Volt
9 votes -
Norwegian Air gives up long-haul flying in plan to exit insolvency – seeks to raise as much as $590 million in new capital
7 votes -
In first major commercial aviation accident of 2021, a Boeing 737-500—Sriwijaya Air flight 182—crashes near Jakarta
13 votes -
Norwegian Air files for bankruptcy protection in Ireland – low-cost airline to continue reduced flight schedule and shares will still be traded in Oslo
5 votes -
Norwegian Air said it is facing a “very uncertain future” after the government of Norway refused to grant further financial assistance to the airline
6 votes -
Finnish carrier Finnair will start selling business class airplane food in supermarkets in a move to keep its catering staff employed
8 votes -
Inside the airline industry's meltdown: Coronavirus has hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs and uncountable billions in revenue
14 votes -
United to be first US airline to offer coronavirus tests for passengers
7 votes -
In 2005, Helios flight 522 crashed into a Greek hillside. Was it because one man forgot to flip a switch?
6 votes