Airlines tips

The woman who went viral for her outburst on an American Airlines flight is back — this time, with an ultra-glam Instagram post.

An American Airlines passenger accused the airline of asking people to check their bags to clear out the overhead compartments, only for the luggage to go missing on the way. 

Hurricane Hilary is a rare Category 3 hurricane currently on track to hit Southern California this weekend. Hilary is expected to hit California as a tropical storm and could cause flooding and other damage in much of the Southwestern United States. If that happens, it will be the first tropical storm to hit California since 1939.

Several airlines are waiving change fees for passengers traveling this weekend as Hurricane Hilary is expected to cause flight disruptions. The tropical storm was located in the Pacific Ocean south of Cabo San Lucas on Saturday and headed for southern California, weather tracker Zoom Earth showed.

An X user who goes by @dynamicallydara says she was on an American Airlines flight when she opened her 3-year-old nephew's snack box they brought from home.

A woman who said she was escorted off a plane after a Spirit Airlines flight attendant confused her eczema for mpox is suing the airline, alleging anti-gay discrimination, according to a new lawsuit.

Despite the heat and the crowds in Europe this summer, American Airlines is betting on continued demand for flights across the pond next year. The carrier announced a major expansion Thursday to its summer 2024 roster that will add three new destinations to its Europe lineup, one new route, and the resurrection of several flights it hasn’t operated since before the pandemic.

A United Airlines pilot was charged in Adams County, Colorado, after he was spotted swinging an ax at a parking arm at the Denver International Airport. 

A pilot for a Chilean airline company suffered a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, on Monday, and died after the plane was forced to make an emergency stop in Panama.

Not long ago, it looked like the reign of the Airbus A380 as Queen of the Skies was ending. But one airline, Emirates, is not only bringing back its A380s with a vengeance but investing up to $2 billion dollars in refreshing its planes and instituting a whole new class of Premium Economy service.

A man who said a person sitting next to him on a flight accused him of having an affair after reading texts on his phone before takeoff shared the story in a viral TikTok, sparking privacy concerns and discussions about holding strangers accountable. 

In July, a video of a woman's outburst on an American Airlines flight was captured on video and posted to TikTok.

It started out as a joke. Wouldn't it be funny if I tried this goofy TikTok trend and embarrassed myself by wearing a fishing vest in the airport?

An American Airlines passenger who brought his 140-pound Great Dane on a flight had to book two extra seats to accommodate its size.

If you’ve ever gotten to the airport extra early or had a long layover and were hoping to jump onto an earlier flight, you may have been disappointed that there’d be a fee. Alternatively, you may have been caught up in traffic or were just having so much fun that you wished to change to a later flight without paying. You’ll be happy to learn that Southwest Airlines now allows same-day changes and same-day standby at no extra costs, though terms apply.

A child traveling on Delta Air Lines had to use a bag as a toilet in the aisle after the plane was stuck on the tarmac for six hours, according to a report by the local television station WJCL in Savannah, Georgia.

In March 1923, over 400 deep-pocket travelers arrived back in New York City after spending 130 days at sea onboard the world's first around-the-globe cruise.

United Airlines will once again be flying from the United States and China with the return of service to Beijing and more flights to Shanghai.

As the rescue and recovery effort continues in the aftermath of wildfires that swept portions of the island of Maui, the local tourism board and airlines are asking travelers to reconsider their travel to the island.  “Vacation travel to West Maui is strongly discouraged for the near future. Visitors in West Maui have largely heeded the call to leave the island. About 46,000 people have flown out of Kahului Airport since Wednesday,” the Hawaii Tourism Authority shared in a news release.

A passenger on an American Airlines flight has described his terror after he heard a loud bang and the plane dropped thousands of feet in minutes. 

A Malaysia Airlines flight en route to Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing on Monday because of an unruly passenger, according to multiple reports.