EgyptAir flight makes emergency landing
An EgyptAir pilot made an emergency landing at Hurghada airport on Monday after a snake bit a Jordanian passenger. The snake was apparently concealed in his luggage.
Passenger growth continues to decline
By Mario Masciullo, eTN Italy
ITALY (eTN) - Under the crisis of all time in aviation, Italy’s declining passenger growth over the past 10 years, proves the need to set provisions on tourism competition, with clear and equal ...
Improving satisfaction of the passenger experience
Back in April 2010, it came to light that Apple is working on an iTravel app and has been busy filing a series of submissions to the US Patent & Trademark Office.
American Airlines Sued Over In-flight Meal Death
As it deals with fallout from its bankruptcy announcement, American Airlines is also facing the wrath of a family who claim their loved one died after eating a meal served by the carrier.
IATA analysis of global demand for passenger and freight transport
GENEVA, Switzerland - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for October.
Stuck At The Airport Over Luggage Fees
Various airline fees can be a pricey annoyance for many passengers, but one caused a whole lot of trouble in the life of a Sonoma County woman.
TSA Does Not Find "Get Your Freak On, Girl" Note Amusing
An airplane baggage screener faces dismissal for leaving a note in a passenger's bag that said "Get Your Freak On, Girl" after discovering a vibrator.
Frequent complainer sues airline
Can complaining too much get you booted from a frequent flier program?
First customer ever to fly 10 million miles with United Airlines
CHICAGO, Ill. - Miles above the U.S.
Korean Airlines Turns Away "Frail" Passenger
She had been due to fly to South Korea with her daughter for a special mother's day treat.
IndiGo Airline
A Mumbai-bound flight was delayed at the Delhi airport first by fog and then by a passenger who complained about the fact that the pilot was a female.
passenger caught lighting matches
By Alexandra Zavis
An American Airlines passenger accused of lighting matches was detained after his LAX-bound plane was diverted to New Mexico, officials said Thursday.
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Qantas pays passenger after screaming child lawsuit filed
Jean Barnard filed a lawsuit against Australian airline Qantas, claiming staff had not taken all possible measures to ensure the three-year-old child in the neighboring seat could not disturb ...
Southwest Airlines
By MEREDITH MELNICK
A Southwest Airlines flight crew is under fire after they removed a 5'4” 110-pound stand-by passenger to make room for an obese ticket-holder who needed a second seat.
Class Action Lawsuit Attacks Airline Baggage Fees
By RAY SANCHEZ
Danielle Covarrubias was understandably upset when she discovered that American Airlines had lost her suitcase, but she became really mad when the airline then refused to refund her $25 baggage ...
Cruise Passenger Hit By Stray Bullet
By Aldeth Lewin
Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty has been working around the clock to try to prevent the shooting that took place on Coki Point beach from destroying the territory’s tourism ...
Lawsuit Filed Against Southwest Airlines
A father Monday filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, claiming his 14-year-old son was "aggressively" pursued by an older woman who offered the boy sex and drugs during a flight, Sun-Times ...
Weird Lawsuit - How Bizarre Is Bizarre?
A Ferndale woman is suing United Airlines after she fell asleep and was left alone locked in a jet on the tarmac for four hours.
Air Travel
PHILADELPHIA — Airline officials are trying to figure out how a sleeping passenger was left aboard a flight for four hours after it landed in Philadelphia.
Armed Passenger Arrested In San Juan Airport
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A man was arrested this week trying to board a flight out of Puerto Rico while carrying weapons that included a stun gun, a switchblade knife and four box cutters, ...
World Airline Entertainment Association Approves New Name
By eTN Staff Writer
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Luggage packed with weapons leads to arrest
CAIRO — Police detained an American-Egyptian man who arrived in Cairo on a flight from New York with firearms in his luggage, airport officials said Wednesday.
Karachi 'shoe bomber' a dud
By Farhan Bokhari
Was it a terrorist intent on destroying an airplane? Or was it a passenger armed only with battery-powered "massage shoes" to comfort aching feet, who found himself cooling his heels in jail?
Airline Loses Dog, Offers Token Compensation
A Canadian couple has turned to the internet for help in finding their pet dog Paco, lost by Delta Airlines, after he was checked in for a flight from Mexico City to Detroit.
Passenger Arrested At Karachi Airport
KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistani airport authorities detained a passenger after electrical circuits and batteries were found in the soles of his tennis shoes, officials said Monday.
Country's Longest Vacation Period Of The Year
By eTN Staff Writer
Golden Week is the longest vacation period of the year for many Japanese jobs.
Maintaining Passenger Loads
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
In an effort to maintain and increase passenger loads during the present low season on the tourist market, Fly 540 is offering a low-cost airfare between Entebbe and Nairobi.
No-Fly List Passenger Detained
By BEN FOX,
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A man on a flight from West Africa to New York City was removed from the plane and detained Thursday after authorities apparently added him to a no-fly list during the ...
Encouraging Figures
By eTN Staff Writer
United Arab Emirates' national airline,
More Riding The Rail
By eTN Staff Writer
Citing an improving economy and high fuel prices as factors, Joseph Boardman, president and CEO of
