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Inside the Korean Air Boeing plane that descended 25,000 feet after a pressurization fault
A Korean Air flight bound for Taiwan made an emergency landing after a pressurization fault was det…
Aditi Bharade
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People thought they might die when oxygen masks deployed on a United flight to Maui, passenger says
Ryan Scott was flying to Maui on United with his family when the oxygen masks dropped and he starte…
Kelsey Vlamis,Amanda Goh
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Oxygen masks were 'inadvertently' deployed, and an emergency announcement played on a United flight — even though everything was fine
Dozens of passengers were left panicked after an automated announcement told them to put on oxygen …
Pete Syme
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Up to 2,000 Delta and 1,000 United passengers banned for COVID-19 mask-wearing violations will be allowed to fly with the airlines again
The federal mask mandate was struck down Monday by a federal judge, prompting airlines to immediate…
Kate Duffy
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Some flight attendants are quietly relieved the mask mandate has ended amid a surge in unruly passenger violence: 'I'm just happy I can go back to focusing on my other safety-related duties'
The mask mandate contributed to a record number of unruly passenger incidents last year, including …
Hannah Towey
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Delta, United, Southwest, and 18 other airlines no longer require passengers to wear masks on planes see the full list
Most US airlines now no longer require passengers to wear masks after a federal judge struck down t…
Taylor Rains
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Republican senator who led the push to end mask mandates on planes and public transport tests positive for COVID-19 for the 3rd time in a year
Sen. Roger Wicker, who had COVID in August 2021 and February 2022, previously told Insider that the…
Bryan Metzger
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I'm a flight attendant for a major airline. Some of us are making $150,000 a year thanks to overtime - but I've also heard horror stories.
"I'm 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds. They don't mess with me," a flight attendant said. "If I ask somebody…
Elle Hardy
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Alaska Airlines was named America's favorite airline for the 2nd year in a row — months after a hole blew in the side of one of its planes
The 2023-2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual Travel Survey reveals which companies a…
Polly Thompson
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'It makes no sense': Airline executives are asking Biden to end the mask mandate on planes and in airports
Airline executives say the mask mandate on planes contradicts requirements in other places, like cr…
Taylor Rains
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'Yellowstone' actor Forrie Smith says he was 'kicked off' a flight for refusing to sit next to a passenger wearing a mask
Several people criticized Forrie Smith for ostracizing the passenger who was wearing a mask on boar…
Marielle Descalsota
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A global airline is no longer requiring passengers to wear face masks on some flights
Wearing a face mask on airplanes was an early pandemic safety measure to stop the spread of COVID-1…
Thomas Pallini
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A Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida just struck down the CDC's mask mandate on planes and trains
In response, the Biden administration said the Transportation Security Administration would stop en…
Kimberly Leonard
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slams Biden administration over appealing to reimpose mask mandate on planes: 'Totally outrageous'
Florida and other GOP-led states sued to gut the mask mandate on transit. "There should be no manda…
Kimberly Leonard
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Biden's action plan doubles the fines for people who refuse to follow the TSA's mask mandate on airplanes to at least $500
Travelers who refuse to wear masks can already face fines up to $1500. President Biden's COVID-19 a…
Hannah Towey
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Airlines are being too heavy-handed when enforcing mask policies for families with toddlers, says an industry expert
Airlines have repeatedly removed families or asked them to leave over child-mask rules. But an expe…
Zahra Tayeb
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No one died in a jet plane crash in 2023, the safest year in aviation history — but 2024 is off to a rockier start for airlines
No passenger jets were damaged beyond repair in 2023. The Japan Airlines fire and Boeing blowout ga…
Pete Syme
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Sen. Rand Paul is tired of being 'treated like crap' on planes and wants an end to their mask mandates
The Kentucky Republican said he doesn't want flight attendants 'jammering at me to put my mask on i…
Nicole Gaudiano
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DOJ says it will appeal federal judge's controversial ruling striking down mask mandates on planes if CDC says mandate should remain
Several US airlines like American, Alaska, United, Delta, and Southwest Airlines dropped their mask…