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A couple headed to Spain on vacation was instead flown 1,500 miles away to Eastern Europe
A British couple who booked a flight to Spain ended up on the wrong flight after airport staff esco…
Mikhaila Friel
After making an emergency landing in Kazakhstan, a Boeing 777 got stuck in the mud. Over 300 passengers then waited 20 hours to be rescued by another airline.
A Swiss flight diverted to Kazakhstan due to a medical emergency, before the plane got stuck. Austr…
Pete Syme
Major US airlines are on the warpath with Congress over a bill they say would gut flyer miles
Multiple airlines told Insider cutting revenues from Visa and Mastercard makes them less willing to…
Matthew Loh
Spirit Airlines put a 6-year-old on the wrong flight and flew him 160 miles away from his family
Spirit Airlines has apologized after accidentally put an unaccompanied 6-year-old on the wrong flig…
Alia Shoaib
American Airlines just made it easier and cheaper to bring pets on flights
American Airlines will now allow passengers to bring pets inside the cabin alongside a regular carr…
Lauren Edmonds
A British Airways flight to nowhere went across the Atlantic before turning back and flying 2,300 miles home after a technical issue
Fixing issues is usually easier and cheaper for airlines at home airports, as passengers trying to …
Pete Syme
270 Delta passengers were stranded at a remote Canadian military base 1,300 miles from home after technical problems forced the airline to send 2 extra planes to help
The Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit was diverted due to an issue, and the plane's passengers…
Pete Syme
Airlines are going to start giving out automatic refunds for delayed or canceled flights — here's who and what will be eligible
New Department of Transport regulations will require airlines to provide automatic refunds for flig…
Grace Dean
United Airlines flight with 157 passengers got diverted to Ireland after a laptop became stuck in a business-class seat
A United Airlines Boeing 767 turned around over the Atlantic Ocean after a laptop got wedged in a b…
Pete Syme
Southwest Airlines gave away as many as 50 billion airline miles after its holiday travel meltdown
The airline gave 25,000 points to people who had suffered flight delays or cancellations. All those…
Taylor Rains
Passengers flying less than 200 miles from England to Ireland were diverted to Paris due to a storm — with another flight ending up 640 miles from its destination
One Ryanair flight crossed the Irish Sea but couldn't land so it diverted to Paris, turning a 45-mi…
Pete Syme
A European airline is buying train tickets for its customers on a 108-mile journey to encourage passengers to fly less
KLM's CEO told Politico "we are moving our customers from plane to train" as the airline buys ticke…
Pete Syme
A frequent flyer who's racked up over 23 million miles shares the best way to pack for a trip
Tom Stuker, who holds a lifetime pass with United, said he also doesn't bring along pillows or blan…
Marielle Descalsota
I'm married to an airline pilot. He's away from home for days at a time, but it works for our lifestyle.
My airline pilot husband is gone about half the month and his schedule can be unpredictable. But I …
Taylor Rains
Racking up frequent flyer miles has turned into a competition that has couples saying 'game on', WSJ reports
Loyalty programs such as American Airlines's AAdvantage have some couples fighting to pay for house…
Lloyd Lee
TikTok is going wild over one of the smallest airports in the US, where there is only one airline and the runway is a mile long
Morgantown Municipal Airport, one of the smallest US airports, operates flights on utility aircraft…
Marielle Descalsota
Airport blunder leads to Frontier Airlines passenger being flown to a foreign country 900 miles away with no passport
A New Jersey woman was flown from Philadelphia to Jamaica instead of to Jacksonville, Florida, afte…
Bethany Dawson
An airline replaced 3 flights with an A380 superjumbo to cope with the Taylor Swift travel rush
Qantas used an Airbus A380 to fly 485 passengers from Melbourne to Sydney after a storm warning tri…
Pete Syme
Singapore Airlines was ordered to pay a couple compensation for 'mental agony' after they complained their business-class seats didn't automatically recline
A couple received compensation after their business-class seats malfunctioned. Singapore Airlines s…
Pete Syme
A Russian airline that ditched an Airbus A320 in a Siberian wheat field last year is abandoning plans to rescue the jet
A low-fuel situation forced the pilots to ditch the A320 in a Siberian wheat field seven months ago…