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10 things airport passengers should stop wasting money on, according to a former flight attendant
Flying isn't cheap, but flight attendants pick up tricks for saving money on everything from food a…
Arina Bloom
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European Union drops mask mandate for flights and airports
The EU's Aviation Safety Agency said passengers will not have to wear masks on flights starting on …
Jake Epstein
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The US has suspended 44 China-bound flights by Chinese airlines in a spat over COVID-19 rules
The US Department of Transportation announcement came after China suspended 44 flights operated by …
Grace Dean
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Widespread flight cancellations continued for a 5th consecutive day amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, bringing the total to about 13,000 since Friday
A further 2,182 flights were canceled by Tuesday morning, FlightAware data shows. Airline staff sic…
Grace Dean
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Omicron could at least double the risk of catching COVID-19 on a flight, airline industry medical expert says
The airport is likely a riskier setting than on the aircraft, according to Dr. David Powell, Intern…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Exhausted frontline workers say 'it's like the movie "Groundhog Day"' as they face yet another COVID-19 surge
"I needed a break," one nurse said. "I think just from the everyday toll that work was putting on m…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Fiji is open to tourists for the first time in nearly 2 years. Here's what my visit was like.
The country has been closed off to international travelers since March 2020. As of December, touris…
Katherine Parker-Magyar
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Flight attendants explain why they use duct tape to restrain unruly passengers amid a surge of airline violence
Flight attendants said they are trained to do whatever they can to protect the cabin and flight dec…
Allana Akhtar
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White House official doesn't rule out requiring COVID-19 vaccines or tests for domestic flights
"We're not taking any measures off the table," White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zient…
Natalie Musumeci
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'At 38,000 feet, we are all you have' - flight attendants are fed up with a growing number of violent in-flight encounters
Flight attendants told Insider that masks and alcohol are the biggest contributors to the majority …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Some flight attendants said they didn't get sick nearly as much during the pandemic due to extra cleaning and mask-wearing - and they hope airlines keep sanitation a priority as travel rebounds
Airlines around the world began overhauling cleanliness in early 2020, when many epidemiologists be…
Allana Akhtar
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Southwest Airlines is giving fully vaccinated staff 16 hours extra pay - and cutting special sick pay for unvaccinated workers who catch COVID-19
Southwest Airlines told staff that the new vaccine incentives were "unrelated" to President Biden's…
Grace Dean
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A Southwest Airlines flight attendant died from COVID-19 less than 2 months after testing positive, following a trip to Hawaii, reports say
Flight attendant Maurice "Reggie" Shepperson tested positive for COVID-19 in June and died this wee…
Kate Duffy
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Qantas says it will ban unvaccinated travelers from international flights
The Australian airline said the policy would come into effect by Christmas 2021. It already require…
Alexandra Ma
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A longer ban on flights from UK is not ruled out
India does not rule out an extension on the temporary suspension of flights from the UK amid concer…
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Fauci says he'd support requiring all US flight passengers to get vaccinated
"I would support that if you want to get on a plane and travel with other people then you should be…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A Delta pilot discovered a note inside a plane that a fellow pilot left at the beginning of the pandemic
The handwritten note was dated March 23, 2020 - more than 400 days earlier - and had been left by a…
Madison Hall,Erin Snodgrass
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After cutting 30% of their support staff, American Airlines is now asking corporate staff to volunteer to help in DFW airport this summer, amid a surge in travel
Volunteers would work six-hour shifts from June to August helping customers find their way around t…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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EU member states agree to ban flights from southern Africa over new coronavirus variant 'Omicron' rapidly spreading there
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was important that Europeans "act very s…
Alexandra Ma
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An extra hour for check-in and no newspapers— these are all the things you can and can’t do while taking a flight hereon
As per the standard operating procedure (SOP), passengers with fever, cold, cough and throat pai…