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As the US braces for another summer of travel chaos, this Japanese airport hasn't lost a single bag in its 30-year history
Kansai International Airport opened in 1994 and says it's never lost a bag. It cited "daily efforts…
Pete Syme
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Airlines may owe you for your flight chaos. Here's what to know.
Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed in the United States on Friday due to an IT issue cau…
Benjamin Zhang
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2 travel hacks from The Points Guy if you want to fly at the front of the plane
Cheap fares gave flyers a taste of luxury travel during the pandemic, and now they don't want to go…
Theron Mohamed
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Airline passenger complaints surged after the summer of travel chaos, with lost luggage in the US up by a quarter
The Canadian Transportation Agency is dealing with a record backlog of 47,000 complaints and plans …
Pete Syme
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Airlines are planning fewer flights on bigger planes to avoid a repeat of 2022's summer of travel chaos
The FAA eased requirements for takeoff and landing spots, with one United route seeing 18% more sea…
Pete Syme
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Airlines are bracing for more summer travel chaos after one of the world's biggest aircraft engine makers recalled over 1,000 engines
Pratt & Whitney discovered some of its powder metal is contaminated, so 1,200 engines used on Airbu…
Pete Syme
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An 85-year-old woman was almost hospitalized after she was stranded for 14 hours at the Orlando Airport when no one helped with her wheelchair
Patty Bough told local reports she missed her flight after she failed to receive assistance from Fr…
Bethany Biron
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Passenger spent the night on a sleeper train and woke up to realize it never left the station
Jim Metcalfe boarded the Caledonian Sleeper in Glasgow and expected to wake up in London, but found…
Ryan Hogg
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These are the US airlines most likely to lose or mishandle your bags
Republic Airways, which operates flights for United, Delta, and American, was the most likely to mi…
Grace Dean
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Airline employees share 10 tips to minimize the risk of losing your luggage during this summer's flight chaos
Insider spoke with two employees at the Toronto and Vancouver airports about their advice for trave…
Hannah Towey
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A budget airline is letting passengers drop bags off the night before flying amid huge lines and luggage chaos
EasyJet passengers at three European airports can check in their bags the night before their flight.
Grace Dean
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A pilot was first to flee a plane after hearing a loud explosion, leaving passengers to fend for themselves as smoke filled the cabin, report says
The captain of a Vueling flight from Barcelona to the UK was seen running out of the cockpit after …
Sam Tabahriti
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Air Canada employee describes what it's like to work at the Toronto airport amid mass flight delays and cancellations: 'It's a mess on all sides'
"Everybody's overworked," the employee told Insider, adding that some workers are on the verge of q…
Hannah Towey
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An Air Canada flight attendant of over 20 years says she's never seen employee morale this low — even after 9/11 and the peak of the pandemic
"It just feels like we're being set up to fail at every turn," an Air Canada flight attendant of ov…
Hannah Towey
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Qantas lost a passenger's luggage and then charged her hundreds of dollars in excess baggage to bring her replacement items home, report says
Corrinne Olsen told the Daily Telegraph Qantas charged hundreds of dollars for overweight bags cont…
Ryan Hogg
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Flight attendants are working up to 4 hours on the tarmac without being paid all while dealing with 'irate' passengers as summer travel chaos rages on
Most airlines only pay flight attendants for time spent in the air, even as mass flight delays stal…
Hannah Towey
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Edinburgh Airport passengers were forced to wait for hours outside in sweltering heat to pick up luggage amid record-breaking UK heatwave
Travelers struggled to find bags in a temporary outdoor facility set up by Swissport, one of three …
Bethany Biron
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Customers unable to navigate this summer's flight chaos online are getting stuck paying $25 fees to buy or change their tickets over the phone
Airlines' phone service fees are pushing some frustrated customers over the edge as they struggle t…
Hannah Towey
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American Airlines cancels thousands more flights over the summer to help keep its schedule on track
Crew members have been told that flights will be canceled from as early as July 27 in an effort to …