airlines

Southwest Airlines workers protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandate outside firm’s HQ (VIDEOS)

On Monday, hundreds of demonstrators held signs aloft that read, “Terminate the mandate,” “Freedom not force” and “No jabs for…

3 years ago

Southwest Airlines pilots and staff are flying in the face of corporate and government vaccine mandates – and about time, too

Southwest is experiencing turbulence. Over the weekend, the Texas-based airline canceled over 1,800 flights. Monday was no better: almost 400 more flights…

3 years ago

SouthWest Airlines cancels over 1,800 flights in 2 days amid rumours of employee ‘sickout’ due to Covid-19 vaccine mandate

SouthWest, known for its relatively low prices, cancelled at least 1,018 flights on Sunday, that is in addition to 808…

3 years ago

‘Who broke the Internet?!’ Major outages hit Bank of America, Southwest Airlines, Zoom, Snapchat & others after FB crash

While the glitches affected a number of popular social media platforms – among them Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram and SnapChat…

3 years ago

US airlines and crew unions call on Biden administration to JAIL unruly passengers amid surging in-flight violence

"The federal government should send a strong and consistent message through criminal enforcement that compliance with federal law and upholding…

3 years ago

American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights as US air carriers scramble to handle resurgence in travel demand

American canceled 180 flights on Sunday, or about 6% of its service, and 543 flights were delayed, according to Flightware.com…

3 years ago

India extends $41 BILLION loan guarantee scheme to airlines & small businesses amid pandemic

According to the ministry, the loans, which were previously intended for specific sectors such as small borrowers, can be claimed…

3 years ago

US airlines may soon weigh ‘obese’ passengers and raise fares, after draconian Covid lockdowns pile on the pounds

Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and playwright, famously told US Customs in 1882 that he had “nothing to declare but…

3 years ago

Airlines may lose $48 billion this year as ‘pain of the crisis increases,’ IATA warns

The new figures, presented by the global airlines body on Wednesday, are around 25% worse than it had previously expected.…

3 years ago

Taking wokeism to new heights? United Airlines pledges 50% of pilot trainees will be women & minorities

The carrier announced on Tuesday that it would begin accepting applications for its new flight academy, saying it aimed to…

3 years ago