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Europe's New 'Free' Hand Baggage Rules Don't Actually Change Anything: Here's What is Really Happening
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (835+ words) Over the last few days, you've likely read that Europe is making a significant change to its passenger rights regulations. One of the more eye-catching updates is that airlines will be forced to allow customers to take hand baggage on…...
Qatar Airways Has Picked the 'Brunchgate' Executive as its New Chief Customer Officer
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (615+ words) Qatar Airways has hired the dual British and Irish airline executive Calum Laming as its new Chief Customer Officer, a newly created senior leadership position for the Doha-based carrier, which involves oversight of the entire customer experience under one coordinated…...
Emirates Fined "180, 000 By Italian Privacy Watchdog Over How it Processes the Personal Data of Passengers With Reduced Mobility
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (486+ words) Dubai-based mega airline Emirates has been fined "180, 000 (US $208, 000) by Italy's privacy watchdog over the way it handles sensitive personal data about passengers with reduced mobility or other, sometimes highly personal and sensitive, health conditions. The watchdog, known in Italy as…...
Qantas Will Conquer the "Final Frontier of Long-Haul Travel" With 22 Hour Non-Stop Flights Between London and Sydney
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (827+ words) London has just been named as the first-ever ultra-long-haul destination to connect to Sydney, Australia, with 22-hour non-stop flights. If all now goes to plan, Australian flag carrier, Qantas plans to launch the bum-numbing service in October 2027, using specially adapted…...
Emirates Has Just Created its Own Version of European Passenger Rights, But You Have to Pay Extra For It
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (758+ words) The embattled Persian Gulf mega airline Emirates has just created a travel insurance product that largely mimics the protections offered under Europe's famous EU-261 passenger rights regulations" There is, however, one very significant difference. To take advantage of the Emirates…...
Easy Jet Plane Was Just 20 Meters Above the Ground at the Very End of the Runway and the Pilots Didn't Even Realize
1+ week, 2+ day ago (582+ words) An Easy Jet plane had climbed to just 20 meters above the ground as it reached the very end of the runway during a botched takeoff from London Luton Airport, a new report by aircraft accident investigators has revealed. According to…...
European Pop Icon INNA Has Released a Wizz Air-themed song. .. It's Actually Quite Catchy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (391+ words) European pop icon INNA, best known for her 2008 smash hit "Hot, has released a Wizz Air-themed song as part of a collab with the Hungary-based low-cost airline. The 39-year-old singer, born Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu, released the "feel-good summer anthem" Wizz…...
Passenger Cabin of Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 Pierced by Ground Antenna That Tore Hole in Side of Plane When Pilots Took the Wrong Turn
1+ week, 5+ day ago (382+ words) A ground antenna at Antalya Airport in T'rkiye tore a hole in the side of a Boeing 777 operated by Turkish Airlines on June 11 after the pilots took the wrong turn while taxiing to the gate, ending up on a taxiway…...
Dubai Snubs Riyadh Air By Approving Just One Flight Per Day: The Airline Wanted Four Flights Per Day
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (595+ words) Dubai has reportedly delivered a snub to upstart new airline Riyadh Airlines by approving just one flight per day between its home hub in Riyadh and Dubai International Airport. The government-backed airline had wanted to fly between the two cities…...
Delta Air Flight Diverts After Passenger is Accused of Slapping Female Crew Member's Bottom Because She Skipped Him During Beverage Service
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (521+ words) A Delta Air Lines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles ended up making an unscheduled landing at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after a passenger allegedly slapped a female flight attendant's bottom after she accidentally skipped him during the beverage…...