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U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took effect about a decade ago.

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American Airlines fined $4.1 million for dozens of long tarmac delays that trapped passengers

American Airlines is drawing the largest fine ever keeping passengers on delayed flights without giving them a chance to leave the plane

The Independent UK

What is skiplagging? The cheap travel hack that has airlines cracking down

Skiplagging is the money-saving strategy of booking a flight with a layover city as the intended destination

The Independent UK

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Hollywood studios tout proposed 5% pay bump for writers as the biggest in 35 years, the day after UPS Teamsters ratified a 35% raise and pilots got 21%

The latest counteroffer from Hollywood studios features pay raises that pale in comparison to those secured by other unions just this week.

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American Airlines Pilots Ratify New Contract

The tentative American Airlines agreement includes changes aimed at more reliable passenger service, the union says.

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Up First briefing: GOP presidential debate, student debt relief, fire season delayed

The first Republican presidential debate takes place in Milwaukee tonight. The Biden administration announced a new student debt relief plan. Tropical storm Hilary may have delayed fire season.

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What is 'skiplagging' and why do the airlines hate when you do it?

A lawsuit brought by American Airlines against the ticketing site Skiplagged.com is bringing renewed attention to a controversial travel hack that some people have tried in an effort to save money.

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American Airlines flight from Miami to New York rerouted after pepper spray accidentally goes off in cabin

Passengers left coughing and gasping for air after pepper spray canister ‘inadvertently’ set off

The Independent UK

‘Incredibly scary’: Pepper spray released in plane cabin forces American Airlines flight to land

Passengers suffered breathing difficulties and burning eyes

The Independent UK

American Airlines customer claims flight attendant ‘snatched’ three-year-old’s homemade snack box

Woman said she was ‘incensed’ and had to ‘throw’ the food away

The Independent UK

Alarming airline close calls are happening with increasing frequency, report reveals

The chilling report comes shortly after a private jet came nearly collided with a Southwest Airlines plane in San Diego

The Independent UK

Tiffany Gomas returns to Instagram after viral plane meltdown: ‘One moment doesn’t define you’

‘Using a meltdown to get famous and continuously posting about it,’ one critic says

The Independent UK

American Airlines sues travel website Skiplagged over ticket price ‘loophole’

Lawsuit accuses website of deception as it allows travelers to book typically cheaper connecting flight and get off after first leg

The Guardian - US

American Airlines customer claims flight attendant ‘snatched’ three-year-old nephew’s snack box

Woman said she was ‘incensed’ and had to ‘throw’ the food away

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American Airlines sues travel site that enabled ‘skiplagging’ and threatens to cancel tickets that use the illicit money-saving hack

DALLAS — is suing a travel website that sells tickets that let people save money by exploiting a quirk in airline pricing. American sued Skiplagged Inc. in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, this week, accusing the website of deception. It threatened to cancel every ticket that New York-based Skiplagged…

The Independent UK

Woman claims Delta employee threatened to throw her off flight because of her outfit

‘The power trip these employees have at Delta is crazy!’

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Air and Water show’s solo female civilian pilot sees industry changing for the better

Pilot Susan Dacy reflects on how female representation in aviation has improved over her career. ‘I think you’d be hard-pressed to walk down a concourse and not see women pilots,’ she says.

The Independent UK

Woman claims Delta threatened to throw her off flight for wearing a tank top: ‘The power trip is crazy’

‘The power trip these employees have at Delta is crazy!’

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American Airlines plane drops 15,000 feet in 3 minutes: 'I've flown a lot. This was scary'

Crew members reported a possible pressurization issue.

The Independent UK

Tiffany Gomas: Woman in viral plane rant video shares tearful apology to fellow passengers

The marketing executive described the incident as her ‘very worst moment’

The Independent UK

American Airlines flight drops 15,000 feet in three minutes terrifying passengers

American Airlines flight descends 20,000 feet within 11 minutes

The Independent UK

Woman behind viral ‘not real’ plane tirade says her life has been ‘blown up’

Passenger behind viral incident was identified as marketing executive Tiffany Gomas

The Independent UK

Woman behind viral ‘not real’ plane tirade says her life has been ‘blown up’

Passenger behind viral incident was identified as marketing executive Tiffany Gomas

The Independent UK

Woman says her life was ‘blown up’ by viral plane rant where she called passenger ‘not real’

Passenger behind viral incident was identified as marketing executive Tiffany Gomas

Chicago Sun-Times

United, American Airlines send planes to Maui to aid evacuations as wildfires ravage island

United Airlines and American Airlines have advertised fundraising efforts along with offering flights to bring people back to the mainland.

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