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Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights In Anticipation of Powerful Winter Storm
|The Aviation System Is Preparing for Storm-Driven Chaos https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/airlines-travel-storm.html Airlines and airports on Friday were preparing for widespread disruptions this weekend as a powerful storm threatened to…
International Consolidated Airlines Group slips Friday, underperforms market
Shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. IAG dropped 2.79% to £4.18 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.07% to 10,143.44. International…
Airlines Brace For Winter Storm Fern-More Than 1,900 Flight Delays And Cancellations Friday
Major airlines have beefed up their travel alerts as Winter Storm Fern brings frigid temperatures, snow, freezing rain and dangerous wind gusts to an enormous portion of the country spanning from the Rockies to New England. The U.S. is bracing for…
US Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Ahead of Winter Storm
A winter storm expected to be the largest of the season is already causing major disruptions across the US, with airlines cutting more than 2,300 flights Saturday and Amtrak canceling some of its services. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport…
US Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Before Winter Storm - TT
Travelers at Penn Station in New York on Jan. 23. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A winter storm expected to be the largest of the season is already causing major disruptions across the U.S.…
Dutch airline KLM temporarily suspends flights to the Middle East
World THE HAGUE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Dutch flag carrier KLM has temporarily suspended flights to the Middle East, Dutch media reported Friday. According to Dutch public broadcaster NOS, the airline is not flying through the airspace of Iraq, Iran…
Air travellers urged to ditch power banks as more airlines ban in-flight use
Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as a group of South Korean airlines becomes the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries during flights. A local tour operator issued the…
Korean Air, Sister Airlines to Ban In-Flight Use of Supplementary Batteries
Starting Monday, passengers cannot use supplementary batteries aboard flights operated by five airlines affiliated with Hanjin Group, including flag carrier Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. Korean Air said the ban will apply to its domestic and…
Ryanair/SpaceX: could Musk really buy the airline?
When Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary ruled out installing SpaceX's Starlink internet in the company's planes – claiming the cost of installing the aerial antennas was unaffordable – he triggered a “bizarre feud”, said Peter…
Elon Musk Is So Unlikable That His Feud With Random Airline Is Doing Wonders for Sales, Says CEO
Elon Musk tried to pick a fight with a major airline CEO — who says thanks for all the additional business you're bringing in with your public tantrum, sucker. “We love these PR spats that drive bookings on Ryanair,” the budget…
Winter Storm Fern chaos grips travelers as some airlines issue airport advisories
Across the country, U.S. airlines and airports are alerting travelers to brace for a winter storm that's set to bring dangerous snow and ice conditions this weekend. Power outages and tree damage are expected in the Southeast, while heavier snow is…
Analysis-Elon Musk's Starlink: A must-have for airlines, or a costly perk?
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A social-media feud between Elon Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary over the cost of fitting Starlink's WiFi service has reignited a long-running debate in aviation: who really needs internet at 30,000…
Viral Video Calls Out Airline's New Cramped, Cost-Cutting Seats
It's no secret that when flying, one can get stuck in a tight situation with little leg or shoulder room to spare. However, according to some passengers, one airline is taking this cramped approach to another, even more uncomfortable level than…
Nobody Wants to Pay More': TotalEnergies CEO Blames Airlines for Green Fuel Roadblocks
TotalEnergies' CEO criticized airlines for lobbying against oil companies and argued that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is significantly more expensive than traditional jet fuel. Regulatory uncertainty and high production costs are cited by fuel…
A former flight attendant is accused of fooling airlines into giving him free flights. But how?
HONOLULU (AP) — A former flight attendant accused of posing as a pilot and working airline employee fooled three U.S. carriers into giving him hundreds of free tickets over a span of four years, federal authorities say. But precisely how he…
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