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nytimes.com - Seth Kugel - Help! Can an Airline Really Do That to Me?
Help! Can an Airline Really Do That to Me?
The New York Times

Let's end 2025 with a hypothetical tale of terrible travel luck. On your way from New York to London and Paris with your partner, someone swipes your bag from the overhead bin. The airline says sorry, but it takes no responsibility for carry-ons.

ghanaweb.com - Top 10 world's best business class airlines of 2025
Top 10 world's best business class airlines of 2025
GhanaWeb

In a world where travelers are choosing turbulence over heartbreak, the slogan of 2025 might just be “Catch flights, not feelings” as people increasingly turn to the calm of the skies to escape life's drama. And if you're going to…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcripts - American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Presents at Bernstein Insights: 4th Annual Industrials Forum Investor Conference Transcript
American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Presents at Bernstein Insights: 4th Annual Industrials Forum Investor Conference Transcript
Seeking Alpha

American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Bernstein Insights: 4th Annual Industrials Forum Investor Conference December 10, 2025 9:00 AM EST Robert Isom - CEO, President & Director David Vernon - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC., Research Division Sanford…

cnbc.com - Leslie Josephs - Southwest CEO says airline 'actively pursuing' network of airport lounges
Southwest CEO says airline 'actively pursuing' network of airport lounges
CNBC

Airlines and credit card companies have opened dozens of airport lounges in recent years, a perk of elite frequent flyer status or higher-fee credit cards. In October, Southwest won approval for an airport lounge at Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye…

thesun.co.uk - Will Miller - Brits 'stranded' as airport CLOSED and airlines 'didn't tell them about strikes
Brits 'stranded' as airport CLOSED and airlines 'didn't tell them about strikes
The Sun

BRITISH travellers in a major European airport are in meltdown as they learn of strike action just hours before their flight. Passengers on Jet2 and Ryanair arrived at Faro airport this morning only to be met with a departure board resembling a…

express.co.uk - Eleanor Burleigh - Christmas travel chaos as airline threatens to ground flights to popular destinations
Christmas travel chaos as airline threatens to ground flights to popular destinations
Express.co.uk

Cabin crew working for Scandinavian Airline Services are threatening industrial action this month Cabin crew working for Scandinavian Airline Services (SAS) have threatened strike action over Christmas, potentially throwing winter holidays into…

chicagotribune.com - Dallas Morning News - American Airlines to take over 2 gates at O'Hare from Spirit Airlines, which is working through bankruptcy
American Airlines to take over 2 gates at O'Hare from Spirit Airlines, which is working through bankruptcy
Chicago Tribune

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Weeks after a defiant Robert Isom promised American Airlines wouldn't back down from its Chicago O'Hare hub, the Fort Worth carrier is doubling down with a $30 million investment. On Monday, Reuters…

travelweekly.co.uk - Alaska Airlines confirms London route start date
Alaska Airlines confirms London route start date
Travel Weekly

Dec 11, 202505:53 GMT by Phil Davies Alaska Airlines has confirmed the start date of it first flights to London. The carrier will begin a daily year-round service between Seattle and Heathrow on May 21, 2026, after confirming the route launch in…

republicworld.com - Satyaki Baidya - No Same Day Cancellations For Last 3 Days, On-Time Performance Back To Normal: IndiGo As Airline Crisis Settles
No Same Day Cancellations For Last 3 Days, On-Time Performance Back To Normal: IndiGo As Airline Crisis Settles
Republic World

New Delhi: A week after India faced a major airline crisis fueled by massive flight disruptions by IndiGo, the airline has now declared that it has not reported any same day cancellations for the last three days and its on‑time performance…

timeout.com - Annie McNamee - Strikes will hit a major London airport over the Christmas period: full list of dates and airlines affected
Strikes will hit a major London airport over the Christmas period: full list of dates and airlines affected
Time Out Worldwide

We don't mean to alarm you, but as of today (December 11) Christmas is exactly two weeks away. That means any final gifts, cards, or travel plans need to be sorted imminently, but for some of the millions of people leaving London for the holidays…

newswire.ca - Westjet - WestJet and Scandinavian Airlines System strengthen partnership with reciprocal codeshare
WestJet and Scandinavian Airlines System strengthen partnership with reciprocal codeshare
CNW

CALGARY, AB, Dec. 10, 2025 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced a reciprocal codeshare partnership with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), offering guests on both sides of the Atlantic enhanced access to a broader network of destinations all with the…

skift.com - Darin Graham - Airlines Warn Green Jet Fuel Goals Are Falling Apart
Airlines Warn Green Jet Fuel Goals Are Falling Apart
Skift

The global aviation industry's decarbonization strategy is at risk, airline leaders warned on Wednesday, directly blaming European governments for policies that have stalled production and sent costs soaring. “Europe's fragmented policies…

forbes.com - Ant International Contributor - Ant International: AI And Blockchain Core To Future Of Payment Industry
Ant International: AI And Blockchain Core To Future Of Payment Industry
Forbes

For the global financial industry, 2025 will be remembered as a year where technology breakthroughs transform the world of payment, settlement, liquidity and credit. Strategy choices banks, fintechs and merchants make on adoption and scaling of new…

wishtv.com - Ashley Fowler - Trump administration waives $16.7M in fines for American Airlines over wheelchair issues
Trump administration waives $16.7M in fines for American Airlines over wheelchair issues
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will waive $16.7 million in fines issued to American Airlines under then President Joe Biden in 2024 as part of a settlement over the air carrier's treatment of…

kvue.com - Daniel Perreault - Austin considering incentives to lure Southwest Airlines expansion
Austin considering incentives to lure Southwest Airlines expansion
kvue.com

AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday, Austin city leaders could approve a deal with Southwest Airlines to expand its footprint at the Austin airport and create new local jobs. The plan would give Southwest $2,750 per new Austin-based hire over the…

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