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Southwest updates extra-seat policy for plus-size passengers

  • May 29

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  • May 23
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Spirit Airlines shut down: What to do to get home and get refunds

  • May 3
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  • May 3

Airlines, grocery retailers accused of surveillance pricing

  • Apr 22

Travelers face higher costs, fewer flights as jet fuel prices swing

  • Apr 9

United and JetBlue raise baggage fees: What to know

  • Apr 5

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  • Mar 27

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A former flight attendant is accused of fooling airlines into giving him free flights. But how?

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.

  • Jan 22

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Two jets taking off from Houston's airport narrowly avoided a collision, according to ATC recordings obtained by ABC News.

  • Dec 28, 2025
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Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted

Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial aircraft.

  • Nov 29, 2025

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Thanksgiving travel could 'slow to a trickle' if shutdown persists, transportation secretary says

Air traffic in the U.S. could "slow to a trickle" if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday.

  • Nov 9, 2025