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Columbus, OH

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Video shows aftermath of severe turbulence that injured 4 flight attendants and 10 passengers

Houston, TX

Once in a while we’ll see a story of someone being taken off a plane in handcuffs. However, it’s not usually the pilot…. This incident happened on Thursday, August 1, 2024, and involves Frontier Airlines flight F93195, scheduled to fly from Houston (IAH) to Dallas (DFW). The flight was operated by a six-year-old Airbus A320neo with the registration code N332FR.

Frontier Airlines Pilot Arrested On Aircraft At Houston Airport

Boston, MA

Both the Captain and the First Officer on a Delta Air Lines flight from Boston to Paris, along with five flight attendants, had to be taken to the hospital after they were sickened when a strange odor started to fill the cockpit and cabin last week. Delta Air flight DL224...

Pilots and Flight Attendants On Delta Air Jet to Paris Sickened After Strange Odor Fills Cockpit and Cabin of Airbus A330

USA TODAY

A Rome-bound Delta flight turned around over the Atlantic after the plane was struck by lightning on Sunday night.

Lightning struck a Delta Air Lines plane forcing the flight to turn back

New York City, NY

Someone’s case of bubble gut forced an American Airlines flight to Spain to make an emergency landing when the bathroom started overflowing. Officials reported that a plane was compelled to make an emergency landing in New York City on Wednesday after the bathroom began to overflow. The flight had just departed from Dallas when the lavatory issue arose, according to the FAA.

American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Bathroom ‘Maintenance Issue’

Oklahoma State

Tampa, FL

New York Post

A Southwest Airlines passenger believed she was about to die when she witnessed her flight flying dangerously close to Old Tampa Bay waters, miles away from the airport. 

Nancy Allen was aboard Southwest Flight 425 from Columbus, Ohio to Tampa, Florida on July 14 when the plane dropped to below 200 feet over the water near the Courtney Campell Causeway. 

“I think the thing that I first saw that really concerned me was how close to the water we were. I didn’t know at the time that we were flying necessarily east, but I knew that Tampa Bay was way...

Southwest passenger describes flying 150 feet over Florida waters after pilot calmly blames ‘gusty winds’

Dallas, TX

The Boot

With all of the airline woes as of late, traveling in America via plane seems to be getting harder and harder. Imagine getting all packed up, driving to the airport, parking your car, getting past security, getting to the gate, then anxiously awaiting to board your flight only to see the pilot walk past you in handcuffs.

Frontier Flight to Dallas Canceled, Pilot Arrested Right Before Takeoff

Port Richey, FL

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Akeena

Florida’s buffet lovers are in for a shocker as the popular Royal Sushi Buffet & Hibachi in Port Richey has been temporarily shut down following a state inspection. This isn’t the first time the eatery has faced such trouble, but the recent closure has sparked quite a buzz among its loyal patrons and food enthusiasts alike.

Live roaches, flying objects in the kitchen and soiled shelves- Buffet closed again in Florida

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Sunset Magazine

And an expert trick for masking any odors

Flight Attendant Reveals the Best Times to Visit the Airplane Restroom

Frontier Airlines pilot handcuffed and arrested just before plane pushes back at IAH

Business Insider

An easyJet pilot fainted during a flight from London to Lisbon on Saturday. The incident shows why it's important to have two pilots on board.

A first officer fainted during a flight to Lisbon. It's a reminder why commercial airplanes should always have 2 pilots.

Orlando, FL

A lot of airlines have made serious changes this year, with some of those changes affecting flights going to and from Orlando International Airport. Southwest Airlines might have made the biggest change when it recently announced that it was ending its open-seat boarding policy. Some airlines have been adding nonstop flights to Orlando International Airport. However, some airlines have stopped flying to Orlando International Airport.

10 Airlines Have Ended Flights to Orlando International Airport

A Georgia mother is demanding answers from Delta Air Lines after an alarming incident on her family’s flight earlier this month. The airline is investigating what led to a man boarding the wrong plane at Washington Dulles International Airport earlier this month. Lauren Benton told ABC News that she,...

Delta reviewing how a man who followed a family onto an aircraft boarded the wrong plane

San Francisco, CA

Salt Lake City, UT

PopCrush

There is a lot of bad news surrounding the airline industry lately. With rates jacked up, planes suffering gear issues and some airlines still trying to get back to normal after a major data outage, it hasn't been fun to think about flying. But the last thing you want to...

Alaska Airlines Flight In-Air Emergency: Pilot Announces ‘I’m Not Qualified to Land This Flight’

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NewsNinja

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Chicago, IL

Unruly passengers make the frustrating experience of flying even more stressful, but these customers don’t suddenly become rowdy when they step on the plane. A 31-year-old woman became irate at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago after reportedly missing a flight on July 30. Local police noted that the woman fled the scene and is still being sought by authorities.

A woman threw computer monitors at airline staffers because she missed her flight

Portland, OR

Alaska Airlines flight attendants feared passengers had been sucked out of the plane in the chaos following the Jan. 5 mid-air panel blowout on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet, according to harrowing testimony released by safety experts on Tuesday.

The comments gathered from interviews with attendants – who were not named – were among thousands of pages of evidence made public ahead of a two-day hearing that began earlier on Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board about the incident. 

They provide dramatic accounts of the cabin crew’s efforts to help passengers and communicate with pilots when the panel blew off the jet at 16,000 feet after...

Alaska Air crew feared passengers were lost in midair blowout: ‘There is a hole in the plane’

Despite the fact Toyota has been one of the slowest legacy automakers to adopt electric vehicles, it may end up being the first to forgo gas-only-powered cars completely. The automaker is apparently moving to convert most, and eventually all (probably), of Toyota and Lexus’s line-ups to hybrid-only models. Suggested...

Toyota is doubling down on hybrid cars

J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

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A turbulent American Airlines flight sent 4 people to the hospital with injuries

An American Airlines (AAL) flight got a little too bumpy last week. One of the company’s planes, an Airbus (EADSY) A321, ran into turbulence on Aug....

A turbulent American Airlines flight sent 4 people to the hospital with injuries

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