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A social media post by Matt Pinner on August 25, 2024, posed a question to travelers: "You get on a plane and find your seat next to this person. What do you do?" The tweet included an image but did not provide further context.
In Las Vegas, a fight erupted inside the MGM. The incident was captured in a video shared by Clown World ™ on August 26, 2024.
A flight attendant who was reportedly saving herself for marriage has filed a lawsuit against her airline. She alleges that she faced sexual harassment from fellow flight attendants and claims that Human Resources failed to address her complaints because "they’re pilots." This situation was highlighted in an Instagram post by AASTEWS Living Life In The Sky.
Concessions workers at Washington’s National Airport are picketing for better working conditions. Among their demands is improved accommodation for immigrant employees. Yewbdar Zeleke, a bartender at the airport, stated: “The company has a policy that says you can’t take a personal leave of absence for more than 28 days without having to reapply for your job… at my other union restaurant job at the airport, I am able to go back home for up to 3 months.”
Chaos ensued at Mumbai airport as approximately 25,000 job seekers attended an Air India recruitment event. This event was documented in an Instagram post by The Free Press Journal.
Ethiopian Airlines has announced the launch of a new daily passenger service to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Etihad Airways has announced the launch of services to seven new destinations—Almaty, Baku, Bucharest, Medina, Tashkent, Tbilisi, and Yerevan—beginning in November 2025.
Airlines for America has emphasized the need for increased funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to hire more air traffic controllers, update infrastructure, and build on the One Big Beautiful Bill down payment.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has announced a complete closure of Aviation Boulevard between Arbor Vitae Street and Century Boulevard from July 14 at 9 a.m. to July 21 at 6 a.m. Shuttle access to the LAX/Metro Transit Center will remain...
Avianca has announced the launch of a social media thread on X, inviting travelers to explore Dallas as a new destination.
Finnair announced that Palta and the Finnish Transport Workers’ Union (IAU) have reached a negotiation result, leading to the cancellation of all previously announced strikes and the resumption of normal flight operations.
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