Two days after two planes collided on an Atlanta tarmac, a crisis was averted after the pilot of an Alaska Airlines flight in Tennessee pumped the brakes while attempting to take off from Nashville International Airport (BNA) and narrowly avoided a potential collision with another plane. According to an Alaska Airlines spokesperson, Flight 369 aborted...
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Delta plane collision witnesses recall what happened at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Those who witnessed two planes collide at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday are detailing what they saw. The two jets, one from Delta Air Lines and one from Delta-owned Endeavor Air, collided on a taxiway, with a larger plane knocking over the tail of a smaller regional jet. No injuries were reported, and the...
Former American Airlines mechanic sentenced to prison for smuggling cocaine in compartment under cockpit: feds
A New York-based former American Airlines mechanic who was facing financial troubles before being convicted of conspiracy to traffic cocaine has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison in a plot where he hid bricks of the drug under a passenger plane cockpit, according to federal authorities. Customs agents caught Paul Belloisi, a 56-year-old...
Google Flights reveals top holiday travel destinations for 2024
Google has revealed the top trending destinations for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve to help travelers get a sense of what’s shaping up to be popular for 2024 holiday travel. “If you’re traveling within the U.S. for Thanksgiving, our aggregate data shows that the cheapest fares are usually available in early October,” James Byers,...
Airline passenger captures 'manspreading' moment in viral TikTok, sparking debate
A woman who was recently traveling on a flight said she experienced a difficult seating situation after a man invaded her legroom space. Erin Rempel, 21, recently took an hour-and-a-half flight from Winnipeg, a city in the province of Manitoba, Canada, to Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, to visit her family. After she sat down in...
This is the worst day and time for Labor Day travel for the holiday weekend
With Labor Day weekend nearly here, millions of Americans are expected to hit the road or take to the skies for a quick, end-of-summer-season getaway. Domestic travel is up 9% this Labor Day weekend compared to last year, according to an Aug. 19 report from the American Automobile Association. Plus, travel costs are down slightly...
Ryan Seacrest's ex sues American Airlines after drinking beverage with 'broken plastic,' sustaining injuries
Shana Wall, who dated Ryan Seacrest in the early 2000s, has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines after sustaining serious injuries from a beverage that allegedly contained “broken plastic and shards.” On Aug. 12, Wall, a former “Amazing Race” contestant, filed the documents in the Manhattan Supreme Court through her attorney, John J. Bailly. According...
American Airlines passengers stranded by ‘excruciating circumstances’ in Bahamas, called 'illegal immigrants'
An American Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida was detoured to the Bahamas earlier last week, stranding passengers at a local airport overnight without any accommodations, forcing travelers to sleep on the floor. It also temporarily turned the passengers into illegal immigrants in the island nation. “They made a point to...
TikTok user says American Airlines repaid her for giving up seat, social media users chime in
A woman who was attempting to return home from her Italian vacation is sharing how American Airlines compensated her after her flights were overbooked —prompting social media users to weigh in. Susan Berry is a 36-year-old freelance fashion photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who recently spent two months in Italy for work. Berry said she was...
WATCH: Angry passenger throws computer monitor at airline employees before fleeing
Chicago police are looking for a woman who was caught on camera last month getting into an altercation with airline employees, even going as far as to throw computer equipment at them. It happened around 7:45 a.m. July 30 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, police confirmed to Fox News Digital. The 31-year-old suspect was caught...









