Flying: Stories from 36,000 feet

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  4 hours ago

  Flight Attendants Demand Houston Bush Airport Remove ‘Triggering’ NRA Annual Convention Posters

  paddleyourownkanoo.com - Mateusz Maszczynski

  Flight attendants have demanded Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) remove welcome posters that were put up for the National Rifle …

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  Alex

  

  17 hours ago

  Major airlines are cutting flights despite high demand

  SFGate - Jim Glab

  In the latest air travel news, Delta slashes hundreds of flights from its summer schedule; Alaska Airlines pilots vote to authorize a strike if they can’t make progress in contract negotiations; Qantas postpones the revival of San Francisco-Sydney flights; Oakland International builds a dike as sea …

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  Alex

  

  1 day ago

  Delta planning to cut 100 flights per day starting July 1

  wsbtv.com - WSBTV.com News Staff

  The Memorial Day Weekend and unofficial kick off to the summer travel season began on Friday with nearly 300 delays and cancelations at Hartsfield …

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  Alex

  

  16 hours ago

  Woman gets 15 months in prison for punching flight attendant

  Associated Press

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California woman who punched a Southwest Airlines flight attendant in the face during a flight, breaking her teeth, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Vyvianna Quinonez was also ordered Tuesday by the federal judge in San Diego to pay nearly $26,000 in restitution …

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  Alex

  

  1 day ago

  Flight Cancellations Pile Up Ahead of Holiday Weekend

  The Wall Street Journal. - Doug Cameron, Dawn Gilbertson

  U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights as a combination of severe weather and staffing challenges disrupted the start of Memorial Day weekend travel. More than 1,100 flights both within the U.S. as well as to and from the country had been canceled by early evening on Friday, according to …

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  1 day ago

  Delta is cutting 100 daily flights this summer. Here's what to know if yours if one of them.

  USA TODAY - Eve Chen

  Delta Air Lines is cutting back 100 daily flights this summer as travel demand heats up. "From July 1-Aug. 7, we’ll reduce service by approximately 100 daily departures, primarily in markets in the U.S. and Latin America that Delta frequently serves," the airline announced on its website. "This will …