January 25, 2021 Former TSA officer sentenced for tricking LAX traveler into showing her breasts In addition to jail time, ex-TSA officer Johnathon Lomeli has also been sentenced to two years of felony probation, 52 classes to address sexual compulsion, and has been prohibited from holding a position in security ever again.
January 22, 2021 Wheel falls off plane landing at O'Hare Airport, lands with 'boom' in Chicago family's yard Fortunately, the wheel did not inflict any injury to the residents of the Jefferson Park neighborhood where it crashed down
January 21, 2021 President Biden signs mask mandate via executive order for planes, trains, buses President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that makes face masks mandatory for air travel and other modes of commercial transportation.
January 21, 2021 UK cruise line to require all passengers be fully vaccinated before boarding Saga Cruises, a UK-based boutique cruise company that advertises largely to older travelers, announced on Wednesday that all passengers be fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to sailing on its river cruises or ocean-going cruises, beginning with the first voyage scheduled for its return-to-service on May 4.
January 19, 2021 Three Spirit Airlines passengers arrested for allegedly attacking agents over baggage dispute Three people flying with Spirit Airlines were arrested and banned from the carrier after allegedly attacking two agents before a flight.
January 19, 2021 Delta CEO says airline will permanently ban passengers 'who refuse to display basic civility' CEO Ed Bastian laid down the law in a memo sent to employees Friday, writing, "those who refuse to display basic civility to our people or their fellow travelers are not welcome on Delta."
January 19, 2021 Singapore Airlines aims to vaccinate entire workforce, become first fully-vaccinated carrier in the world Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung, as well as Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Phong Choon, are currently urging all employees of the country’s national carrier to receive their vaccinations within the next two months.
January 18, 2021 No-fly lists: Major airlines reveal how many passengers are banned from their flights Thousands of Americans are currently listed on the collective “no-fly” lists of the nation’s major airlines amid news of the TSA reviewing “hundreds of names” that may be prohibited from flying with any commercial carrier following riots at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
January 18, 2021 United Airlines passenger who assisted dying man with COVID-19 given $200 credit for 'inconvenience,' he says Tony Aldapa, who previously told ӣƵ that he feared he had contracted COVID-19 while performing CPR on a now-deceased United Airlines passenger, told TMZ he received a $200 voucher and a thank-you from an airline rep.
January 15, 2021 Delta adds new 'clean ambassadors' team to review US airports Delta Air Lines is stepping up its sanitization system with the debut of a new "clean ambassadors" team.