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Spirit Airlines CEO Calls the Airline Industry a ‘Rigged Game’
Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie is definitely not bitter about how things went down with the JetBlue Airways merger that was halted by the Justice Department before eventually being abandoned. He told listeners on the company’s earnings call, which discussed numbers so dour they sent Spirit shares down nearly 10% in Monday trading, that he…
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Man Arrested for Storming an American Airlines Cockpit in a Fit of Rage
The countless delays and cancellations plaguing air travel right now (not to mention the packed planes, the skyrocketing ticket prices, and mask mandates) have left many airline passengers angrier than we’ve ever seen them before. Most air travellers have been seen taking their air rage out on flight attendants or their seatmates, but on Tuesday,…
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U.S. Aviation Administration Begs Airports to Stop Letting Passengers Take Booze Onto Planes and Wreck Stuff
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is practically begging airports to stop selling to-go alcohol that passengers can take onto flights, ABC News reported on Thursday, citing a dramatic spike in unruly passengers and violence against flight crews since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic.