Sentences with phrase «by airline passengers»

One of the most common problems that are encountered by airline passengers is flight delay.

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The lawsuit also claims Southwest Airlines «placed profits and business over the safety of its customers» by not removing or warning passengers about the «dangerous engine» on its Boeing 700 - 737 fleet.

Worldwide, airlines will bring in a record $ 57 billion in passenger fees this year, according to a recent study by consulting firm IdeaWorks and rental car site CarTrawler.

United Airlines has been plagued by scandal after scandal since a passenger was dragged off a plane last April.

Dao was among four passengers chosen at random to be bumped from Sunday's flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, after nobody was enticed enough by the airline's offers to voluntarily gave up their seats.

So when the Toronto Port Authority announced its intention to make the airport self - sufficient by increasing traffic, Deluce hatched his plan: an airline that would fly fuel - efficient turboprops on well - travelled business routes, as well as to Northern Ontario destinations whose passenger demand and pricing sweet - spots he knew all too well.

The parent company of United Airlines, the U.S. industry's third - largest by passenger traffic, reported earnings of 41 cents per share, excluding special items, beating analysts» consensus forecast of 38 cents.

Domestic airline passenger traffic increased by 9 % in the province in 2012 compared with just 5.5 % for Canada as a whole.

Southwest Airlines — Southwest was sued by a passenger on the recent flight which saw another passenger killed by an engine explosion.

That's the situation faced by passenger Dr. David Dao, who was forcibly removed by Chicago aviation police after refusing to give up his set to a United Airline employee.

However, Canada's largest airline, Air Canada, confirmed via Twitter that it had no record of any passenger by the gunman's name — nor checked guns — on any of its flights to Fort Lauderdale.

Airports across the country are seeing lines balloon in size, thanks to a «perfect storm» of conditions — the number of airline passengers has increased to 700 million; there's massive attrition of TSA security screeners each week; TSA has cut staff by 10 percent over the last three years; and not enough passengers have enrolled in TSA's PreCheck program, the Associated Press reports.

James Stewart, New York Times columnist, discusses United Airlines» push to burnish its images following the public uproar caused by the violent treatment and dragging of a passenger this past April.

Several airlines have capped fares for passengers trying to leave the area, but seats are hard to come by.

The United Airlines passenger who was videotaped being bloodied and dragged off an overbooked plane by airport police signaled Wednesday he would fight back in court.

In an effort to dull some of the pain, and perhaps a sprint around an unfamiliar airport, United is now giving passengers access to their boarding passes on connecting legs provided by other airlines.

One by one, airlines have begun allowing passengers to expand the use of personal electronic devices since the Federal Aviation Administration said it would start approving applications.

«Due to differences among fleets and operations, the implementation will vary among airlines, but the agency expects many carriers will prove to the FAA that their planes allow passengers to safely use their devices in airplane mode, gate - to-gate, by the end of the year,» the FAA said in its Oct. 31 announcement.

Some specifically point to pressure that's being placed by the airline on getting passengers boarded as quickly as possible.

Like airline passengers, they sit side by side but each has paid a different price for admission.

According to a May 12 letter made public by passenger advocacy group Flyers Rights this week, the Department of Transportation decided not to fine the airline.

Out of the 11 airlines surveyed, Southwest landed at the top of the ratings chart for overall satisfaction by passengers on economy flights.

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Among the lowest - rated airlines by coach passengers are Frontier, Spirit, United, American and Allegiant Aairlines by coach passengers are Frontier, Spirit, United, American and Allegiant AirlinesAirlines.

The airline said it did not have detailed information on the injuries suffered by the eight passengers, although three had been evaluated at a local hospital and released.

Industry experts say airlines informally have what's known as a «flat - tire rule,» allowing passengers who miss their flights by up to two hours the leeway to fly standby without a penalty.

«We proudly carry more passengers to and from California airports than any other airline and continue to invest in the Golden State by adding new short, medium, and long - haul service this year from all nine of our California airports,» Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines senior vice president of network and revenue management, said in a statement.

The CSeries is Bombardier's new generation of aircraft for commercial airlines, in development for more than a decade as an alternative to smaller models of passenger jets built by rivals Boeing and Airbus.

Yet airlines on average deliver only 60 % of their passengers to their destination by the scheduled time, with checked bags delivered to them — a failing grade by any industry standard.

Delta, the No. 2 U.S. airline by passenger traffic, has yet to detail the financial impact of the disruption.

The Doha - based airline is one of those affected by a U.S. ban on large carry - on electronics, putting it at a passenger - experience disadvantage against competitors unaffected by the ban.

Like millions of other news - and video - obsessed consumers, I have been held captive by the image of an airline passenger being wrenched and dragged like a sandbag off an overbooked United flight from Chicago to Louisville.

A passenger was forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight by law enforcement on Sunday after refusing to give up his seat.

Southwest Airlines (luv) agreed to pay $ 15 million to settle nationwide antitrust litigation by passengers who accused the four largest U.S. carriers of conspiring to raise fares by reducing seating capacity.

According to data compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 2017 represented the 46th consecutive month of year - over-year employment gains for U.S. passenger airlines.

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines (LUV) said hundreds of flights have been delayed by technical issues and warned passengers flying Monday to arrive two hours early and print boarding passes before coming to the airport.

Calling on all passengers to contact your member of Congress to support pro-passenger measures - and oppose anti ticket price shopping measures inserted by the airline lobby, Transportation Chairman Shuster and ranking Member DeFazio.

The Irish low - cost carrier in 2016 ousted Lufthansa as Europe's biggest airline by passengers.

The rules come as the airline carries about 700 assistance animals each day that the carrier says are increasingly misbehaving by wandering the cabin, defecating or even biting passengers.

The airline couldn't bus the passengers to the 737 at that airport, a little over an hour away, because «by the time we got them there, the crew's duty day would have expired,» explains spokesperson Robert Palmer.

American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., and United Continental Holdings Inc. are being asked by a group that advocates on behalf of flyers to report on potential business risks from cabin seats that are getting smaller while passengers get bigger.

On Tuesdays beginning March 17, Cuba Travel Services will offer seats on a Boeing Co. 737 - 800 operated by Sun Country Airlines, capable of transporting 145 passengers from John F. Kennedy International airport to Havana.

Alaska Airlines also grew passenger revenues by 5 percent year - over-year, and has increased dividend payments 175 percent since initiation in 2013.

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United Airlines is issuing travel waivers to passengers who had their flights grounded due to the devastating floods brought by Hurricane Harvey.

For Domestic Carriage Liability for loss, delay or damage to checked baggage, or any baggage or personal item which is taken into custody by Cape Air, is limited to the fair market value at the time of the loss, damage or delay and will not exceed (except for wheelchair and other assistive devices)(1) for on - line travel solely on Cape Air with no connecting service, $ 500 per passenger; (2) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of more than 60 seats, $ 3400 per passenger ($ 3500 per passenger effective August 25, 2015) as per federal rules; and (3) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of 60 seats or less, $ 500 per passenger.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating why a passenger window broke on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines that was forced to land in Cleveland after leaving Chicago for Newark.

There is little that can control that, just like we can't easily control terrorists by subjecting every airline passenger to humiliating searches.

The former 30 - cents - an - hour TWA mechanic built his fortune by supplying surplus military equipment to the airline industry and later converting passenger planes to cargo planes.