Not exact matches
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.
Through relief flights, the transportation
of emergency supplies,
airline employee volunteer efforts and fundraising programs facilitated through
airline mileage programs, U.S. cargo and
passenger carriers transported more than 4.5 million pounds
of life - saving food, water and supplies, accommodated more than 6,500 evacuees, relocated
hundreds of stranded pets and relaxed travel policies to more than 80 airports in the path
of the hurricanes.
«The new 340B can carry up to thirty four
passengers, four more than our existing Saab 340A's, and provides an additional eight
hundred pounds
of lift», says Pacific Coastal
Airlines» Vice President
of Operations Rob Kidner, «while the Beechcraft 1900D offers more head space and has a roomier cabin than our current Beechcraft 1900C's».
Thousands
of passengers travelling with budget
airline Ryanair have been left stranded after the
airline cancelled
hundreds of flights.
The non-profit
airline consumer organization FlyersRights.org has renewed its call for mandatory airport tarmac delay contingency plans after flight diversions caused by an early winter storm resulted in
hundreds of passengers being stranded on the tarmac for up to 10 hours.
Hundreds of passengers are facing travel disruption after a volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent ash clouds over the region, forcing
airlines to cancel flights to and from Northern Australia.
As
airlines upgrade their in - flight entertainment systems
passengers can face a bewildering array
of choices, with listings
of movies, TV programs, videos and music selections that number in the
hundreds.