Delta Airlines plane aborts takeoff after smoke billows from engine: ‘It’s on fire’
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Delta Airlines plane aborts takeoff after smoke billows from engine: ‘It’s on fire’

ByNews Polite

A Delta Airlines plane had to abort takeoff on Monday after smoke was seen billowing out of its engines as it accelerated on a runway in Las Vegas. Delta Airlines flight DL777 was delayed for several hours at Harry Reid International Airport on Monday morning after the Atlanta-bound flight was…

Delta airline reportedly kicks woman off over nut allergy: ‘Unfit to fly’
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Delta airline reportedly kicks woman off over nut allergy: ‘Unfit to fly’

ByNews Polite

A woman claimed a major US airline kicked her off a flight over her food allergies, leaving her “embarrassed” over the alleged incident. Ellie Brelis, from New York, was at LA International Airport heading to Boston, Massachusetts, when she was told she was “unfit to fly”. The TikToker, who shared…

Newly released video shows Delta plane clipping Spirit aircraft’s wing at Ohio airport
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Newly released video shows Delta plane clipping Spirit aircraft’s wing at Ohio airport

ByNews Polite

A newly released video shows the moment a passenger plane bumped into a gated aircraft at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in May. The video, released by the Ohio airport and obtained by FOX 8, shows a Delta Airlines jet slowly moving toward a gate to drop off passengers after landing…

Microsoft Says Delta Airlines’ Lack of Modernised IT Delayed its Recovery After Recent Outage

Microsoft Says Delta Airlines’ Lack of Modernised IT Delayed its Recovery After Recent Outage

ByNews Polite

Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights. A software update last month by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered system problems for Microsoft customers, including many airlines. But disruptions subsided the…

Passengers can use the practice to their advantage
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Passengers can use the practice to their advantage

ByNews Polite

We’re not on board with this. A new report exposes the US airlines most guilty of overbooking their flights — a bizarre industry quirk that leaves hundreds of thousands of paying passengers grounded each year. The findings, compiled using statistics from the government’s most recent Air Travel Consumer Report, found the…

Airlines commit to free meals, lodging for delays ahead of Labor Day
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Airlines commit to free meals, lodging for delays ahead of Labor Day

ByNews Polite

Several major US air carriers caved to public pressure by confirming they will pay for meals and lodging to passengers who endure delays or cancellations ahead of the potentially chaotic Labor Day travel weekend. The move by the carriers comes after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg demanded airline CEOs provide free…