Flying somewhere just got a little pricier, thanks to an increase in baggage fees by five of the airlines that fly out of Syracuse's Hancock International Airport.
A woman was allegedly kicked off a plane for complaining about another passenger. Did the airline handle the situation correctly, or was it an overreaction?
It was a sad moment when the Boilermaker announced that this year the annual post-race party would be without the popular flyover. That has been one of the signature features for the big event for countless years and when the military jets were not available, Executive Director for The Boilermaker T…
This is a scary scenario. The pilot of the United Airlines plane you're flying on suddenly has a heart attack. A flight attendant asks if any passengers on board are pilots. That would be a tense time for everybody on the plane. Fortunately a National Guard pilot was able to step in and h…
In an attempt to appease adult travelers who would rather avoid screaming kids in a tight, confined space, airlines are increasingly segregating families with children to the back of the plane.
A Department of Transportation rule implemented in April 2010 prohibits airlines from keeping passengers sitting on a tarmac for more than three hours — a rule it says an American Airlines affiliate has since violated so frequently that it’s now been slapped with a $900,000 fin…
If you’re planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, be prepared to have trouble finding open seats, pay a premium when you do and fly on a packed plane. Industry insiders say that, because of high costs and lower bookings, airlines have had to increase ticket prices and reduce…
Anybody who’s ever boarded an airplane knows that there is something terribly inefficient about the slow, agonizing process. Astrophysicist Jason Steffen decided to do something about the messy procedure, using science to develop a plane boarding method that cuts …
Airline travel (especially with the whole family) can be pretty miserable. When you lose the "seating lottery" and get stuck sitting near a problem passenger, things can get bad fast.