Airport News & Updates

Airlines 1 day ago

American Airlines flight catches fire in Denver, passengers appear to evacuate onto plane's wing

An American Airlines flight caught fire at Denver International Airport on Thursday.

Travel 1 day ago

Southwest flyers fire back over airline ending free checked bag policy: 'Nail in the coffin'

Southwest has customers sounding off after the airline announced an end to its checked bag policy, leading some flyers to say they'll "boycott" the airline.

New Jersey 2 days ago

TSA finds man with a live turtle concealed in his pants at a New Jersey airport

A Pennsylvania man was found to have a live turtle hidden in his pants while going through security at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

Chicago 2 days ago

Chicago O'Hare Airport shooting leaves 1 injured after fight erupts inside terminal

A fight inside a terminal at Chicago O'Hare International Airport early this morning led to a shooting outside that left one person injured, reports say.

Travel 2 days ago

Flight passenger shares 'infuriating' moment when man intrudes on her leg space: 'Please don't do this'

A traveler says a fellow passenger intruded on her space on an airplane. Social media users reacted to the post, with some referring to it as a "manspreading" moment.

US 3 days ago

Texas man 'mad' at Trump arrested, accused of assaulting fellow passenger on flight to DC

Man who allegedly committed assault aboard flight to DCA indicated that he had traveled to D.C. because he wanted to speak to President Donald Trump, an affidavit indicates.

Travel 3 days ago

Daring airport trend has travelers arriving at gate 15 minutes before takeoff

Flight passengers are participating in the new viral trend, "airport theory," with flyers arriving at their gates 15 minutes before their flights depart. A travel expert weighs in.

Travel 6 days ago

'Speaker scum' on flights sparks debate among travelers: 'This is getting out of hand'

A traveler asked social media users to weigh in on flyers who play audio aloud on their devices and don't use headphones.

US March 6

Southwest plane forced to go back to gate as passenger strips naked: reports

A Southwest passenger forced a plane bound for Phoenix from Houston this week to return to the gate after she took off all of her clothes and started harassing others.

Travel March 6

Flight passengers now paying plane ticket tax to depart popular travel destination

Passengers flying out of France are now being subjected to a solidarity tax with levies being tacked onto plane tickets for travelers both domestically and internationally.