Ryanair launches 'Great Idiots' seat sale 'especially for Elon' as feud escalates

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A collage of a Ryanair Boeing 737 Max and Elon Musk pouting in thought and wearing a DOGE cap.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max, and Elon Musk.

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Some flight attendants at ultra-low-cost carriers make more than United crew. Here's how much they earn.

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Allegiant Air flight attendant Chris Killian talking to passengers as the plane pushes back from the gate at Las Vegas airport.
An Allegiant flight attendant.

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'Fire him': Elon Musk and the billionaire CEO of Europe's biggest airline trade insults over Starlink

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A collage of Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary pictured during a press conference with his hand on his face, and Elon Musk wearing a suit
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he wasn't interested in Elon Musk's Starlink.

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Passengers flying to Paris spent 21 hours stranded in the remote nation of Turkmenistan before a spare plane came to rescue them

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A view shows the Golden Horse Monument featuring former Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov riding an Akhal-Teke, Turkmenistan's national horse, in Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat on June 28, 2023.
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat.

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Delta is buying Boeing 787s for the first time. Here's why United and American may feel the pressure.

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Delta 787 rendering.
Delta's 787 order reinforces its push for premium long-haul revenue.

Delta Air Lines

This is what flight attendants make at American, Delta, and United. Some earn over $100,000 a year.

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A Delta Airlines flight attendant waves from atop the boarding stairs.
A Delta Airlines flight attendant waves from atop the boarding stairs.

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Airlines are canceling dozens of flights in and out of Iran as mass protests hit the nation

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A billboard depicting symbolic images of the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, and Iranian athletes is hung on a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2026.
A billboard in downtown Tehran pictured last Tuesday.

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'Our 6-day honeymoon turned into a 14-day trip': A week after Venezuela strikes caused travel chaos, some vacationers are still stranded

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Meghan Lescinskas and her husband
Meghan Lescinskas and her husband

Courtesy of Meghan Lescinskas

See inside American's flight operations center that managed the Caribbean chaos after the US strikes on Venezuela

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A woman sitting in the bridge of the AA IOC.
The person sitting in the center of this photo is responsible for "day of departure" items, like ensuring flights aren't too overbooked — especially on irregular operation days.

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Snow causes 5 days of travel chaos in Amsterdam, with over 2,500 flights canceled and planes left taxiing for hours

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Heavy snow falls in the Jordaan district of the city center on January 05, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Snowfall in Amsterdam's Jordaan district on Monday.

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