This CEO wants his airline to be the first to start flying to Ukraine again

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Martin Gauss, head of Latvian airline Air Baltic, stands in his office with a model airplane in his hand.
Martin Gauss, the CEO of airBaltic.

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Frontier is the latest budget airline to add 'first class' seats to target more premium flyers

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Frontier is adding a new first-class seat as customers remain willing to pay more for premium amenities on board.

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A KLM Boeing 777 turned around over the Atlantic, leaving passengers on a 4-hour flight to nowhere

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 passenger aircraft on the tarmac at an airport.
The flight involved a KLM Boeing 777 (not pictured).

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How much Spirit and Frontier workers make cracking down on carry-on bags and selling seat upgrades

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Frontier and Spirit post signage at the airport that their carry-on and checked luggage must meet certain size or weight specifications.
Frontier and Spirit give bonuses to employees who charge passengers for bags and seats at the airport.

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British Airways' new first-class is a major upgrade and shows airlines' luxury arms race is heating up

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A collage of British Airways' new and old first-class cabins for the Airbus A380
The new and old British Airways A380 first class.

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India's airlines have received 999 hoax bomb threats this year

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A Vistara Airlines passenger plane en route from Mumbai to Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Erzurum Airport on September 6, 2024, due to a bomb threat in Erzurum, Turkiye.
A Vistara Airlines plane en route from Mumbai to Frankfurt made an emergency landing on September 6, 2024, due to a bomb threat.

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Transatlantic Delta Air Lines passengers had an unexpected layover in Ireland to have an 'unruly customer' removed

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 aircraft as seen during take off from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330.

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Someone managed to sneak on a Delta flight to Paris without a boarding pass

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 aircraft as seen during take off and flying phase, passing in front of the air traffic control tower while the plane is departing from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS towards Atlanta ATL in the United States of America as flight DL75 in the blue sky
The incident occurred on a Delta from JFK to Paris.

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A group of Frontier Airlines passengers are suing, saying they were kept on a 'smoke-filled' plane for nearly an hour

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A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-251N jet taxis at the single runway San Diego International Airport after arriving from Phoenix on January 13, 2024 in San Diego, California.
Frontier Airlines is being sued by 19 passengers.

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CEO says his airline's all-Airbus fleet is a 'better alternative' as rivals struggle with Boeing blues and engine issues

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An Airbus A320-214 from easyJet is on the runway ready to take off from Barcelona airport in Barcelona, Spain, on October 8, 2024.
An easyJet Airbus A320.

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