European airlines are adding up to 2 hours to flights to go around Niger after the African nation suddenly closed its airspace

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Airlines detouring around Niger due to airspace closure.
Niger suddenly closed its airspace on Sunday and now European airlines are have to spend hours flying around the country on routes between Europe and souther Africa.

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An American Airlines pilot launched a $23.5 million lawsuit, claiming airport staff racially profiled him after he failed to wear a mask

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An American Airlines plane sits at the gate.
An American Airlines plane sits at the gate.

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Some British Airways passengers could go hungry as it will stop loading flights with enough food for all flyers

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A British Airways Airbus A350 is seen taking off from London Heathrow Airport.
A British Airways Airbus A350.

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These are the airlines most likely to bump you from flights

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Frontier Airlines' first A321neo.
Frontier Airlines.

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Russia's closed airspace adds up to four hours onto some flights. United, British Airways, and Finnair are all avoiding the area.

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British Airways adjusted flight path between New Delhi and London.
Russia's airspace closure is leading US and European airlines to detour around the country, according to data sent to Insider from travel data provider OAG.

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How Russia is evading sanctions to keep $10 billion worth of seized Boeing and Airbus planes flying

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Four Russian airliners in a maintenance hangar.
Russia has gone to great lengths to keep its fleet of seized airplanes flying, including "cannibalizing" planes and buying from the black market.

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Airbus' A321XLR aircraft is set to fly in 2024. Take a look at the new plane and see what new routes it opens — coming soon to carriers like American and United.

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Airbus A321XLR plane takes off during the Paris Air Show
The Airbus A321XLR is on track to enter commercial service in 2024. United and American are among the airlines that have already placed orders.

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Spirit was named the second-worst airline in the US. Here's how I managed surprise fees on a flight from New York to Miami as a veteran low-cost traveler.

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Flying on Spirit from New York to Miami.
Low-cost Spirit Airlines was named the second-worst airline in the US for 2023, according to a recent report from AirAdvisor. But, it's not impossible to have a good flight on Spirit.

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Frontier is the worst US airline in 2023, and Spirit isn't far behind, according to recent study — see the list of the top 10 airlines

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Spirit and Frontier.
Spirit and Frontier.

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Private jets can be tracked. Here are all the sneaky ways billionaires can still fly unseen.

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A private jet is seen on the tarmac at Friedman Memorial Airport ahead of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 4, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Many of the billionaires who descended upon Sun Valley, Idaho, for their annual "summer camp" were enrolled in jet-dodging programs like LADD and PIA to avoid public following.

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