If you're flying this week, be warned: it's an exceptionally messy time for air travel

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People walk through Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York on February 22, 2026.
Travelers at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.

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MAPPED: Mexico cartel violence forced dozens of flights to divert, including a pair of private jets

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Smoke billows from burning vehicles amid a wave of violence, with torched vehicles and gunmen blocking highways in more than half a dozen states, following a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as
Smoke billows from burning vehicles in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday.

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How airlines turn their planes into flying billboards: from painted Pokémon to a mural of 100,000 faces

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The Turkish A350 with 100,000 faces.
Turkish Airlines put 100,000 faces on an Airbus A350 to celebrate its 500th aircraft.

Turkish Airlines

I flew an Airbus A350 flight simulator in wind and turbulence to see how pilots train for emergencies and rough landings

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Flying an A350 flight simulator in Istanbul.
I flew an Airbus A350 flight simulator and experienced extreme conditions from turbulence to low-visibility landings.

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'Everybody is switching': A United exec took aim at American as the airlines battle at Chicago O'Hare

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United Airlines passenger aircrafts are lined up at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on May 11, 2024.
United Airlines airplanes at Chicago O'Hare Airport.

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Travelers endured a half-day flight to nowhere after their plane u-turned over the Arctic 7 hours into the journey

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An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 takes off from Haneda airport in Tokyo on October 29, 2025.
An ANA Boeing 787 departing Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

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Hide and squeak: Passengers flying to Spain endured a flight to nowhere after a rodent was spotted on board

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Airbus A320NEO aircraft of SAS Connect spotted flying in the air, departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS airport.
An SAS Airbus A320neo.

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An airline barred 2 passengers after an in-flight brawl and plans to go after them for the cost of diverting the plane

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Jet2 plane at the gate with easyjet plane in background.
Jet2 has barred two people from ever flying with it again after they brawled midair.

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Lufthansa can finally sell its tricky new Boeing 787 business class after months of flying it mostly empty

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Lufthansa Allegris cabin.
Lufthansa's new Allegris business class has faced certification issues on the Boeing 787. It appears to have fixed the problem.

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See the new business class keeping Lufthansa's Airbus A380 competitive as deliveries of new next-generation jets slip

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People stand in front of the Lufthansa A380.
The new A380 business class is an example of how Lufthansa is keeping the world's largest passenger plane competitive amid widebody shortages.

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