British Airways passengers from London to Mexico had a 9-hour flight to nowhere when their plane U-turned 150 miles off the coast of Canada

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British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach flying over the houses of Myrtle avenue in London a famous location for plane spotting, for landing at London Heathrow Airport LHR
A British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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A 165-mile journey over the Irish Sea turned into a 2.5-hour flight to nowhere when a storm stopped the plane from landing

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Boeing 737-400 Ryanair aircraft identification code. Planes at Leonardo Da Vinci international airport in Fiumicino. Fiumicino (Italy), August 10st, 2025
A Ryanair Boeing 737.

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A British Airways flight to nowhere had to circle 6 times before landing when its wheels got stuck

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Airbus A320 British Airways aircraft identification code G-TTSD.
A British Airways Airbus A320.

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A New York to Scotland flight got all the way across the Atlantic before an air traffic control problem forced a diversion to Ireland

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A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 plane bound for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767.

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Delta expects the shutdown travel chaos that canceled thousands of flights to cost it $200 million

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 approaches Los Angeles International Airport for a landing from Tokyo on October 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350.

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Passengers flying from Rome to London ended up in Germany, then back in Rome, before finally getting to their destination 10 hours late

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Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321 neo aircraft spotted at Eindhoven Airport during taxiing, taking off and flying phase in the blue sky.
A Wizz Air Airbus A321neo.

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No REAL ID? That'll cost you $45 under a new TSA rule

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TSA agent holding a real ID.
The TSA wants to charge flyers who don't have acceptable ID $18 to use biometric kiosks to verify their identity.

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A 13-hour Delta Air Lines flight from China to Detroit diverted to Japan after a mechanical issue

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 approaches Los Angeles International Airport for a landing from Tokyo on October 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350.

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United passengers faced an 8-hour flight to nowhere when their plane U-turned midway across the Atlantic

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A United 787 landing in Los Angeles.
The unique routes are possible because United inherited the fifth-freedom rights after acquiring the now-defunct Pan Am's Pacific routes in 1985.

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Good news for travelers: Flight cancellations drop as the government reopens

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TSA line at JFK Airport during the shutdown. The sign shows 25-30 minute wait.
The TSA line at New York-JFK's Terminal 4 during the government shutdown.

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