Southwest is ditching its unassigned seat policy for the first time

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Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it will join almost every other major airline in assigning seats prior to boarding.

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Delta was the hardest-hit US airline during the mass IT outage, and 3 days later, it's still suffering

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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
Three days after the mass IT outage, Delta Air Lines has struggled to restore its operations, continuing to cancel hundreds of flights.

I flew premium economy on my long-haul Emirates flight. It was cheaper than flying coach at a better time and way nicer.

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My Emirates premium-economy flight was expensive, but it was cheaper than economy seats on other flights that day.

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I flew on a major airline's Pokémon-themed plane. The unforgettable experience didn't cost extra — and it came with souvenirs.

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All Nippon Airways (ANA) has two Pokémon-themed aircraft.

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I flew over 22 hours in business class with Turkish Airlines. The food and airport lounge were unreal.

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I flew over 22 hours in business class with Turkish Airlines. I didn't know what to expect.

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People thought they might die when oxygen masks deployed on a United flight to Maui, passenger says

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Ryan Scott was flying to Maui with his wife and their daughters when the oxygen masks deployed.

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A Jewish passenger is suing JetBlue claiming religious discrimination after he was thrown off a plane following his refusal to sit next to a woman

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Abraham Lunger is suing JetBlue saying he experienced religious and racial discrimination.

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A plane made a wild emergency landing in the middle of the highway shortly after taking off from Dulles

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A Cessna 208 Caravan made an emergency landing on a Virginia highway on Friday.

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A new report lists the 10 most turbulent flight routes in North America — take a look

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The seatbelt and "no smoking" sign on a plane.

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A British Airways flight attendant died onboard a plane as it was preparing to fly from London to Hong Kong

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An British Airways plane arrives at Marseille Provence Airport in September 2023

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