A Japanese airline was forced to cancel its $50 fare promotion after its site crashed immediately after the tickets went on sale

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Japan Airlines had to cancel its JAL Smile Campaign promotion seconds after it went on sale. In a 9 March 2023 statement, the airline said: "We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers and related parties."

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Take a look inside Lufthansa's new first-class suites for long-haul flights, which the airline says feel almost as private as a hotel room

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Lufthansa new Allegris first-class suites: Interior photo showing a double bed
The seats can be pulled out as a bed.

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Relativity Space Scrubs First Launch Attempt of 3D-Printed Rocket

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Update: 3:38 p.m. ET: Relativity Space gave it a royal try today, but ultimately chose to forgo the attempt. No reason was given for today’s scrub, nor do we know when the company might try again.

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Man accused of trying to stab attendant with a broken metal spoon on a United flight leaned over and asked another passenger about the emergency exit door before attack: feds

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United Airlines Boeing 787.

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A Southwest passenger says they felt their lungs 'burning' after the cabin filled with smoke mid-flight

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Southwest Airlines flight 3923 from Havana, Cuba to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday was forced to make an emergency landing.

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Take a look inside Lufthansa's new business-class cabins with 7 seating options, including one with a personal wardrobe and minibar

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Lufthansa's new business class cabin
A double suite in Lufthansa's new business-class cabin.

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10 people were reportedly injured on a Spirit Airlines flight after a battery fire in an overhead bin

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Spirit Airlines aircraft.
A Spirit Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing amid a battery fire from a guest item in the overhead bin, a spokesperson told NBC affiliate WTLV.

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Spaceflight Pioneer SpinLaunch Aims for Liftoff—No Rocket Fuel Required

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SpinLaunch is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for seeking to build a groundbreaking centrifugal launch system that can deliver small satellites to orbit cheaper, faster, and with reduced environmental harm.

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Passenger says airline offered him an 8-hour bus ride to his destination after his connecting flight was canceled

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A WestJet spokesperson said the cancellation was due to "unscheduled aircraft maintenance."

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A business class airline passenger who ordered vegan food says it was insulting to be served one banana along with a pair of chopsticks

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Vegan inflight meal consisting of a single banana on flight to Tokyo.
The passenger was given a pair of chopsticks alongside the banana.

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