WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it has 18 pending investigations against airlines over complaints that they failed to provide timely refunds during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department said in a report to the White House it was still reviewing 30,100 complaints involving 18 airlines out of 20 investigations it had initially opened. It…
Airline Professionals, Passengers Unite Against Vaccine Passports
An online organization dedicated to stopping vaccination passport requirements for airline staff and passengers is bringing these demographics together in an effort to change public opinion and policy. According to the declarations of those who have signed up online, Free to Fly represents over 1,500 Canadian airline professionals—pilots, flight attendants, and ground and airport support…
American Airlines to End Pandemic Leave for Unvaccinated Staff
September 4, 2021
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American Airlines said on Friday it would not provide special leave from next month to unvaccinated employees who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. Unvaccinated workers will have to use their sick time or medical leave if they miss work due to the disease, it said. “Given there is an FDA-approved vaccine, pandemic leave will…
American Airlines Pilots, Flight Attendants Say They Are ‘Sleeping in Airports’ Due to Hotel Issues
By Kyle Arnold From The Dallas Morning News Unions for flight attendants and pilots at American Airlines say some crew members are being forced to sleep in airports because the company is failing to line up hotels, rooms, and transportation during layovers. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Allied Pilots Association filed a…
England Scraps Quarantine for Fully-Vaccinated EU, US Visitors
LONDON—England will allow fully vaccinated visitors from the European Union and the United States to arrive without quarantine from next week, the transport minister said on Wednesday, in a huge and long-awaited boost for airlines and travel companies. Britain’s travel industry has heavily criticised the government for being too slow to open up, saying it…
Websites of Major US Airlines Face Outage: Downdetector
Websites of major U.S. airline companies American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines faced an outage early on Thursday, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector. More than a thousand user reports indicated problems at Southwest Airlines, with over 400 user reports indicating the same for Delta Air Lines, according to Downdetector. That…
Major Australian Banks, US Airlines Hit by Widespread Internet Outages
SYDNEY—Websites of dozens of financial institutions and airlines in Australia and the United States were briefly hit by an internet outage on Thursday, after a second major blackout in little more than a week. The Australian outage, which also affected the country’s central bank, was caused by glitches on the servers of Akamai, an operator…
Major US Airlines Will Voluntarily Collect International Contact Tracing Info
WASHINGTON—Major U.S. airlines on Friday said they would adopt a voluntary international contact tracing program, months after the White House under President Donald Trump blocked a mandatory effort. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and other major airlines said they had committed to collecting contact tracing data from passengers traveling into the…
Calls for Mandatory COVID-19 Tests for Air Passengers As Cases of UK Strain Appear in Australia
The appearance in Australia of the more contagious UK strain of COVID-19 has prompted calls by political leaders and health experts to require people to test negative before they may board repatriation flights. However, the prime minister is not convinced and said most airlines are already testing passengers. On Tuesday, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said…
Airlines Slam Feds New COVID-19 Testing Rules
OTTAWA—Airlines say a slew of questions remain about the federal government’s decision to require passengers returning to Canada to show negative results on COVID-19 tests taken abroad. Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Thursday that air travellers overseas will have to present proof of a negative molecular test—known as a PCR test, conducted with a nasal…
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