Tag: passenger

Families Call on Ottawa to Pursue Accountability for Iran in Downed Plane

Canada must boost its efforts to hold Iran to account after the regime’s forces shot down a passenger jet two years ago, family members of the victims said Saturday. At a memorial for those who died on board the Ukrainian International Airlines flight on Jan. 8, 2020, a group representing their loved ones expressed anger…


Royal Caribbean Says 48 Passengers Test Positive for Omicron Variant on Ship

Royal Caribbean Group said on Monday 48 people on its Symphony of the Seas cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19, fueling concerns that the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus could put a damper on a recovery in the cruise industry. The cruise operator said it had 6,091 guests and crew members on board the…


Woman Arrested at LAX After Exiting Terminal to Flag Down Parked Aircraft

LOS ANGELES—A woman was arrested after she walked out of a terminal and onto a ramp at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Nov. 29, authorities said. The unidentified passenger, who airport officials said had an airline ticket, walked out of a door inside LAX’s Terminal 1 at approximately 6:30 p.m. and onto a ramp,…


British Airways Owner IAG Says Transatlantic Bookings Close to 2019 Levels

LONDON—The boss of the British Airways owner, IAG, said on Monday its transatlantic bookings had already reached nearly 100 percent of 2019 levels after the United States dropped restrictions earlier this month. Airlines such as BA and Virgin Atlantic had pinned their hopes on the reopening of Europe to United States routes as vital to…


New York Sets 2035 Zero-Emission Passenger Car Goal

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed into law a bill that sets a goal for all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks to be zero-emission models by 2035, joining the state of California in attempting to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles. The law directs setting regulations requiring higher numbers of zero-emission vehicles with a goal…


Ryanair Passenger Numbers Rise in August to 11.1 Million

DUBLIN—Ryanair on Thursday said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75 percent of the number the budget airline carried in August 2019 before COVID-19 pandemic hammered the industry. Chief Executive Michael O’Leary had told Reuters on Tuesday that the airline was on target to exceed its 10.5 million target for August this year. The…


Passenger Charged With Groping, Punching Flight Attendants

MIAMI—An Ohio man was arrested in Florida over the weekend after being accused of groping two female flight attendants and punching a male flight attendant during a flight from Philadelphia to Miami, officials said. Maxwell Berry, 22, of Norwalk, Ohio, was arrested Saturday at Miami International Airport and charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery,…


2 Medical Students Respond to Call for Passengers to Help During Mid-Air Emergency on Flight to Greece

Late last month, two young medical students made their medical school proud after they responded to a patient in an emergency mid-air during a flight to Greece. The two women, Heather Duplessis and Lauren Bagneris, students at LSU Health Sciences Center, were on a flight to the Mediterranean nation when a call sounded on the…


At Least 60 Killed After Passenger Barge Crashes on Congo River

KINSHASA—At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people became shipwrecked on the Congo river at night, Democratic Republic of Congo’s humanitarian affairs minister said on Monday. Some 300 survivors had been found near the scene of the accident in Mai-Ndombe province in the west of the country, but another…