Airports

LIFESTYLE August 15

TikTok user says American Airlines repaid her for giving up seat, social media users chime in

A Pennsylvania woman traveling home from Italy was given thousands in travel credit and a luxury extended stay thanks to an overbooked American Airlines flight.

Chicago August 15

WATCH: Angry passenger throws computer monitor at airline employees before fleeing

Frontier Airlines employees experienced the wrath of an irate passenger who reportedly missed her flight at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on July 30, 2024.

Airports August 10

Woman found dead in O'Hare airport baggage machinery was a suicide: police

Authorities say that the death of a woman whose body was discovered inside baggage machinery at O'Hare International Airport has been ruled a suicide.

Chicago August 8

Woman dies at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after getting caught in baggage carousel in restricted area

A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after getting caught in a baggage carousel. Chicago Police are investigating.

US July 12

Laptop catches fire during boarding of American Airlines flight in San Francisco

An American Airlines flight leaving San Francisco was evacuated Friday after a laptop inside a passenger's bag began smoking during the boarding process, according to the airline.

Airlines July 10

American Airlines plane blows tire moments before takeoff with visible smoke, flames in startling video

A video showed the moment an American Airlines aircraft lost a tire right before takeoff at Tampa International Airport, prompting the guests onboard to be deplaned.

US July 10

Audio reveals tense moments as departing, landing planes get close: ‘Who’s cleared to take off?’

Air traffic control audio showed confusion at New York's Syracuse airport on Monday morning when two planes were cleared to take off and land on the same runway.

Airports July 10

More than 3.4K guns intercepted at airport security checkpoints in 2024, TSA says

The Transportation Security Administration said that it has intercepted more than 3,400 guns at airport security checkpoints so far in 2024, and nearly all of them were loaded.

Airports July 10

FAA investigating after two planes appear to fly too close together near New York airport

Two airplanes appeared to come too close to one another near an airport in Syracuse, New York, prompting the FAA to launch an investigation into the incident.

IMMIGRATION July 9

Migrants sleeping at Boston airport to be removed as ban goes into effect

Migrants sleeping on the floors of Boston's Logan International Airport are being forced to leave today as a new state rule banning the practice will go into effect.