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U.S. airlines flag high fuel costs, Southwest’s August bookings disappoint
FILE PHOTO: The New York skyline are seen while United Airlines planes use the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
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Evening Update: Yellowknife residents evacuate as wildfire heads toward city
Yellowknife residents leave the city on Highway 3, the only highway in or out of the community, after an evacuation order was given due to the proximity of a wildfire in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Aug. 16, 2023. REUTERS/Pat Kane
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Airlines adapting cabin layouts as more fliers opt for premium seats
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U.S., China agree to double weekly flights between countries
A United Airlines plane is pushed from the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Pearson Airport sets fines for baggage-handling companies that fail to provide proper service
Travels wait in the lineup for WestJet at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ont., on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
international business
American Airlines, JetBlue seek to keep some ties despite losing antitrust case
FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines flight lands at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Flair has highest number of complaints per 100 flights of major airlines in Canada, report says
The tail section of a Flair Airlines plane is seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Flair Airlines *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Ottawa aims to strengthen air passenger rights
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WestJet says third parties should share compensation costs after flight delays
WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech pauses for a portrait at the airline's headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, June 30, 2022. The CEO of WestJet Airlines says his company is asking the federal government to allow airlines to recover passenger compensation costs from other industry partners, if they played a role in causing flight delays or disruptions.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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U.S. pressures airlines to commit to ending family seating fees
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u.s. business
Pilot shortage in U.S. puts pressure on airline operations
Commercial airplanes are pictured backed up waiting to depart on the runway after flights earlier were grounded during an FAA system outage at Laguardia Airport in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Pent-up travel demand to offset headwinds for airlines as stocks take off
A Delta Airlines jet comes in for a landing in front of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline after flights earlier were grounded during an FAA system outage at Laguardia Airport, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Surge in discount airlines making Canada’s pilot shortage worse, experts say
A Flair Airlines 737 MAX 8 jetliner (C-FLKA) takes off from Vancouver International Airport, Richmond, B.C., on Friday, October 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Bayne Stanley
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U.S. FAA proposes requiring 5G safeguards on planes by early 2024
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2013 file photo airplanes sit on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport. A Philippine Airlines jet with flames spurting from one engine has returned safely to Los Angeles International Airport shortly after takeoff. Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration says Flight 113, a Boeing 777 bound for Manila, reported a problem with the right engine after takeoff Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. It turned around and landed safely at about noon. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull,File)
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What’s behind the recent travel chaos, flight cancellations, lost luggage and dashed vacation getaways?
A worker drives pass an Air Canada aircraft parked at a gate at Vancouver International Airport after operations returned to normal after last week's snowstorm, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, December 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canadian airlines ranked at low end of on-time performance this year, analytics firm says
Aviation analytics company Cirium says Canada's two biggest airlines ranked low in terms of on-time performance this year. The data firm says that among the ten biggest airlines in Canada and the U.S., Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. ranked worst and second-worst for their punctuality. An Air Canada flight taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
u.s. business
Airlines scrap more than 2,000 U.S. flights as winter storm disrupts holiday travel
American Airlines flight information screens display today flight information, including canceled and delayed flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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How Harbour Air hit a historic milestone in electric-powered flight
Greg McDougall, CEO of Harbour Air Seaplanes, at the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre in Vancouver, on Monday March 25, 2019. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
u.s. business
U.S. to announce new initiative showing customers ‘true cost’ of airline tickets before purchase
Commercial airliner lands to runway on foggy day, runway landing lights lit on. Runway is three kilometers long main runway in Helsinki-Vantaa airport Finland. The photo is taken from the high cliff next to the airport where landing planes flying at low altitude over.
international business
U.S. lawmakers seek probe on airline handling of COVID-19 funds
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 24, 2021, Delta Airlines passenger aircrafts on the tarmac of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. - Christmas shows cancelled, cruise ships to avoid, planes unable to take off: the omicron variant of the coronavirus has multiplied the problems for the US economy and could contribute to a shortage of workers and even higher prices in the country. "We are starting to see the first signs of the impact of the omicron on the economy," mainly in the service sector such as bars and restaurants, explained Oren Klachkin, an economist at Oxford Economics, in an interview with AFP. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
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New online customer service dashboard helps U.S. flyers with delays, cancellations
FILE - The arrivals board at the American Airlines terminal at LaGuardia Airport displays the flights that have been canceled or delayed and one that is on time, March 21, 2020, in New York. Flight delays and cancellations have bedeviled airline travel so far this year. The Transportation Department is launching a customer service dashboard to assist vacationers ahead of the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
u.s. business
U.S. urges airlines to boost help for stranded, delayed passengers
FILE - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens at an event in Philadelphia, on Jan. 14, 2022. Buttigieg's 2020 presidential bid gained traction with its focus on fresh leadership before being overtaken by Joe Biden, viewed by many Democrats as the safer choice against Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
politics
House of Commons transport committee to investigate airport delays, flight cancellations
People wait with their luggage at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
world
Storms ground U.S. air travelers as airlines cancel flights
FILE - People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 28, 2022, in New York. Tens of thousands of flyers had their travel plans upended Friday, Aug. 5, after airlines canceled more than 1,100 flights for a second straight day because of thunderstorms hitting the East Coast. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Airlines cancel, reroute flights during Chinese military drills near Taiwan
FILE PHOTO: A passenger jet of Taiwan's China Airlines at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2020.REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
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U.S. proposes to increase refund protections for air travellers
FILE - A flight shows cancelled on the departures board at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Arlington, Va. The Transportation Department is proposing to require airlines to offer passengers a refund if their flight schedule is changed significantly or the airline makes major changes to their itinerary. The proposed rule announced Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 would require airlines to give refunds if their departure or arrival time changes by three hours or more for a domestic flight or at least six hours for an international one. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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To escape our current travel headache, we need more airline competition
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european business
Over 1,000 Lufthansa flights cancelled as staff strikes
Airplanes of German airline Lufthansa are parked at the Franz-Josef-Strauss airport in Munich, southern Germany, during a strike of the ground staff employees of Lufthansa on July 27, 2022, - German national carrier Lufthansa said it would have to cancel almost all flights at its domestic hubs in Frankfurt and Munich on July 27, 2022 because of a planned strike by ground crew, adding to a summer of travel chaos across Europe. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
european business
U.K. regulators tell airlines to minimize flight disruptions or face action
FILE - Travellers queue at security at Heathrow Airport in London, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. London’s Heathrow Airport apologized Monday, July 11, 2022 to passengers whose travels have been disrupted by staff shortages. The airport warned that it may ask airlines to cut more flights from their summer schedules to reduce the strain if the chaos persists. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
european business
Run ‘realistic’ schedules to avoid summer chaos, U.K. tells airlines
FILE PHOTO: Passengers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
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Airlines must be accountable for flight problems, Transport Minister says
Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra rises during Question Period, Monday, May 2, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
u.s. business
‘Perfect storm’ for airlines facing strong U.S. dollar and high oil prices
An Icelandair 737 taxis past the 737 Max family of airplanes, from left, a Boeing 737-10 flight test airplane, an Alaska Airlines 737-9, a Ryanair 737-8-200, a Southwest Airlines 737-8 and a Boeing 737-7 flight test airplane outside Boeing's Seattle Delivery Center at Boeing Field, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Seattle. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)
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Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the U.S.
Delta Airlines passenger jets are pictured outside the newly completed 1.3 million-square foot $4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar