Chinese American passenger sues United Airlines for $100K over lunchbox dispute

A Chinese American passenger is suing United Airlines, claiming he was discriminated against by a flight attendant. A passenger’s legal dema...

Weekly round trips for Chinese airlines to US raised to 50

The Department of Transportation is increasing the number of weekly round-trip flights of Chinese airlines to the U.S. next month in anticip...

Author gets kicked off WestJet flight due to excessive bathroom use

Author Joanna Chiu expressed frustration online after being removed from a WestJet flight from Mexico to Vancouver due to excessive bathroom...

Japan Airlines named the world’s best airline, pushing Singapore Airlines to 2nd place

Japan Airlines has been named the best airline in the world. About the index: Earlier this month, luggage storage company Bounce published i...

‘All aboard the Mugen plane’: ‘Demon Slayer’-themed planes take off in Japan

A travel website recently showed what it was like to board All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) special “Demon Slayer”-themed airplanes. See for yourse...

YouTuber ‘earns’ trip in Singapore Airlines first class suite by flying ‘world’s most dangerous airline’

A YouTuber has “earned” the right to use a premium suite on a Singapore Airlines flight by first flying with Lion Air, the “world’s most dan...

TikToker accuses Taiwan’s China Airlines of neglecting her cat during ‘nightmare’ 38-hour ordeal

A cat owner recently shared her “nightmare” experience with Taiwan’s official carrier China Airlines and accused the airline of neglecting h...

Chinese airline to put flight attendants on ‘weight reduction plan’ if they exceed weight requirements

A Chinese airline is facing widespread criticism for imposing weight requirements on its flight attendants.  Controversial policy: Hainan Ai...

Southwest flight delayed as attendant loses it over ‘some kind of Asian fried rice’

A Southwest Airlines flight from Atlanta to Houston was purportedly delayed for an hour due to spilled rice. On April 15, flight attendants ...

Student arrested after urinating on fellow passenger mid-flight from NYC to India

The Indian police have started filing a case against the college student who allegedly peed on another passenger during an American Airlines...

‘Too old to work in China:’ 50-yr-old flight attendant learns new languages to land foreign airline job

Social media users are commending a Chinese flight attendant who secured a job at an international airline at age 50 after improving her En...

Woman filmed berating Philippines airport employee after her flight is cancelled due to typhoons

A video of a woman in the Philippines berating an airport employee after typhoons in the country caused numerous flights to be canceled went...

Japanese airline drops its ‘Z’ logo so travelers won’t mistake it for Russia support

Zipair, a budget Japanese airline, has announced it will replace its “Z” logo. The decision to renovate the original “Z” logo came after t...

US cancels 44 flights to China after China cancels 44 flights to US

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) cancelled 44 China bound flights operated by Chinese carriers that were planned between Jan. 30...

Asian airline carriers dominate list of best global airlines as rated by passengers

Airlines in Asia dominated a list of global world-class carriers ranked based on customer experience. The results: The Airline Passenger Exp...

Vietnam Airlines become first in history to offer direct commercial flights between Vietnam and US

On Monday, the first commercial nonstop flight from Vietnam to the United States was successfully completed by flag carrier Vietnam Airlines...

Japanese airline chooses Vulpix for new flight to spark tourism to Hokkaido

A regional airline in Japan is launching a new Pokémon-themed passenger plane focusing on Vulpix and its ice-type form, Alolan Vulpix.  Flyi...

Japanese Airline Offering $540 Meals on the Runway Quickly Sell Out

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, various airlines have started coming up with creative ways to use their grounded planes. Anyone willing to pay...

Man is Forced Off Flight in Japan for Refusing to Wear a Face Mask

A plane passenger aboard a domestic flight in Japan was removed from the aircraft because he did not want to wear a protective mask.   ...

Bay Area Woman Claims Volaris Airlines Racially Profiled Her Over Coronavirus Fears

An Asian American woman recently took to Facebook to share a harrowing experience she had during a business trip to Guadalajara, Mexico on V...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Allegedly Bars Korean Passengers From Using the Toilet Over Coronavirus Fears

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.), the flag carrier of the Netherlands, allegedly barred Korean passengers...

Filipina Airline Passenger Wears Over 5 Pounds of Clothes to Avoid Baggage Fees

A Filipina passenger decided to wear at least 10 pieces of clothing just to avoid paying for extra baggage on a flight. Gel Rodriguez’s carr...

United Allegedly Throws Off Retired Professors After Flight Attendant Loses Their Boarding Passes

Two years after Dr. David Dao was forcibly dragged off a United Airlines flight, the airline is embroiled in yet another incident involving ...

Malaysian Pilot Leaves 40-Year Career to Fly With His 2 Pilot Daughters at Another Airline

A veteran pilot decided to leave his 40-year long career in Malaysian Airlines so he could fly with his two recently graduated pilot daughte...

Passenger Demands Airport Staff Kneel to Apologize for Flight Delay Because of Bad Weather

A plane passenger in China is being condemned online after being caught on video demanding an airport employee to kneel and apologize for hi...

Air India Orders Crew to Shout ‘Hail India’ After Every Announcement

Air India, the country’s flag carrier, has demanded all crew members to shout “Hail India” after every in-flight announcement. The directive...

American Passenger Orders Taiwanese Flight Attendants to Wipe His Butt After Defecating

A female chief purser and her crew of flight attendants at Taiwanese international airline EVA Air were reportedly left traumatized after an...

Delta Passenger Gets G‌‌u‌n Past TSA in Atlanta, Flies to Japan

A passenger on Delta Air Lines alerted the airline crew that they were carrying a fi‌r‌ea‌rm after it had passed airport security and was he...

Cathay Pacific Mistakenly Offers $16,000 First Class Tickets for $1,600, Will Still Honor Prices

Cathay Pacific Airways has made another human error in some of their first-class tickets and offered one-tenth of the price for its flight f...

Baggage Handlers for Cathay Pacific Clearly DGAF About Passengers’ Luggage

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific is facing backlash after a video of its staff carelessly handling passengers’ luggage went viral on social ...

Cathay Pacific Had No ‘F’s to Give in Massive Typo on Plane

Cathay Pacific is bringing a newly-painted aircraft “back to the shop” after a huge spelling mistake that would likely cost thousands of dol...

Chinese Flight Attendant Gets Fired After Boyfriend Proposes to Her on Plane

What started off as a sweet moment for a female flight attendant of China Eastern Airlines ended up costing her job after her boyfriend prop...

China Forces Air India to Change ‘Taiwan’ to ‘Chinese Taipei’

Air India changed “Taiwan” to “Chinese Taipei” on its website earlier this month, making it the latest international airline to submit to th...

Malaysian Airline Baggage Handlers Now Required to Hug and Kiss Luggage

Baggage handlers from AirAsia are lighting up social media with photos of themselves hugging and kissing passengers’ bags and luggage while ...

Vietnam’s ‘Bikini’ Airline Forced to Apologize After Sexy In-Flight Performance

A budget airline company from Vietnam recently received flack for welcoming the local national soccer team with a risqué in-flight performan...

Asian Cancer Researcher Kicked Off Spirit Airlines Flight for Breastfeeding Son Before Departure

Concert pianist and cancer researcher Mei Rui was traveling from Houston to New York with her 2-year-old son and elderly parents when she sa...