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China
‘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...
Ryan General
Philippines
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...
Chandler Treon
Japan
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...
Iris Jung
Travel
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...
Carl Samson
News
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...
Business
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...
Bryan Ke
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...
Isa Peralta
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 ...
Khier Casino
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...
Asia
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...
Kimberly Nguyen
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...
Burglar in China Captured After His Getaway Flight was Delayed at Airport
A man accused of stealing phones and watches was nabbed by police after his flight from Hangzhou International Airport was delayed twice on ...
Heather Johnson Yu
Opinion
How an Abusive Woman Turned an Entire Crowd Against My Asian Husband for Defending Me
Editor’s Note: For reasons of privacy, the author of this story wishes to remain anonymous. It seems like every day, there’s a n...
Editorial Staff
Chinese Airline’s New High Fashion Uniforms Are Fire — But There’s One Problem…
China-based Hainan Airlines is taking cabin crew fashion to the next level after it debuted its new uniforms last Tuesday at Paris Couture W...
Delta Allegedly Kicks Family Off a Flight Because They Are Asian
A Korean-American man traveling with his family says he was recently kicked off a Cancun-bound Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles Intern...
Jetstar Airways Invited 40 Spider-Man Cosplayers to Fly in Japan
Low-cost airline Jetstar invited at least 40 Spider-Man cosplayers onboard one of its planes in Japan, making it much easier than using webs...
Chinese Airline Specifically Tells Passenger Not to Open Emergency Exit, Woman Does Exact Opposite
A curious Chinese airline passenger caused an unnecessary delay to a flight in Beijing after she decided to test an emergency feature of the...
Malaysia Airlines Flight Forced to Turn Around After Drunk Passenger Threatens to Hijack Plane
Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 departing from Melbourne, Australia, was forced to reverse course after a passenger allegedly tried to enter ...
United Once Forced a Disabled Asian Grandma to Move From Business to Coach on 16-Hour Flight
With United Airlines’ poor and disastrous customer service being thrust into the spotlight this week, many are reminded of the 94-year...
Asian Doctor Randomly Assaulted and Removed From United Flight
This story has been updated. An Asian man was forcibly taken off an overbooked United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, ...
Japanese Airline Sends 5,500 Passengers To Their Destinations Without Any Baggage
An airline in Japan thought it wise to ask for forgiveness rather than permission when it sent over 5,000 passengers to their destinations w...